Maersk Line, Limited names ice-classed U.S.-flag tanker
Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) and its guests celebrated the naming of its fourth U.S. flag tanker, the MAERSK PEARY, last Friday at the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center in Norfolk, Va.
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TUI Cruises orders 2,500 passenger cruise ship from STX Finland
STX Finland Oy and TUI Cruises have signed a contract for the design and construction of a 97,000 GT cruise vessel. The sophisticated and highly innovative cruise vessel is scheduled to be
Shipowners will have to scramble to meet new PRC pollution regs
Shipowners with vessels trading to China are going to have a relatively short time frame in which to enter into a pollution clean-up contract with a pollution response contractor approved by China’s
Costa Romantica to get $128 million renovation in Genoa shipyard
Costa Cruises has contracted the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard in Genoa, Italy, for a major renovation of the 53,000-ton, 1,697 guest cruise ship Costa Romantica. The line, a Carnival Corporation brand,
Venezuela: Armed robberies at isolated anchorages
Armed robbers are climbing on board ships anchored in the vicinity of Barcelona City, Venezuela, under cover of darkness. There have been cases in which the crew has been gagged, threatened with
Celebrity’s new cruise ship sails from Meyer Werft
Celebrity Cruises’ newest cruise ship, the 2,850-passenger, 122,000 gt Celebrity Silhouette today set sail—in reverse—from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, in preparation for official naming ceremonies in Hamburg and its
Harley Marine Services receives environmental award
Harley Marine Services (HMS) has been awarded the 2011 Marine Environmental Business of the Year for environmental initiatives by the Port of Seattle and Seattle Propeller Club. The award was presented at
Princess Cruises starts construction of Royal Princess
First steel for Princess Cruises’ next ship was cut yesterday at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone, Italy, shipyard. The ship is the first of two new-generation, 141,000 ton, 3,600 passenger vessels for the cruise line
Spain using PSC fines as piggy bank?
With Spain facing the same sort of debt problems facing several other Eurozone economies, its Treasury has come under domestic criticism for pretty much going to any length to raise money. According