Cruise Ship Industry News
Women are the answer to shipping’s job crisis says Stena
The double whammy of Brexit and the pandemic has led to a shortage of people needed to fill vacant roles and address the huge skills shortage in the shipping sector. Stena Line said that if the shipping industry [Read more...]
Miami interiors event put back
Due to the current situation in the US, the organisers of the Cruise Ship Interiors & Cruise Ship Hospitality Expo America, have moved the event back from the end of this month to 10th and 11th November. There [Read more...]
De Wave’s successful 2021
Genoa-based interior outfitter and contractor, De Wave Group, has completed four 2021 outfitting projects on board Fincantieri’s newly built cruise ships. These include Holland America Line’s (HAL) ‘Rotterdam’, MSC Cruises’ ‘MSC Seashore’, Viking Cruises’ ’Viking Venus’ and Virgin Voyages’ ‘Valiant Lady’. [Read more...]
Carnival to market term loan facility
Carnival Corp is to start marketing a first-priority senior secured term loan facility. This has an original principal amount of $1.5 bill and matures in 2028. The company said that it intended to use the proceeds from the [Read more...]
Galataport Istanbul opens for business
Galataport Istanbul’s new cruise terminal received its first ship on 1st October. Around 150 passengers and crew arrived on the ‘SeaDream II’ from Varna, Bulgaria for a two-day homeport stay before sailing back to the Bulgarian port of [Read more...]
Permits issued for Stockholm’s onshore power connections
Ports of Stockholm has been granted building permits to equip Stockholm’s central quays with cruise ship onshore power connections. This environmental initiative is a collaboration with other Baltic Sea ports that will result in significantly lower CO2 emissions [Read more...]
Le Havre to get shore power connections
Haropa Port, which manages the Seine region ports, has started a project to enable cruise ships to connect to a land-based electricity supply during their calls at Le Havre. Hangar 13 on the Pointe de Floride will be redeveloped to house high-voltage distribution equipment [Read more...]
Ausonia outlines strategy
Newcomer Ausonia Cruise Holdings has formed a Monaco based corporate entity to act as the main governing body for its cruise-industry investment ventures. A team of experienced finance professionals and cruise industry operating executives have been brought together [Read more...]
Finnish innovators help get cruise ships back in business
Several Finnish businesses and organisations have developed new safety approaches for the cruise sector to adopt, in response to new post-pandemic measures. These new initiatives and research projects are set to bring the industry back from the brink [Read more...]
Landry & Kling partners with Inchcape Shipping Services
Landry & Kling Global Cruise Services, a ship sourcing and logistics company for world events, floating accommodation, and long-term charter projects, has partnered with port agency and marine service company, Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS). With operations from over [Read more...]