Singaporean shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine delivered the last of three fully battery-operated roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries for Norwegian ferry operator Norled in early January 2023. The vessel, Leikanger, is the third and final Ropax unit built for Norled by Sembcorp Marine, and…
Honolulu-headquartered Matson has contracted Pennsylvania’s Philly Shipyard to build three 3,600TEU Aloha Class LNG-fuelled container ships for delivery in 2026-27 at an aggregate price of approximately $1 billion. Once delivered, the Jones Act-compliant vessels will join two other Aloha class…
The all-new ferry Stena Ebba was in the spotlight during a well-attended naming ceremony on 11 January 2023 in Karlskrona, marking the launch of Stena Line’s second E-Flexer ferry on the Karlskrona-Gdynia route. Stena Ebba was named during the ceremony…
Arriving in Miami on 20 November 2022 after a 14-night crossing from Southampton, Carnival Cruises’ new flagship Carnival Celebration docked at PortMiami’s Terminal F. With an investment of $170 million, the facility is the line’s third terminal at the port…
In early January Valiant Lady assisted a boat of refugees near Cuba, the cruise line’s second such encounter in less than a week. Unlike the first encounter by Scarlet Lady on New Year’s Eve, however, the refugees from the latest…
K-Line European Sea Highway Services (KESS) have sold two of their quartet of small car carriers. Main Highway and Neckar Highway have been sold to South Korean owners Samjoo Maritime (managers Doriko Ltd). The four vessels were constructed by Detlef…
Ocean carriers are offering a wide range of new, flexible, long-term contract options this year, after shippers complained of being “burned” by committing to rigid, highly elevated contracts a year ago. Last year, shippers were presented with ‘take it or…
Christmas travel misery continued for passengers on board the cruise ship Ambience with the cancellation of two Christmas cruises on the Ambassador Cruise Line’s ship because of maintenance issues. While the ship was being prepared to sail on 18 December,…
2022, like the previous year, continued to be exceptional for the whole world, as well as for Viking Line. Due to the pandemic, the operating environment was initially very unfavourable, with corresponding economic consequences. From the end of February, the…
Work on the restoration of the historic paddler Medway Queen is continuing. The major project has been the rebuilding of the starboard paddle box fascia, which was found to be suffering from the effects of weather. Timber for the reconstruction…
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