January 2024
Discover the latest in cruise ship deliveries from around the world. Also, find out about “immersive cruising” on rivers and how ports did in 2023 while looking ahead to the new year.
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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
Knud E. Hansen unveils U.S. river cruise vessel design
No paddlewheels, smoke stacks or gingerbread here. Danish naval architectural firm Knud E. Hansen has unveiled a concept design for a U.S. river cruise vessel that makes no bows to the steamboat
VIDEO: American Cruise Lines fifth modern riverboat hits the water
Chesapeake Shipbuilding’s Salisbury, Md., shipyard last week launched American Symphony, the fifth vessel in American Cruise Lines modern riverboat class. American Symphony will begin cruising the Mississippi River in August 2022. Construction
Port NOLA reaches cargo and terminal milestones
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) ended the year in 2021 strengthening its economic benefit to the region and state with wins across all four of its lines of business: cargo,
Crewmember falls overboard from American Queen steamboat
The Coast Guard suspended its search December 2 for a man who fell overboard from the M/V American Queen a day prior near Mile 229 of the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge,
VIDEO: River cruise vessel runs aground
A riverboat cruise turned into somewhat of an adventure cruise yesterday when passengers found the vessel had gotten stuck on a sandbar near Barkley Bridge on Lake Barkley, Ky., during a seven-day
U.S. ports see silver linings despite pandemic
Earlier last month, Port Canaveral in Florida marked a historic milestone in the safe, reliable transportation and delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in North America as the Q-LNG 4000, a cutting-edge
River cruise vessels get wastewater treatment retrofits
MARCH 3, 2018 — Czech Republic based ACO Marine is to supply its advanced waste water treatment technology as retrofit solutions for two river cruise vessels operating on European waterways. The vessels are the Ukraina and Moldavia,
River cruise vessel market continues expansion
NOVEMBER 24, 2017—Operators are investing in new vessels to keep up with the increasing popularity of river cruising in the U.S. and Europe. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)—which represents about 95 percent