Among the first ships to visit Portland Port in 2018 was Norwegian Breakaway, which made her inaugural call to Portland and became the largest ship to ever call at the Port. On Sunday 15 July another first for Portland Port…
The 326m 146,000gt cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway arrived in Brest on 28 April 2018 for 11 days of scheduled maintenance and refurbishment. The primary objective of the visit was mechanical works on the ship’s two ABB azipods. The DSBr team…
Ships Monthly summer 2018 issue is packed with news, views, features, ships and outstanding photos. Here are the main articles: NEWS New name for P&O Cruises ship announced, Knud E. Hansen designs ro-ros for Grimaldi, and busy days at Southampton…
The annual general meeting held in Copenhagen Malmö Port, CMP, at the end of May 2018 announced the profit for 2017 for Copenhagen Malmö Port. 2017 was a good year for CMP as turnover increased from SEK 812 million to…
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has been given approval by parent company TUI Group to order a third expedition cruise ship. The newbuilding will be a sister to the 230-berth Polar Class 6 ships Hanseatic Nature and Hanseatic Inspiration, which will be delivered…
Ships Monthly July 2018 is out now. You can find in-depth news stories about the following: New transatlantic service by ACL, Jumbo Shipping’s new crane vessel, and end of the road cruise ferry Island Escape. Cal Mac plans for a…
On 12 May 2018 Independence of the Seas, one of the Royal Caribbean International fleet, arrived at her new home in Southampton, following a multi-million pound makeover. Independence of the Seas has numerous new features including the Sky Pad, a new…
On 18 April 2018 Carnival Cruise Line officially took delivery of the new 133,500gt Carnival Horizon at a ceremony held last month at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard in Italy. The cruise ship has a capacity of 3960 guests, plus 1450 crew, and is…
The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now. The June 2018 issue includes the following. The Waterfront news pages cover: Delivery of the new giant cruise ship Symphony of the Seas Maid of the Loch’s anniversary The sad demolition of…
Cruise and Maritime Voyages’ Astoria is the first cruise ship to use the new terminal today in Visby, operated by Copenhagen Malmo Port (CMP), on the island of Gotland, Sweden. The CMV ship is the first of some 90 cruise…