Ever Given under tow

VIDEO: Giant box ship that blocked Suez Canal now under tow

Efforts to refloat Ever Given, the giant containership that has been blocking the channel since March 23, have succeeded. As we reported earlier, the ship had been partially refloated by this morning.

Suez Canal: Ever Given partly refloated

Hopes are that the Suez Canal can soon be fully open to traffic. Efforts to refloat Ever Given, the giant containership that has been blocking the channel since March 23, are starting

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’

Five UN agencies call for seafarer vaccine prioritization

The heads of five UN organizations have called for maritime and air transport workers to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination, given their key role in supporting global trade and mobility, which is

Zero-emission ship

World’s first zero-emission bulker to debut in 2024

Trondheim, Norway, headquartered family-owned shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has been awarded a contract to build what is claimed will be the world’s first zero-emission bulk carrier. The 88-meter, 5,000 dwt self-unloading vessel

Suez blockage: Hopes are that dredging can free Ever Given

S&P Global Platts this morning reported Japan’s Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the owner of the Ever Given, as saying that it hoped that the giant ship could be refloated Saturday evening local time.

Commissioner Sola led cruise fact vfinding

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

VIDEO: Suez Canal could be blocked for weeks

UPDATED: This morning, the Suez Canal remained blocked by the giant containership Ever Given, which remains wedged across the waterway, preventing the passage of canal traffic in both directions. The delays could

cruise ship setting out to sea

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,

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