SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 — Carnival Corporation & plc has signed a memorandum of agreement with shipbuilders Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku covering delivery of three additional next-generation cruise ships that will be
AUGUST 31, 2016 — Miami, FL, headquartered Ship Supply International has formed a new division, the Small Ship Group, to provide a dedicated focus on the specific needs of smaller ocean, expedition
AUGUST 27, 2016 — Genting Hong Kong shipbuilding subsidiary MV Werften has signed a letter of intent with Finnish engineering company Foreship Oy. The agreement covers parts of the basic design of
AUGUST 26, 2016 — Germany’s TUI Group is investing in two new vessels for its Hamburg based subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The two 240 passenger expedition ships will be designed and constructed by
AUGUST 8, 2016 — Sadly, but hardly surprisingly, Genting Hong Kong subsidiary Crystal Cruises won’t be going forward with its plans, announced in February (see earlier story), to save “America’s Flagship,” the
JULY 29, 2016 — Finland’s Elomatic Ltd and Deltamarin Ltd yesterday signed a large scale three-party engineering contract with German shipbuilder MV Werften for the design of a Global Class mega passenger
JULY 22, 2016 — A French marine safety investigation report into the November 18, 2015 fire on board the Compagnie du Ponant expedition cruise ship Le Boréal, near the Falkland Islands, finds
JULY 21, 2016 — Wärtsilä and Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö have extended their long-term maintenance agreement for Eckerö’s entire fleet of five vessels. Åland, Finland, based Eckerö consists of four companies: Birka Cruises AB,
JULY 18, 2016 — Norway’s Hurtigruten and Kleven have now converted a letter of intent that they signed back in April (see earlier story) into a firm contract. As a result, Rolls-Royce
JULY 12, 2016 — Guilford, CT, based American Cruise Lines reports that Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, MD, successfully launching the line’s newest ship, American Constellation last Saturday, nine weeks ahead of schedule. Immediately
