VIDEO: Meyer Turku shipyard floats out Costa Toscana

Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard today floated out Costa Toscana, the new flagship of Carnival Corporation’s Italian company, Costa Cruises. Like sister ship Costa Smeralda, the 337 meter, 6,730 passenger vessel will be

Frank Coles steps down as Wallem CEO

The board of Hong Kong headquartered Wallem Group reports that CEO Frank Coles has resigned and will be leaving the Wallem Group shortly. “As many will be aware,” says a Wallem statement,

Port Everglades welcomes first cargo ship to transit Marine Highway M-10

The U.S.-flagged containerized cargo ship National Glory today became the first ship to transit on the newly MARAD-designated Marine Highway M-10 from Houston to Port Everglades to Puerto Rico. Owned by National

First U.S. LNG bunkering ATB ready for operations

Q-LNG Transport and Shell Trading (US) Company report that the first offshore liquified natural gas bunkering articulated tug and barge in the United States, the Q-LNG 4000 is now ready for operations.

Bud Darr, EVP Maritime Policy and Government Affairs, MSC Group: “MSC welcomes partnerships like this with Shell that are designed to facilitate cross-sector information sharing and prove how collaboration is key in defining the best pathway to a net-zero future.”

MSC joins Hydrogen Council

As shipowners continue to eye their future fuel choices, container shipping giant MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) has joined the Hydrogen Council as a steering member, aiming to foster cross-sector collaboration that will

Carnival to offset marine lubricant CO2 emissions

Carnival Corporation, which, as we reported yesterday, is working towards resuming operations over the course of 2021, has awarded Shell Marine a multi-year lubricants contract for its global fleet of 89 ships.

Carnival CFO: We’ve enough liquidity to get through 2021, even with zero revenues

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today reported a U.S. GAAP net loss of $2.2 billion and adjusted net loss of $1.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2020. The

Peter Georgiopoulis in United Arab Chemical Carriers swoop

Veteran New York shipowner Peter Georgiopoulis is back in the in the news. United Overseas Group Ltd. (UOC), a company controlled by Georgiopoulos and long time associate Leonidas Vrondissis is to acquire

Scorpio Bulkers to become Eneti Inc.

Emanuele A. Lauro led Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SALT) said today that it intends to change its name to Eneti Inc. The company is transitioning away from the business of dry bulk

U.S. Coast Guard issues type approval for previous-generation Alfa Laval BWMS

On December 30, 2020, as we reported earlier, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issued its type approval for the Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 ballast water management system. The approval means that most

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