Cruise Ship Industry News
IGGS Group is due to host one of the most important virtual maritime events of 2020
This year will go to the history books as the year of pandemic, great challenges and changes. With such a significant year coming to an end International Cruise Ship Industry is proud to be official media sponsor for [Read more...]
Forsea Ferries opts for Thordon’s bearings
Thordon Bearings is to retrofit its grease-free ThorPlas-Blue bearings to ForSea Ferries’ ‘Tycho Brahe’, during her next scheduled drydocking. This contract follows the success of the bearing installation to the bow doors of ‘Aurora’, the first of two [Read more...]
Bolidt back on track
The lifting of the US ‘No-Sail Order’ puts cruise shipbuilding back on track and activities at resin applications specialist Bolidt have quickly ramped up in response, the company revealed. In what represents a significant step forward for the [Read more...]
Finnlines Grimaldi slams state
Finnlines has continued to work resiliently, despite losing over 30% in profits, the company said in its third quarter results presentation. President and CEO, Emanuele Grimaldi (pictured) explained; “The Finnlines Group’s passenger volume decreased by over 50% and [Read more...]
Tallink suffers 50% less revenue
Tallink Grupp’s normally high season third quarter produced an unaudited net loss of €23.9 mill, compared with a €54.6 mill profit in 3Q19. Third quarter EBITDA remained positive, due to significant activities and efforts from the company to [Read more...]
DFDS stung by diminishing passenger numbers
DFDS reported a revenue decrease of 20% or DKK0.9 bill to DKK3.6 bill for the third quarter of this year. EBITDA before special items decreased 29% or DKK349 mill to DKK846 mill. EBITDA for freight ferry and logistics [Read more...]
Meyer Turku lays off 250
Cruise ship and ropax builder, Meyer Turku has confirmed that it has closed negotiations to permanently lay off 84 people from outfitting and design functions. The number includes nine blue-collar and 75 white-collar workers, the yard said. Together [Read more...]
SWS starts building first cruise ship
Fincantieri has held the coin laying ceremony for a newbuilding cruise ship at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC). She is under construction for CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping, a joint venture between [Read more...]
Pipeotech’s steam systems seals fitted on expedition vessels
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has been installing Pipeotech’s DeltaV-Seal in its newbuildings since 2016. The company uses the DeltaV-Seal in the large steam systems fitted in the expedition cruise ships, of which the company has built 10 to date. [Read more...]
PALFINGER completes servicing of ‘Allure of the Seas’
PALFINGER has completed its first major refurbishment jobs since the outbreak of the COVID-19-pandemic. Royal Caribbean Group awarded the company a contract to service 18 lifeboats and 20 winches for ‘Allure of the Seas’, the first cruise ship [Read more...]