PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Port Canaveral welcomed a new tug and barge system this week that will provide a cleaner burning fuel source for cruise ships including Carnival’s Mardi Gras scheduled to set sail later this year from Florida.
The Port will become the first in the U.S. to become a liquified natural gas, or LNG, cruise port. Currently docked at Cruise Terminal 3 the Q-LNG4000 will eventually become the first LNG articulated tug and barge in the U.S.
offering fueling offshore. [TRENDING: How plants solve rapes, murders | Swastikas found on Fla. playground | Proposal seeks major changes to Bright Futures] “We’re excited to be the first.