The U.S. Coast Guard reported Monday that its inspectors are finding an increase in the number of positive drug tests for non-credentialed mariners (fishermen) in the Arctic and Western Alaska. In 2019, there was a positive test rate of 15 percent for the year among non-credentialed mariners in the Sector Anchorage area, a giant swath […]
Royal Caribbean International is delaying the introduction of its new cruise ship the Odyssey of the Seas for six months. Currently under construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany the new cruise ship had been due for delivery in the fall with a maiden voyage in November 2020. The second of Royal Caribbean’s […]
Despite soft demand for LNG, ship owners and shipbuilders are continuing to proceed with new construction believing in the longer-term prospects of the segment. COSCO Shipping and its China National Petroleum International Company became the latest companies to demonstrate their faith in the LNG market by placing construction contracts for more LNG vessels. COSCO ordered […]
(New York, New York – JUNE 30, 2020) Nautilus Labs, the technology firm advancing the efficiency of ocean commerce through artificial intelligence, and Insatech Marine, specializing in fuel consumption systems, instrumentation, and monitoring solutions for the maritime industry—today announce a partnership to jointly deliver end-to-end instrumentation and data transmission that gives more shipping businesses access […]
German shipbuilder MV Werften is receiving nearly $200 million in emergency aid from a consortium of 17 banks according to reports in the German media and statements from the regional Minister of Economic Affairs. According to government officials, the actions were taken to save the jobs of many highly skilled workers and to ensure that […]
In the middle of the ongoing pandemic, ferry company Stena Line has confirmed that the construction of their two new larger E-Flexer ferries has begun in Weihai, China. The vessels were ordered in 2018 and the delivery is expected in 2022. Stena Line has also confirmed the third E-Flexer vessel destined for the Irish Sea, […]
In a major sign of confidence in the future of the cruise industry, MSC Cruises celebrated the keel laying for its newest and largest cruise ship, the 205,000 gross ton MSC World Europa. The first block for the massive, LNG-powered cruise ship, which will also be the first built in France, was lowered into place […]
32 bodies have been recovered from the wreck of a ferry that sank Monday morning on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The ferry, the Morning Bird, was struck from behind just yards from the busy pier at Sadarghat during the morning rush hour. According to M.D. Selim of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, […]
On Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returned to Alameda after a three-month counter-smuggling patrol in the Eastern Pacific. Stratton’s deployment began in late March as part of Southern Command’s intensified effort to crack down on narcotics in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific trafficking lanes. She set sail with a small unmanned aircraft system […]
U.S. Coast Guard crews responded to assist a commercial fishing vessel’s crew who had abandoned ship in the early morning hours of June 29 near Florence. Oregon. According to the Coast Guard, it received a distress call at about 1:50 a.m. from the captain of fishing vessel Aquarius stating all crew members were abandoning ship. […]
Cruising will resume in Asia at the end of July, according to newly announced plans from Genting Cruise Line. According to the current timeline, this would be both the first cruises in the region and the first large, ocean-going cruise ship to return to operation. The Explorer Dream operated by Genting’s Dream Cruises brand will […]
The Philippine Coast Guard has launched a search for 14 individuals who went missing after a fishing vessel collided with a bulker off the coast of Mindoro. At about 0100 hours Sunday morning, the 150-foot fishing vessel Liberty 5 collided with the Hong Kong-flagged bulker Vienna Wood at a position 15 nm off Mamburao, a […]
