Buoyant bookings boost cruise line hopes
Cruise lines are in the business of pleasing people. They must be. They’re the only shipowners whose cargo can talk back, and not only talk but tweet, yelp, like/dislike and all the
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River cruising takes off on U.S. inland waters
American river cruising continues to take off with new ships coming on line for service along inland and intracoastal rivers throughout the country. One leading line, Guildford, Conn.-based American Cruise Lines has
Top Women in Maritime 2022 video debuts at TTB
Every year, Marine Log’s editorial team carefully selects 20 women of varied backgrounds, ages and locations as its Top Women in Maritime based on nominations submitted by those in the industry. In
March 2023
In this issue, we go over how inland and ocean cruising is making a comeback and how ports and terminals are preparing for it.
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Marine Log’s “Distinctive Deliveries” of 2022 announced
In our December issue, we published our “Distinctive Deliveries” feature, recognizing a unique variety of vessels delivered in 2022. Here’s what made the list: Ever Alot World’s largest containership Evergreen Marine Corporation
Chinese cruise ship design gains AiP
A design for an 80,000 gt cruise ship developed independently by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has been given Approval in Principle (AiP) by China Classification Society (CCS). CSSC sees this as
Disney to complete and transform former Global Dream
The giant cruise ship left partially completed in the wake of the collapse of Genting Hong Kong has been acquired by Disney Cruise Line. The ship, formerly known as Global Dream, will
Cruising: Pleasing the guests is the easy part
Back in revenue operations after an around 500 days pause imposed by COVID regulations, the good news for the cruise industry is that the market for its product didn’t go away. Bookings
October 2022
Leading up to Marine Log’s FERRIES 2022 conference, we look at the ferry market and ridership, ferry design, and what’s happening in the cruise ship industry.
Carnival narrows losses, ups revenues and disappoints analysts
The world’s largest cruise company — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) — had some positive trends to report when it released its third quarter 2022 business update this morning.