NCL ruise ship

Norwegian will lengthen Prima newbuilds, ready them for methanol

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) yesterday today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022 and provided guidance for the first quarter and full

B.C. Government is putting CAD &500 million of new funding into BC Ferries

BC Ferries receives funding to avoid fare hikes

The British Columbia government is pumping CAD 500 million (about US$369 million) of new funding into BC Ferries. The aim is to lower fare increases for users of its coastal ferry service.

MSC Euribia is MSC Cruises second LNG fueled ship

MSC Cruises sets date for MSC Euribia naming ceremony

The naming ceremony for MSC Cruises’ newest flagship, MSC Euribia, will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 8, 2023, the company announced today. As a sister ship to MSC Grandiosa, she

Costa is exploring methanol fueling for cruise ships

Carnival’s Costa Group in MOU on methanol fueling for cruise ships

Methanol continues to make new inroads into the marine fuel market. Yesterday, it was the bulk carrier segment where methanol fueling was in the news. Today, it’s cruising. Costa Group, part of

cruise ships at PortMiami

PortMiami to deploy world’s largest shore power system

Hadsund, Denmark, headquartered PowerCon AS is to deliver five shore power systems for cruise ships. When installed in the Port of Miami by the end of the year, the combined system will

Steamboat Natchez on fire

NTSB identifies cause of $1.5 million steamboat Natchez fire

Combustible materials left unprotected near hot work led to a fire on the iconic New Orleans steamboat Natchez passenger vessel, the National Transportation Safety Board says in its latest report dealing with

Illegal charter vessel operation

Illegal charter vessel operator hit with $98,364 civil penalty

With illegal charters continuing to pose a safety problem, the U.S. Coast Guard has imposed a civil penalty of $98,364 on a mariner found operating a charter vessel in violation of federal

Angel Island ferry is set to go all electric

California’s Angel Island ferry to be converted to all-electric

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is partnering with the Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Company (Angel Island Ferry) to support the electrification of its 400-passenger, 1975-built ferry vessel Angel Island which plans to

Palle Laursen comes to Royal Caribbean after a long career with Maersk

Royal Caribbean names Maersk veteran as head of marine

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) has named Palle Laursen as executive vice president, head of marine, effective May 1, 2023. Laursen will report to Royal Caribbean Group’s president and CEO, Jason Liberty,

Baleària LNG fueled RoPax

Baleària ups the power in second 123 meter LNG-fueled RoPax

While the Margarita Salas, the second 123 meter LNG-fueled RoPax ferry ordered by Spanish ferry operator Baleària, will have the same dimensions as its sister-vessel, the Eleanor Roosevelt, the new vessel’s Wärtsilä

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