Last week, P&O’s ‘Azura’, became the largest cruise vessel to have entered Harland and Wolff’s (H&W) Belfast shipyard thus far. She arrived following an idle period alongside at North Shields on the River Tyne. In addition, at the quayside alongside the repair dock, the H&W’s [Read more...]
Southampton-based marine engineering services group, SMS, has appointed Darren Smith (pictured) to head up its new cruise and ferry business. He was appointed as Head of Business Development to focus on the cruise and ferry sector. SMS specialises in outfitting, shiprepair, and marine engineering. Smith, [Read more...]
Silversea Cruises is upgrading the ’Silver Wind’ to an Ice Class, ultra-luxury expedition ship. This move signals continued confidence in the fast-growing popularity of ultra-luxury expedition travel to the glaciers and wildlife-rich regions of Antarctica, the company said. ‘Silver Wind’ is currently undergoing refurbishment at the Remontowa shipyard in [Read more...]
‘Carnival Magic’ was due to complete her drydocking in Marseille on 24th May. She was given a new red, white and blue livery that will soon become a trademark of the Carnival Cruise Line fleet. The new design was first seen on the ’Mardi Gras’, and [Read more...]
Four Royal Caribbean cruise ships are due to drydock at Navantia Cadiz, according to a company blog. The ‘Harmony of the Seas’ (pictured) was the first to arrive on 12th March to undergo work on her propellers, stabilisers and bottom valves, as well as some [Read more...]
‘Celebrity Infinity’ has arrived at Navantia’s Cadiz shipyard to undergo an extensive drydocking. During her 16-day docking, ‘Celebrity Infinity’ will receive be fitted with new valves, undergo hull repairs, the renewal of propellers and stabilisers, and a new coating, the Crew Center has reported. According [Read more...]
Norway’s Green Yard Kleven has been awarded a contract to convert Hurtigruten’s ‘Finnmarken’ into a hybrid-powered expedition cruise ship. Built at the Kleven shipyard in 2002 for the West Coast of Norway service, she recently returned to the yard to begin the rebuild. “This is [Read more...]
Now sporting P&O Cruises Australia livery and funnel logo, ‘Pacific Encounter’, ex ‘Star Princess’, left a Singapore shipyard recently. Each of the P&O funnel logos is 20 m wide and 8 m high. She was also fitted-out with many of the Australian cruise line’s favourite [Read more...]
Late last year, the Damen group completed a project to replace one of the twin rudder stocks on P&O Ferries’ ‘Pride of Canterbury’. The 180 m long, 30,635 gt ropax operates on the Dover/Calais crossing. The nearly 30-year old vessel is equipped with twin patented [Read more...]
Trimline has adapted quickly to the pandemic invoked situation and is working closely with the cruise and ferry sectors to help them resume service. The company said that its adaptable and experienced teams of tradespeople were often boarding ships at sea with minimal crew and [Read more...]