Over 25 cruise lines, designers, outfitters and sustainable accreditation experts will be sharing their expertise at this year’s Cruise Conversations Live, taking place at Cruise Ship Interiors Expo America on 7th and 8th June. The conference will include the keynote ‘Addressing Project Delivery Challenges’, which [Read more...]
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected an application for an exemption in order to insure Havila Kystruten’s first vessel ‘Havila Capella’. The Ministry had made a decision on 26th April 2022 to grant Havila an exemption from the sanctions regulations, which were aimed [Read more...]
Scandro Holding has been awarded the Cyprus Government contract to restart a passenger ferry link between Cyprus and Greece, after a 21-year absence. This company is a joint venture between shipmanagement concern, Acheon Akti and tour operator Top Kinisis. This company was formed with the specific aim of [Read more...]
Brighton, May - Over 25 cruise lines, designers, outfitters and sustainable accreditation experts will be sharing their expertise at this year’s Cruise Conversations Live, taking place at Cruise Ship Interiors Expo America 7 – 8 June. Cruise Conversations Live’s official Conference Partner is Passenger Ship [Read more...]
With most, if not all, the US-based cruise ships due to return to service this year, the US cruising scene looks to be returning to something akin to normality. Furthermore, the USA is by far the world’s largest region by the number of ships and [Read more...]
The Cruise Ship National Centre of Expertise’s (CSNCOE) Cruise Ship Scorecard app has won a US Coast Guard (USCG) award. Called the Cruise Ship Scorecard Prevention Measurement Tool, this system was developed by CSNCOE as an app to help examiners measure non-compliance and the risk mitigation that [Read more...]
Following the recent introduction of SHADOWCAT and Triton Submarine’s SHADOWLARK Launch and Recovery Craft (LARC) for personal submersibles, at Seatrade Miami, the companies announced a new commercial LARC concept designed for the luxury tourism industry. SHADOWCAT, a designer and manufacturer of civilian submersibles, developed this [Read more...]
Dickson Chin, Wallem Ship Agency’s Managing Director (pictured), offers an unique insight into the company’s role in supporting Asian cruising and explains how operators and local port authorities are preparing for the relaunch. As Asia’s leading cruise ship agent, Wallem has contracts with 33 cruise [Read more...]
In March, 2022 Tallink Grupp transported 303,360 passengers, a 321.5% increase, compared to March, 2021. The number of cargo units increased by 20% to 37,767 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 175.2% to 54,277 units, compared to the same period in 2021. [Read more...]
Inmarsat has confirmed that e-learning technology and service provider Marine Learning Systems (MLS) was the winner of the inaugural Inmarsat Ferry Open Innovation Challenge. This is a competition inviting start-ups and SMEs to propose digital solutions that promise to enhance the working lives of ferry [Read more...]