A hybrid-electric luxury cruise ship has reached the North Pole for the first time

The French-flagged cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot uses LNG-powered hybrid-electric engines.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer September 9, 2021
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On Monday morning, the Ponant cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot arrived at the North Pole, only a few days after the ship sailed out of Longyearbyen, Svalbard.

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