The Port of Dover has taken a significant step towards becoming the UK's first high volume Green Shipping Corridor. Marking the IMO’s recent World Maritime Day, former UK Transport Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, announced that Dover was successful in its bid to fund the Green Corridor [Read more...]
On 27th September 2022, what is claimed to be the world’s only luxury icebreaker, PONANT’s expedition ship, ’Le Commandant Charcot’, became the first French cruise ship to cross the McClure Strait. An eastern arm of the Beaufort Sea on the edge of the Canadian Northwest Territories, [Read more...]
Survival technology company, Survitec has appointed Robert Steen Kledal (pictured) as the company’s new CEO. As CEO, Kledal will be responsible for setting Survitec’s strategic direction. He will lead the company’s executive team and sit on the Board. At the start of this year, Survitec [Read more...]
Carnival Corp’s subsidiary, Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Limited has priced the private offering of $2.03 bill aggregate principal amount of 10.375% Senior Priority Notes, due 2028. The total amount of senior priority notes to be issued was increased to $2.03 bill from $1.25 bill recently, due to strong investor demand. Carnival said that it [Read more...]
Carnival Cruise Line (CCL) is partnering with Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) and STI, one of the largest networks of colleges and schools in the Philippines. The aim is to assist Filipinos in taking up maritime studies and working on board the lines fleet of [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean Group's (RCI) new Galveston terminal, which is due to open of 9th November, will be the first cruise terminal to generate 100% of its energy needs through on-site solar panels. This makes the terminal, which will be used by the Group's Royal Caribbean International brand, the first [Read more...]
Viking Line has announced that following her sale, the ropax ‘Amorella’ was handed over to Corsica Ferries on 13th October. Following her re-flagging, she will be renamed ‘Mega Victoria’.
For over six months, Finnish ferry company Wasaline has co-operated with Finnish fire safety companies, Firesea Equipment and Rescue Team Scandinavia to find new solutions to fight vehicle fires at sea. Together with other shipping companies, Wasaline has participated in a joint project in order [Read more...]
More than 15% of the cruise ships to be delivered in the next five years will be designed to be fitted with fuel cells or batteries, claimed Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) in its latest report. In addition, 85% of CLIA’s members’ ships, due to [Read more...]
Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Europe (CSIE) has released the itinerary for the cruise ship interiors industry’s best opportunity for in-person learning, Cruise Conversations Live. Cruise lines, interior designers and outfitters can learn from their peers at topical conference sessions, while intimate workshops explore the challenges [Read more...]