CDC updates guidance on cruising
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued the next phase of technical guidance under its Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO). Though it marks another step forward by the
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VIDEO: Brodosplit delivers Quark polar expedition cruise ship
Seattle, Wash,, headquartered Quark Expeditions has taken delivery of its technologically-advanced, Ice ClassA+, PC6, polar vessel, Ultramarine, in a handover ceremony at the Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia. The 125 meter long, 199
Ever Given: Suez Canal Authority to seek $1 billion compensation
The Suez Canal Authority will seek compensation of more than $1 billion for losses and costs related to the refloating of the giant containership Ever Given, Suez Canal Authority Chairman Admiral Osama
Ten Seaspan newbuilds to have MAN dual-fuel engines
At least 10 of the ships ordered in Seaspan Corporation’s ongoing newbuilding ordering binge will be LNG dual-fueled: the ten 15,000 TEU ships that are being built for 12-year charters to Haifa,
International Seaways and Diamond S to merge
The boards of International Seaways Inc. (NYSE: INSW) and Diamond S Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSSI) have unanimously approved a definitive agreement to a merger in which Seaways shareholders will hold approximately 55.75%
Seaspan box ship buying binge continues
Containership leasing giant Seaspan Corporation is ending March as it began it: announcing another multi-ship newbuilding contract. The company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp.(NYSE: ATCO), said today that
Viridis plans for zero-emission ships by 2024
A company aiming to be the world’s first zero-emissions vessel operator says that it is already in discussions with shipyards with a view to having ammonia fueled vessels on the water by
ICS releases video and guidance on seafarer vaccinations
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has coordinated with a number of shipping bodies to launch a practical guide on COVID-19 vaccinations for use throughout the industry. The guide is part of
VIDEO: Giant box ship that blocked Suez Canal now under tow
Efforts to refloat Ever Given, the giant containership that has been blocking the channel since March 23, have succeeded. As we reported earlier, the ship had been partially refloated by this morning.
Suez Canal: Ever Given partly refloated
Hopes are that the Suez Canal can soon be fully open to traffic. Efforts to refloat Ever Given, the giant containership that has been blocking the channel since March 23, are starting