The First Battery Powered Cruise Starts Its Maiden Voyage To the Arctic
According to an Economic Times report, the world's first cruise ship propelled partially by battery power is set to head out from northern Norway on its maiden voyage, cruise operator Hurtigruten said.
What's so special?
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First Nuclear Power Plant of the Arctic Being Towed To Destination
According to a CNN article, a floating nuclear power plant called the Akademik Lomonosov will be towed via the Northern Sea Route to its final destination in the Far East, after almost two decades...
Ship Runs Aground in East China Sea, 13 People Rescued
A cargo ship with 13 crew members onboard ran aground in East China Sea on Thursday and now the crew has been rescued, reports Xinhua.net.
What happened?
The rescue bureau received a report about the distress...
Remuneration of Cruise Ship Workers Revealed
Current and former cruise ship employees earn monthly between $500 and $10,000 and 40% of the worker's monthly earnings were equal to or less than $2,000.
Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise...
MCA Detains Ship at Leith for Non-payment of Wages
According to a BBC News report, a cargo ship has been detained in Leith port in Edinburgh for failing to pay the wages of onboard Russian Sailors.
MCA finds Deficiencies
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)...
A Lighthouse With Fresnel Lens Changed Shipping Forever
In the 1820s, Augustin Fresnel invented a new kind of lens and installed it in France’s Cordouan lighthouse. Suddenly, one lamp could light the way for sailors many miles out to sea, writes Adrienne Bernhard...
CSSC Pays $875,000 To Klaveness for a Ship Quality Dispute
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) settled a dispute with Norwegian owner Torvald Klaveness.
The torsional vibration damper dispute was settled with CSSC paying $875,000 to Torvald Klaveness.
According to an article published in Splash247, China State...
Oil Prices Escalate in Response To Supply Cuts
Front-month Brent crude futures rose to $66.63 a barrel and were up $1.72, or 2.7%, at $66.46 a barrel.
U.S. crude futures for August climbed $1.52, or 2.6%, to $59.99 a barrel, after...
Barcelona, the Worst European Port in Terms of Cruise Ship Pollution
According to a report, the port of Barcelona, a city already overwhelmed by mass tourism, has topped a list of 50 European ports for the amount of air pollution produced there by cruise ships,...
Growth of Desalination Plants a Serious Threat for Marine Life
Desalination is growing so fast that the extra salty waste water it produces is becoming a major threat, says an article published in NewScientist.com.
How many desalination plants are there?
There are now 16,000 desalination plants...