Toddler’s Fall from Cruise Ship Brings Up Safety Concerns
The heartbreaking loss of a toddler who fell from the 11th floor of a docked cruise ship recently has family and friends absolutely devastated, reports Forbes.
The cute little girl is gone!
Chloe Rae Margaret Wiegand...
The Cruise Ship Chef With a Passion for Running Up Mountains
While you're cruising with the Viking you are likely to catch the sight of a cheerful but focused Frenchman in a white jacket running up and down the stairs - that's culinary director Anthony...
Exxon Mobil To Sell Compliant Fuel in Europe & Asia
In a major development, Exxon Mobil Corp. has announced that they have plans to sell low-sulfur shipping fuels at seven ports in Europe and Asia in the coming months, reports the Bloomberg Correspondent Bill...
Chantiers de l’Atlantique Leads Way on Wind and LNG for Cruise
In a recent development, Chantiers de l’Atlantique discusses its wind propulsion cruise design and constructing LNG-powered vessels for MSC Cruises, writes Rebecca Moore in an article published in Riviera Maritime Media.
Leading the way with...
Despite Challenges CSBC Completes OOCL Boxship Scrubbers Retrofit
In a major development, the Taiwan’s state-owned shipbuilder CSBC Corp has announced that they have completed an installation of a scrubber into a 13,000-teu containership owned by Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL),...
Carnival and Royal Caribbean – Major Perpetrators of Water Pollution
The Environmental-advocacy group Friends of the Earth says Carnival Corp and Royal Caribbean Cruises do a poor job of limiting the pollution from their ships.
The group graded 16 cruise lines based on...
A 10-fold Increase in Insurance Rates Post the Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz
Six oil tankers and a U.S. spy drone have been attacked since May either in, or near, the Strait of Hormuz — a strategically important waterway which separates Iran, Oman and the United...
China Introduces Battery Power Project for River Shipping
Eve Energy and Shanghai Hanshun Shipping are to develop battery power for River transport.
China has taken considerable precautions to restrict the impact of ship pollution on its mainland.
That 0.5% sulfur cap...
Containerships Pulls Off First LNG Bunkering at Rotterdam
CMA CGM Group subsidiary Containerships has performed its first LNG bunkering simultaneously with loading and unloading operations.
The operation was carried out in the Port of Rotterdam and conducted on Containerships Nord.
Containerships...
Lindblad Announces a Permanent Polar Art Exhibit on New Ship
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic has announced “CHANGE”, a first of its kind Polar Art Exhibit, on board National Geographic Endurance, reports Cruise Industry News.
What is the exhibit?
Artist Zaria Forman unveiled a first-of-its-kind art exhibition aboard...