Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady gives New York a miss
With coronavirus concerns in the headlines, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has scrapped plans to hold a series of travel industry preview events in New York aboard its first ship, the recently
Shipping
Wilhelm Wilhelmsen dies at age 82
The fourth-generation owner of Norway’s Wilhelmsen group, Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, passed away on February 22 at the age of 82. Although from a very young age, he held many positions in the company
KVH supports seafarer wellbeing with free VoIP calls to ISWAN hotline
Seafarers on any vessel with KVH VSAT service can now place free VoIP calls to the ISWAN SeafarerHelp hotline while at sea. The confidential 24-hour hotline is an initiative by ISWAN (the
Excelerate Energy to manage its FSRU fleet through new subsidiary
The Woodlands, Texas, headquartered Excelerate Energy L.P. is to manage its fleet of FSRUs through a new wholly-owned subsidiary, rather than using a third-party ship manager. The company reports that the Republic
Coronavirus: ONE puts $1,000 a box surcharge on Shanghai and Xingang reefer shipments
Ocean Network Express (ONE) issued a notice to customers on February 14 noting that “due to the slow inbound container pick-up activity caused by the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus and the extension
Virgin Voyages takes delivery of its first ship
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has taken delivery of its first cruise ship from Fincantieri’s Genoa Sestri Ponente shipyard in Italy. The ship, the Scarlet Lady, is the first in a series
Coronavirus slashes China crude import demand
To gauge the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the tanker market, VesselsValue has used satellite tracking technology to compared China’s real time demand for seaborne crude oil from the Middle East
KNOT orders LNG-fueled shuttle tanker duo at DSME
Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) is ordering two new LNG fueled shuttle tankers for long-term time charter to ENI . The two new 124,000 DWT LNG fueled shuttle tankers will be built
International Seaways in $340 million green financing deal
The core facilities in a credit deal announced yesterday by tanker giant International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE:INSW) are in line with the Poseidon Principles, the global framework used by an increasing number of
Matson promotes three to senior leadership
Honolulu-headquartered Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) has promoted three executives to its senior leadership team, effective immediately. “Matson’s management team has a strong bench, and we are proud to be elevating three of