Costa Concordia to be scrapped in Genoa
JUNE 30, 2014 — Italian media report that the Costa Concordia will be scrapped in Genoa. Though the formal government approval needed has not yet been given, Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi said
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Norwegian Getaway fitted with L-3 NACOS Platinum
MAY 27, 2014 — L-3 Marine Systems International (L-3 MSI) reports that it has supplied its NACOS Platinum series aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s new 324-meter, 145,500-gross ton cruise liner, Norwegian Getaway. Built
Carnival to fit exhaust gas cleaning systems in more ships
MAY 22, 2014 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, today announced plans to significantly increase installations of its in-house developed exhaust gas cleaning technology
Carnival expanding its presence in Australasia cruise market
MAY 20, 2014—In a move to boost its leading presence in the Australasia cruise market, Carnival Corporation & plc, Miami, FL, announced plans to add two more ships in November 2015 to
Royal Caribbean orders fourth Oasis Class cruise ship
MAY 9, 2014—At the keel laying ceremony for its third Oasis Class cruise ship, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Miami, FL, announced it had agreed to build a fourth 5,400-passenger vessel in the
Finland partners with Meyer in bid to acquire Turku shipyard
MAY 8, 2014 —The Finnish Government is considering the acquisition of the STX Finland shipyard in Turku in partnership with German shipyard Meyer Werft, Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Jan Vapaavuori, said
Aidaluna drydocking includes scrubber retrofit
MAY 7, 2014 — AIDAluna has left the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg after extensive maintenance work April 26 to May 5 and installation of the first stage of a comprehensive
Costa Concordia refloat prep hits a snag
MAY 7, 2014 — Efforts to prepare the wreck of the Costa Concordia for refloating have run into another problem. As we reported previously, the Titan Micoperi salvage consortium has begun installing
MHI Nagasaki floats out first of AIDA Cruise duo
MAY 4, 2014 — The first of two 124,000 grt, 300 m, 3,300 passenger cruise ships under construction for Carnival Corporation’s AIDA Cruises has been floated out of the building dock at
Carnival on track to meet GHG reduction goal
APRIL 22, 2014 — In an Earth Day announcement, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest cruise company, reports that it will meet its goal of reducing its