Marella Discovery is the former Splendour of the Seas

VIDEO: Marella Discovery makes first sailing from Port Canaveral

Marella Cruises’ Marella Discovery sailed from Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 5 today, kicking off a slate of 26 weekly sailings between now and November. “We are excited to extend a warm welcome

methanol battery-hybrid ships

Stena to deploy NewMax methanol-hybrid duo on Irish Sea route

The largest ferry operator on the Irish Sea, Stena Line, is to deploy two all-new hybrid propulsion NewMax vessels on its Belfast-Heysham freight route in 2025. Designed to run on methanol, they

MARSS team celebrates successful testing of its MOBtronic man overboard detection solution

MOBtronic man overboard technology gains key certification

While there are currently more than 300 cruise ships in operation, only a tiny fraction are equipped with a man overboard detection system. Monaco-headquartered defense technology specialist MARSS is looking to change

Vessels involved in ferry fire incident

All 62 passengers safe after engine room fire on Singapore ferry

The Maritime and Port of Authority of Singapore (MPA) said Saturday that all 62 passengers rescued from a ferry hit by an engine room fire had arrived safely in Batam. The incident

Image of ferry aground in shallow water due to contaminated fuel

Contaminated fuel caused WSF ferry grounding

A little more than two weeks after running aground in Rich Passage, the Washington State Ferries (WSF) Jumbo-class ferry Walla Walla returned to service May 3 on the Seattle/Bremerton route. WSF says

Queen Anne in the building dock

VIDEO: Fincantieri floats out Cunard’s Queen Anne

Carnival Corporation’s tradition-steeped U.K. luxury cruise brand Cunard celebrated a major milestone yesterday with the float out of its newest ship, Queen Anne, at the Fincantieri Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy. The

Austal Vietnam has launched its third ship

Austal Vietnam launches high-speed cat for French Polynesia

Austal Vietnam’s Vung Tau shipyard has successfully launched a new high-speed catamaran being built for the Degage Group of French Polynesia. Ordered in 2021, the 66 meter Apetahi Express (Austal Hull 425)

Incat Crowther 29 Tuhi Rapa

New Incat Crowther 29 joins Auckland operator’s fleet

The latest addition to Auckland, New Zealand, tourism operator Explore Group’s fleet, Tuhi Rapa, is a 300-passenger Incat Crowther 29. Built by Australian shipyard Aluminium Marine, it has been plying the waters

MSC World Europa LNG bunkering operation

MSC World Europa completes first Marseille LNG bunkering

MSC Cruises’ MSC World Europa has completed its first LNG bunkering at the Port of Marseille Fos in southern France. TotalEnergies Marine Fuels’ chartered LNG bunker vessel, the Gas Vitality, refueled the

Jim Wunderman

WETA wins $13.8 million grant to electrify ferry facilities

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the agency that provides the San Francisco Bay Ferry service, has won a $13.8 million grant from the California State Transportation Agency

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