The UIM has announced the 2011 UIM Environmental Award Winner: the Azimut motor yacht Magellano 50, along with three special mentions dedicated to Mercury Marine, PlanetSolar Project and the Frauscher Shipyard.
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After One Year of Sailing – PlanetSolar in Singapore
September 28, 2011
After a year of sailing, MS Tûranor PlanetSolar continues its world tour and has made a stop in Singapore, an essential stop to conduct a full inspection. This big solar sailboat will remain at the harbour “VivoCity,” one of the largest shopping centers in Singapore, where it will stay for several days. September 27 2010,…
MS Tûranor PlanetSolar is on her way to Singapore after one week in Hong Kong
August 25, 2011
After a one-week stopover in Hong Kong with a lot of event activities, the biggest solar boat in the world MS Tûranor left the Chinese continent on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 10a.m. local time (02.00 UTC) and is heading towards the mythical economic metropolis of Singapore.
PlanetSolar MS TURANOR back in northern hemisphere
July 20, 2011
MS TURANOR, the world’s biggest solar powered boat is scheduled to be in the capital of Philippines next week.
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar in Brisbane Australia
May 30, 2011
Official ceremony for the PlanetSolar Relay for Hope – Australian young people launch project in Brisbane Australia – Largest solar boat in the world crosses the Pacific – antipodal line and equator crossed: important criteria for circumnavigating the world With their visit to the TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, today, Monday, 175 young people aged between 6 and…
MS TÛRANOR PLANETSOLAR continues World Tour
January 27, 2011
After successfully passing through the Panama Channel from East to West, MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar will continue her world tour on the Pacific Ocean. TÛRANOR PlanetSolar and the boat’s crew have received an overwhelming welcome at their last stopovers in Miami, Cancun, Cartagena and Panama, and the team is now looking forward to the next legs of the journey.
MS TÛRANOR PLANETSOLAR arrives in the Galapagos Islands
January 25, 2011
During its circumnavigation of the world entirely without fossil fuels, using only the power of the sun, MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar is currently visiting the Galápagos Islands. The world’s largest solar boat anchored in the harbour of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristóbal, today, Tuesday, 25 January 2011, around 9.00 hrs a.m. local time (15.00 hrs UTC).
TÛRANOR PLANETSOLAR IS THE FIRST SOLAR BOAT TO PASS THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL
January 15, 2011
To the Pacific with the power of the sun – MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar first solar boat to pass through the Panama Canal – Onward journey to the Galapagos Islands planned MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar is the first solar boat to have passed through the Panama Canal on its circumnavigation of the world. The solar catamaran docked…
MS TÛRANOR PLANETSOLAR to arrive in Cartagena, Columbia
December 20, 2010
After successfully navigating from Monaco to Miami and from Miami to Cancún, TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, is scheduled to dock at the port of Cartagena, Columbia, today in the afternoon.
MS TÛRANOR PLANETSOLAR arrives in Cancún for the World Climate Change Conference
December 07, 2010
The world’s largest solar-powered boat, MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar, has reached the
shores of Cancún, Mexico for the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change).
MS TÛRANOR PLANETSOLAR on course to Cancún for the World Climate Change Conference
December 06, 2010
The world’s largest solar boat, MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar has set out from Miami and is on course for its next port of call: the World Climate Change Conference in Cancún.
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar Catamaran reaches Miami, Florida.
November 28, 2010
The TÛRANOR PlanetSolar has reached the American continent on its voyage around the world. This morning at 8.15 a.m. LT (1.15 p.m. UTC) the boat docked at the Miami Beach Marina (South Beach). The entire circumnavigation of the globe will take at least ten months.
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar Catamaran’s Record Transatlantic Crossing
November 18, 2010
Today, on November 18, TÛRANOR PlanetSolar briefly stopped in St. Marteen to register the fasted Transatlantic crossing of a solar boat yet. For TÛRANOR, it took 26 days and 19 hours 10 minutes to cover the distance between Las Palmas and St Marteen
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar Catamaran reaches the Canary Islands on 1st Solar boat expedition.
October 18, 2010
The MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar catamaran has reached the Canary Islands, 21 days after leaving Monaco at the start of the 1st solar boat expedition to circumnavigate the world by boat solely powered by solar energy. MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar will stay at Gran Canaria for maintenance till Friday.
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar Catamaran on her way to Atlantic Ocean
October 01, 2010
MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar catamaran, the largest solar powered boat on earth, is proving to be well on her way to the Atlantic Ocean.
Princess Cruises honoured by Port of San Francisco for environmental efforts.
May 25, 2010
Three Princess Cruises ships — Sapphire Princess, Sea Princess and Star Princess have just been named as gold-level winners of the Port of San Francisco 2009 Cruise Ship Environmental Award. The awards honor the ships’ “outstanding record in safeguarding the environment and protecting the air and water quality of San Francisco Bay during their port calls.” This is the fifth year Princess ships have earned this prestigious distinction.
Imtech technology partners PlanetSolar
May 07, 2010
The order for PlanetSolar and several other maritime initiatives have resulted in Imtech becoming a ‘green frontrunner’ in the global maritime
Planetsolar – the World’s Largest Solar Powered Yacht Launched
April 06, 2010
Catamaran PLANETSOLAR which is the world’s largest solar powered yacht designed to circumnavigate the globe was launched to celebration on the 31st of March 2010.
Planetsolar – the World’s Largest Solar Powered Yacht will circumnavigate the globe in 2011.
March 03, 2010
A selection of international scientists, engineers and boat builders from Germany and Switzerland have developed the world’s largest solar powered yacht designed to circumnavigate the world. The PlanetSolar catamaran, conceptualised by Swiss designer Raphael Domjan and built by Knierim Yacht Club in Kiel in northern Germany, was unveiled on February 25, 2010 at the…
