Gran Canaria’s main port of Las Palmas has unveiled plans for a new cruise terminal. The Port Authority recently issued a public tender for companies to invest and manage a cruise terminal, in addition to improving the current facilities at Arrecife (Lanzarote) and Puerto del [Read more...]
‘Q-LNG 4000’, a ship-to-ship articulated tug and LNG bunker barge (ATB), has arrived at Port Canaveral. The purpose-built ATB was designed, engineered, and internationally and US certificated to provide ship-to-ship transfers of LNG as a fuel, especially to cruise ships. She will operate in the port [Read more...]
Vessels carrying crew and equipment arrived in Belize at the beginning of this month from China to build the Stake Bank Enterprise’s cruise ship docking facility. Called the Port Coral project, Chile and Panama-based Intercoastal Marine was awarded the contract to build two large cruise [Read more...]
Stena Line and Noord Natie Ventspils Terminals (NNVT) have signed a 20-year contract aimed at securing the continuous ferry operation from the Freeport of Ventspils in Latvia. This long-term agreement is an important part of Stena Lines expansion in the Baltic Sea and the route [Read more...]
Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami held a groundbreaking ceremony for Terminal F’s expansion project at the end of January. This terminal will serve as the homeport for ‘Carnival Celebration’, the company’s next Excel-class ship. Currently under construction in Finland, ‘Carnival Celebration’ is due to to [Read more...]
The Finnish port of Hamina has joined the Cruise Baltic network. Hamina brings the total number of cruise ports and destinations to 31, the highest number thus far. The port is located on the Finnish coast about 145 km east of Helsinki. With a central [Read more...]
UK’s Portland Port has frozen its fees for this year after the country has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Ian McQuade, Commercial General Manager at Portland Port, said “Portland Port acknowledges the significant challenges faced by all industries during this pandemic, so to [Read more...]
The latest Cruise Britain member, the UK’s Northeast Port of Sunderland, is exploring the possibility of welcoming cruise ships. “Moving into the cruise and passenger ship market will allow the Port to fully utilise existing infrastructure, bringing ships and their passengers to the city and [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean has received permission for two of its cruise ships to remain in warm layup in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) confirmed last week that ‘Rhapsody of the Seas’ and ‘Grandeur of the Seas’ (pictured) had been given permission for technical [Read more...]
Maritime charity Sailors’ Society is supporting the crews of cruise ships anchored around the UK coast by receiving their online shopping and post. The goods can be delivered to the Southampton seafarer centre and the charity workers will bring the shopping and post to the [Read more...]