Total and MSC Cruises ink LNG fuel supply agreement
In a ceremony held in Paris on March 25, Total and MSC Cruises confirmed an agreement covering the annual supply of approximately 45,000 tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to MSC Cruises’
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CDC tepid on CLIA request, but meantime FMC’s Sola has a plan
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appears to be in no hurry to respond to the Cruise Line International Association’s call for it to to lift the Framework for
New report explains IMO cruise and ferry sector cybersecurity requirement
Leading global mobile satcom specialist Inmarsat has released a new, free of charge, report covering new International Maritime Organization cybersecurity requirements and their implications for cruise ship and ferry operators. By IMO
CLIA to CDC: Phased resumption of cruises from U.S. should begin in July
CLIA, which represents 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity, today called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO), issued October 30,
Royal Caribbean completes sale of boutique brand Azamara
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) reports that it completed the sale of its Azamara brand to Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm specializing in consumer, retail and distribution investments, in an all-cash
Chinese yard launches first of two new rail ferries for U.S. operator
China’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company has launched the first of two new rail ferries for Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered CG Railway (CGR). The ferries, the first of which is set to start
VIDEO: Vard delivers second Coral Expeditions ship
Norwegian headquartered Fincantieri subsidiary Vard reports that its Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam has delivered Coral Geographer, the second of two Vard 6 01 design expedition cruise vessels ordered by Australia’s Coral
Casco Bay Lines gets go ahead to order new hybrid-electric ferry
Portland, Maine-based Casco Bay Lines — more formally Casco Bay Island Transit District — reports that it will soon begin construction of a long-awaited new ferry to service its Peaks Island route.
Solar-powered ferry will be first vessel with new thruster
Torqeedo and Poseidon Propulsion B.V. are introducing a fully-electric steerable thruster system designed to provide up to 65 kW of emissions-free power and directional thrust. The first vessel with the new system
Austal delivers largest aluminum vessel ever built in Philippines
Austal Philippines has successfully delivered Hull 419, a 109-meter, high-speed catamaran ferry, to Fjord Line of Norway. Named FSTR, the vessel is the largest aluminum vessel ever constructed in the Philippines —