Norwegian Prima is first ship in new NCK class

VIDEO: NCL floats out first ship in new class

Norwegian Prima, the first of six ships in Norwegian Cruise Line’s first new class of vessels in nearly 10 years, has been floated out from her building dock at Fincantieri’s shipyard in

Vessel spli into two

Oil from wood chip carrier that split apart reaches Japanese coastline

The Japan Times reports that oil from a wood chip carrier that broke apart off the Japanese coast has reached the shore of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture. The incident began August 11,

Scrapping price trends

High scrapping prices bring surge in vessel demolition

Online valuation and data provider VesselsValue reports that the first half of 2021 saw 275 cargo vessels sold for scrap, up 40% and 33% compared to 2020 and 2019, respectively. The 275

seafarer vaccination rates are low

Seafarer vaccination rates still low

The Global Maritime Forum says that data provided by leading ship managers indicates that only 15.3% of seafarers have received COVID-19 vaccinations and that the crew change crisis continues to get worse.

Russia's first LNG bunkering vessel

Keppel delivers Russia’s first LNG bunkering vessel

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has successfully delivered Russia’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel, the 5,900-cubic-meter Dmitry Mendeleev, to Shturman Koshelev LLC. The 100 meter long x 19 meters

Tim Wilkins, Environment Director and Deputy Managing Director of INTERTANKO will moderate debate

Shipping set to debate “code red” climate change issues ahead of COP26

As a landmark United Nations climate study declares “code red for humanity”, maritime leaders are set to discuss how the shipping industry can play its part in meeting global targets, just two

Lois Zabrocky

Seaways sheds 12 ships following Diamond S merger

New York, N.Y., headquartered International Seaways (NYSE: INSW) yesterday reported its results for the second quarter of 2021. Although the company’s successful merger with Diamond S Shipping Inc. completed after the close

Norwegian Cruise Lines logo on cruise ship stack

Judge: Florida can’t ban NCLH requirement for proof of vaccination

A preliminary injunction issued Sunday by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams temporarily enjoins the state of Florida from enforcing its ban on the requirement for proof of COVID-19 vaccinations on Norwegian Cruise

LNG export project permitting could slow growth of U.S. LNG exports

New study: Actual GHG intensity of LNG shipping lower than earlier estimates

A peer-reviewed study published in the American Chemical Society’s Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Journal indicates that the GHG intensity of LNG shipping may be substantially less than suggested by some earlier studies.

Maersk CEO Søren Skou

Buoyed by strong profits, Maersk gets into E-commerce

On August 2, A.P. Moller – Maersk gave market watchers a taste of what was to come, reporting an unaudited second quarter revenue of $ 14.2 billion, an underlying EBITDA of $5.1

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