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Wärtsilä’s strong position in cruise sector enhanced with new orders

nov 03 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä continues to work closely with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the supply of a broad range of solutions to be installed in a number of cruise s...

Carnival Corporation's North American Brands Extend Pause in Cruise Operations

nov 03 2020

Pause in operations extends from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31 and includes five brands from the world's largest cruise company - Carnival Cruise Line, Cunard North America, Holland America...

Steen Friis Hansen, the founder of Steen Friis Design, has passed away

nov 02 2020

Steen Friis Hansen was a trained architect from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and offset his career in maritime design in Claus Horn’s design studio in Copenhagen. In 19...

Nippon Paint: New tool developed for diverless hull coating inspection

nov 02 2020

Nippon Paint Marine has developed a novel hull inspection tool that negates the need for divers or remotely operated vehicles. The underwater inspection of a ship’s hull coating...

More Ecospeed protection for roro ferry after excellent results

nov 02 2020

In 2019 Finnish shipping company Eckerö coated the open cargo deck of their roro passenger ferry FINBO CARGO with Ecospeed. This was done to protect the deck against damage from...

BC Ferries' third battery electric hybrid vessel launches at Damen Shipyard

nov 02 2020

BC Ferries continues to roll out its Clean Futures Plan with the launch of its third battery electric-hybrid Island Class vessel. The vessel entered the water early Wednesday mo...

Interferry names new Chair and board member

okt 29 2020

Interferry, the trade association representing the worldwide ferry industry, has announced Brittany Ferries CEO Christophe Mathieu as the new Chair of its board of directors. ...

Royal Caribbean Group provides business update and reports on third quarter 2020

okt 29 2020

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2020 and commented on the business considering the global COVID-19 pandemic. Third Qu...

Wärtsilä to collaborate with Anemoi Marine Technologies in future sales of Rotor Sail solutions

okt 29 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) tied to a License and Cooperation agreement with UK-based Anemoi Marine Technologies for the future ...

VIKING signs global firefighting foam agreement with Dr. Sthamer

okt 29 2020

VIKING acquired Drew Marine’s Fire Safety Rescue division in 2019 and absorbed the operation into its marine fire service (MFS) business, consolidated under a management and com...

ClassNK has granted its first “Digital Smart Ship(DSS)” notation for LNG-fueled PCTC “SAKURA LEADER”

okt 28 2020

Classification Society ClassNK has granted its “Digital Smart Ship(DSS)” notation for “SAKURA LEADER”, LNG-fueled PCTC which was ordered to Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd. by N...

Color Group AS exercising option for general deferment of installments

okt 28 2020

With reference to Stock Exchange message in June with regards to an agreement with the company’s bankers and credit institutions. The company has today exercised an option for a...

Austal releases FY2021 earnings guidance

okt 28 2020

Austal has continued to perform well into FY2021, with an FY2021 EBIT of $125 million forecast. This is marginally lower than Austal’s record FY2020 EBIT of $130 million, with i...

Costa Cruises Announces 2021-2022 Season in South America, Featuring Debut of New Flagship COSTA TOSCANA

okt 28 2020

In the 2021-22 season Costa Cruises will deploy COSTA FAVOLOSA and its new flagship Costa Toscana in South America. The COSTA FAVOLOSA season will be even longer, almost 5 month...

Princess Cruises Announces Extension of Pause of Operations in Australia through End of May 2021

okt 28 2020

Due to the uncertainty about when international travel restrictions might be lifted, Princess Cruises is extending its pause in operations for cruises departing from Australia a...

New electric ferries become spearhead of unique virtual design tool

okt 27 2020

Norway's biggest ferry company has ordered two new ferries from Havyard Design & Solutions. They will be the first to benefit fully from Havyard LAB's new and unique three-s...

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