Carnival Corporation Expands Next-Generation Wi-Fi Connectivity with SpaceX’s Starlink
- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company, announced on the 18th January an agreement for the next-generation of internet connectivity across its global fleet, the latest in a series of moves that have [Read more...]
Carnival UK Approves Innovative LOBO Work Platform Scaffold System For All On-Ship Maintenance
LOBO Systems from Derby in UK proudly announces that Carnival, operators for the iconic cruise brands Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard, has globally approved [Read more...]
NEW SURVITEC MES RECEIVES TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATION FROM BUREAU VERITAS
Following the launch at SMM last year, global Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has announced that its new Marine Evacuation System (MES) Life Ark has received full-type approval from classification society Bureau Veritas. Certification of Life Ark, a [Read more...]
Danish Molslinjen chose Zinus’ technology once again
Zinus will equip Samsølinjen’s and Alslinjen's new zero-emission ferries with fully automatic charging connections. In 2021, Zinus delivered its autonomous charging connection to Molslinjen's ferry route between Esbjerg and the island of Fanø, thereby contributing to more climate- [Read more...]
Havyard to become Eqva
Oslo-listed Havyard Group’s Board has proposed that the company changes name to Eqva. The name change reflects the company’s growth strategy and marks its transformation to a fully integrated service concern, which contributes to green transition in maritime, [Read more...]
MES signs MoU with NCLH
MAN Energy Solutions (MES) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), including its subsidiaries and brands. The MoU relates to a project to retrofit a medium speed MAN 48/60 engine to enable [Read more...]
V.Ships to manage ‘Njord’
Shipmanagement service provider, V.Ships Leisure is to manage Ocean Residences’ superyacht residency ‘Njord’. This agreement involves a range of services, including newbuilding supervision support, shipmanagement, crewing for all departments, port operations and ShipSure 2.0. Commenting on the agreement, Kristian Stensby, [Read more...]
Cruise.co.uk opts for MariaDB SkySQL cloud database and SkyDBA
Cruise.co.uk, a UK-based online cruise travel agent, has selected MariaDB SkySQL as its fully managed cloud database service. With SkySQL, Cruise.co.uk will gain large benefits with seamless migration and faster performance, the company claimed. Furthermore, SkyDBAs serve as personal consultants for 24/7 [Read more...]
ShipMoney partners with V.Group
ShipMoney has signed a long-term strategic partnership with V. Group to digitalise seafarers’ payroll system. This will ensure a more secure and efficient way to pay V.Ships’ workforce, the company said. In addition to crew payments, this agreement [Read more...]
Scandlines completes low-noise thruster installation project
The last of Scandlines’ four hybrid ferries operating between Puttgarden (Germany) and Rødby (Denmark), the double-ended ferry ‘Prinsesse Benedikte’ recently had four new thrusters installed. These new thrusters were claimed to be far more efficient and thus energy-saving [Read more...]