Costa Concordia wreck under tow for scrapping
JULY 23, 2014 — Like a corpse in an open casket, the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia is being towed, buoyed up by sponsons, towards Genoa for recycling at a
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Schettino parties as Concordia tow away nears
JULY 22, 2014 — As salvors worked to prepare the wreck of the Costa Concordia for towage, the man on the bridge when the cruise ship grounded (but in a lifeboat shortly
Costa Concordia wreck is floating higher
JULY 21, 2014 — Work to refloat the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia have been continuing round the clock. By this morning, local time, about 11 meters of the wreck
Crane ship nears end of Concordia salvage role
JULY 15, 2014 — The wreck of the Costa Concordia today remained stable and securely moored following yesterday’s refloating operation. After operations continued overnight, technicians worked to connect the last four chains
Norwegian orders two more Breakaway plus ships
JULY 14, 2014 — Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) announced today that it has reached an agreement with shipbuilder Meyer Werft GmbH of Germany to build two new Breakaway-Plus class cruise ships
Costa Concordia is afloat again
JULY 14, 2014 — It may be low in the water and supported by sponsons, but the Costa Concordia is afloat again. The first day of the refloating project was successfully concluded
Prestige adds two more cruise ships to Wärtsilä plan
JUNE 27, 2014 — Two vessels have been added to the five-year maintenance agreement between Wärtsilä and U.S.-based Prestige Cruise Holdings, Inc. (Prestige), the parent company of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven
Fincantieri floats out first of Viking Ocean cruise ship trio
JUNE 24, 2014 — Fincantieri’s Marghera, Italy, shipyard yesterday started the two day float out of the 930 passenger Viking Star, the first of three cruise ships the shipbuilder has under construction
Canadian TSB reports on loss of tow by 1962-built U.S. tug
JUNE 20, 2014 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada yesterday released its investigation into an incident in which a 1962-built U.S.-flag tug lost its tow of a one time “adventure cruise”
KfW Ipex-Bank finances second Star Cruises newbuild
JUNE 5, 2014 — With a loan of over EUR 600 million, Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank is financing the construction of a second cruise ship for Star Cruises at Meyer Werft shipyard in