Cruise Ship Industry News
CDC issues technical instructions to resume sailing
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has unveiled the next phase of its technical guidance under the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO). This requires cruise lines to establish agreements at ports at which they intend [Read more...]
Cruise ship interiors and hospitality expos to return to Miami
Elite Exhibitions has announced that Cruise Ship Interiors Expo America (CSI) and co-located Cruise Ship Hospitality Expo America (CSH) are to return to Miami, Florida on 28th – 29th October this year. Under the banner of CSI, during [Read more...]
Total to supply LNG to MSC Cruises’ newbuildings
Total has signed a supply agreement with MSC Cruises for around 45,000 tonnes per year of LNG. The fuel will be used on MSC Cruises’ newbuilding LNG-powered cruise ships that will call at Marseille from next year. Pierfrancesco [Read more...]
Zanetti to head up Costa
Costa Cruises has named Mario Zanetti as its new President. He moves up from CCO of Costa Cruises Europe to take over from Michael Thamm, who had been serving as interim Group CEO of the Costa Group and [Read more...]
TMC to supply new compressors to RCCL veteran
TMC Compressors has been awarded a contract by Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) to supply marine compressors to be retrofitted on board the ’Enchantment of the Seas’. This contract comes some 24 years after TMC delivered the original compressors to [Read more...]
‘Columbus’ heads for Alang – NGO slams cruise ship sales
The former CMV operated cruise ship ‘Columbus’ is now on her way to Alang for recycling under the name of ‘Colus’. She arrived at Duqm in Oman on 15th March and sailed two days later for India, according [Read more...]
Inmarsat explains IMO obligations for the cruise & ferry sector
Mobile satellite communications giant, Inmarsat, has released a new, free of charge report covering IMO obligations and their implications for cruise ship and ferry professionals. New report from Inmarsat Research Programme outlines how to meet cyber security responsibilities expected of cruise [Read more...]
Posidonia Sea Tourism goes remote
Due to the pandemic, the 6th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum will take place on Tuesday 25th May 2021, in a digital format through a special platform created especially for the event. The international conference & exhibition, dedicated to cruising and sea tourism in the East [Read more...]
Telenor to attack the commercial satcoms market
Telenor Maritime’s new platform can help facilitate the digitalisation of the shipping industry. This can be achieved with secure, reliable and cost-effective sharing of data right across the globe, CEO Lars Erik Lunøe (pictured) said. The company, founded [Read more...]
ICG feels the heat – to open cross Channel service
Maritime transport group, Irish Continental Group (ICG) reported a revenue decrease of €80.3 mill (22.5%) to €277.1 mill for 2020. EBITDA decreased by €44.7 mill to €42.1 mill, principally due to Covid-19 travel restrictions on the passenger ferry business. Year [Read more...]