CIT provided Purus with ammonia carrier acquisition financing

CIT provides $42 million in financing for dry bulk fleet

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) reports that its Maritime Finance business is providing $42 million in financing for a portfolio of seven dry bulk vessels. Dynamic Bulk Holdings, a leading dry bulk

Stena Germanica

Stena Line RoPax is world’s first vessel to use recycled methanol as fuel

In 2015 Sweden’s Stena Line made history by converting one of the largest RoPax ferries in the world, the 240-meter Stena Germanica, to become the world’s first methanol powered ferry (see earlier

New Excel-class Carnival ship will be a sister to Mardi Gras

Carnival aims for 52% capacity by November

Eight cruise line brands from Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, have announced plans to resume guest cruise operations, with AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland

Ever Given under tow

Ever Given could soon be free to sail

It looks like Ever Given, the giant containership that got wedged across the Suez Canal, may soon be free to leave the Great Bitter Lake, where it has languished since April after

Containers on deck

MPC Container Ships in $210 million acquisition of Songa Container

In a deal that puts together two Oslo, Norway, headquartered containership operators, MPC Container Ships ASA has agreed to acquire Arne Blystad led Songa Container AS for an aggregate purchase price of

Fure Vien alongside at shipyard;

Furetank’s latest delivery meets IMO 2050 target today

Donsö, Sweden, based Furetank says that its latest delivery, the Fure Viten is the best in class globally in terms of meeting IMO’s climate goals for shipping. Thanks to gas fueling and

cruise ship setting out to sea

Cruising: Florida wins preliminary injunction against CDC rules

A federal judge has granted Florida a preliminary injunction restraining the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and and Prevention from enforcing its rules on cruise ships in Florida’s ports. Effective July 18,

IMO HQ

MEPC 76: No moon shots

Disappointing those who naively supposed it capable of bolder things, the 76th meeting of IMO’S Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) concluded yesterday after passing a package of measures to cut the carbon

CDC slightly eases cruise travel warning

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday lowered its health notice on cruise travel from Level 4 (very high), which recommends avoiding all travel, to Level 3 (high). At

The Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) is expected to take effect in 2023. DNV has launched the EEXI Calculator to support customers in ensuring their compliance.

DNV launches digital EEXI calculator

Classification society DNV estimates that currently up to 30,000 vessels will need to take action to comply with the upcoming EEXI regulation, likely be adopted at this week’s 76th meeting of the

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