Cruise Ship Industry News
Marlink adds Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb to PONANT Polar cruise ship
Marlink, the smart network and digital solutions company has completed the integration of Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb LEO internet services on PONANT’s ’Le Commandant Charcot’. She is claimed to be the world’s only luxury icebreaker, and Marlink will [Read more...]
World’s largest cruise ship delivered
Following around 900 days of design and construction work, the world’s largest cruise was delivered by Meyer Turku to Royal Caribbean this week. ‘Icon of the Seas’ will commence her first cruise from Miami in January, 2024. At [Read more...]
Carnival UK withdraws ‘fire and rehire’ threat
Nautilus International (NI), the union for maritime professionals, has welcomed Carnival UK’s commitment to withdraw a threat of ‘fire and rehire’ for 919 senior crew members. On 22nd November, NI received a copy of the HR1 form Carnival [Read more...]
Nautilus to ballot IoMSP employees
Nautilus International (NI), the union representing officers at Isle of Man Steam Packet Co (IoMSP), has served the required notice that it will proceed with an industrial action ballot. This ballot comes as IoMSP allegedly threatened NI members [Read more...]
’Spirit of Discovery’ suffers loss of power in heavy seas
As a result of an investigation into passengers being injured on board the ‘Spirit of Discovery’ during a storm in the Bay of Biscay, the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) concluded that the vessel had suffered a [Read more...]
Joint Arctic SAR initiative set up
The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operator’s (AECO) initiative for a collaborative network and platform between expedition cruise operators and search and rescue (SAR) entities in the Arctic recently met for the first time. The new venture, the Joint [Read more...]
Two ropaxes ordered for France/Corsica route
CMA CGM owned ferry operator, La Méridionale has ordered two ropaxes for its mainland Europe/Corsica service for around €400 mill in total. The two French flag ships will be built by the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling Weihei, which [Read more...]
Fincantieri hopes for cruise ship ordering rebound
Italian cruise shipbuilder Fincantieri has reported nine month 2023 revenues of €5,383 mill, a rise of 1.3%, compared to the same period in 2022. The increase was mainly driven by the revenue growth of the offshore and specialised [Read more...]
Gotlandsbolaget enjoys improved operating profit
Sweden’s island of Gotland is still popular as a travel destination, despite a slight decrease in the number of travellers, ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget said in its latest financial presentation. The measures implemented to strengthen earnings, with efficiency improvements [Read more...]
Tersan buys Havyard Leirvik
Turkish shipbuilder, Tersan Shipyard, has acquired Havyard Leirvik Shipyard, a Norwegian EQVA group company. This acquisition is expected to strengthen Tersan Shipyard's position both in Northern Europe and in the global shipbuilding industry, the company said. Tersan builds [Read more...]