Are some expedition ship designs taking safety risks?

FEBRUARY 28, 2018 — Booming demand for expedition ships may mean that good and safe shipbuilding practices for passenger vessels are being compromised. That warning comes naval architecture and engineering company Foreship.

Hull optimization promises big fuel savings for expedition cruise duo

NOVEMBER 14, 2017 — Two 138 m, 240 passenger expedition cruise ships under construction for Hapag Lloyd cruises are projected to see fuel savings of over 10 percent as a result of

Port Everglades is open with no restrictions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 — Port Everglades reports that it is open with no restrictions by order of the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port. The petroleum companies based at Port Everglades

Wartsila and NCLH renew maintenance agreement

JUNE 8, 2017 — Wärtsilä and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) have renewed a performance-based service agreement that ensures that the engines on board of 10 NCLH cruise ships run at optimum

Norwegian says a little more about Project Leonardo

MARCH 16, 2017 — Norwegian Cruise Line used this week’s Seatrade Cruise Global event in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, to drip out a few more details of the next generation cruise ships it

Carnival orders two more at Fincantieri

JANUARY 19, 2017 – Carnival Corporation & plc reports that it has signed a memorandum of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A. to build two new cruise ships with final contracts expected

More real time nav data for cruise ships calling Cozumel

JANUARY 8, 2017 — Incoming cruise ships entering the Puerta Maya Cruise Terminal in Cozumel, Mexico, can now see real-time current speed, current direction, and water temperature data displayed as part of

Hurtigruten newbuilds showcase green technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2016 — MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen, the Rolls-Royce designed 600 passenger expedition cruise ships on order at Norway’s Kleven shipyard for Hurtigruten, will feature a new and

Carnival JV inks MOA to build two cruise ships in China

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) reports that its cruise joint venture in China has signed a non-binding memorandum of agreement (MOA) to order the industry’s

VIDEO: Vard firms up four ship order from Ponant

AUGUST 11, 2016 — Fincantieri’s 55.3% owned subsidiary Vard Holdings Limited has now confirmed contracts for four luxury expedition cruise vessels with French cruise company Ponant, a subsidiary of the Pinault family’s

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