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Cruise Industry Adopts New Drill Policy

Best Practice Identified Through Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review.   The global cruise industry today announced a new emergency drill policy requiring

Dutch Decks for German-built Passenger Ships

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft and Dutch deck specialist Bolidt Kunststoftoepassing BV have extended their close relationship. This includes work on the latest

Underwater Stern Tube Seal Replacement

When a 204-meter cruise vessel suffered an oil leak in its stern tube seal assembly, Hydrex was asked to carry out a permanent seal replacement.   The repair

Back-to-Back Cruise Dockings for Gibdock

Back-to-back cruise ship projects at Gibdock’s No. 1 dock have seen the return of the 37,584gt, 1,575-passenger capacity Thomson Destiny for its fourth visit

Costa Calls on Salvage Companies for Ship Removal Plans

Costa Crociere has set up a technical committee, with representatives from Costa Cruises, Carnival Corporation & plc, Fincantieri, Rina and sector experts, including academics,

DMCA Adopts Cruise Safety Measures

Dubai Maritime City Authority adopts best practices to increase safety and security of cruise ships. New measures implemented in collaboration with Dubai Tourism & Commerce Marketing.

Costa Releases Details on Guest Reimbursement from Concordia Wreck

Costa Crociere announced a compensation proposal for guests that have returned home after the Costa Concordia accident on January 13.  This proposal is also

Toledo Maritime Academy Launches Cruise & BST Training

Cruise Ship Professional Development and STCW Basic Safety Training Begins Monday.     Renee Marazon, CEO, The Maritime Academy of Toledo Foundation,

U.S. Congress to Hold Meeting on Cruise Ship Safety

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) announced the Committee will conduct a hearing to review cruise ship safety in light of

Cruise Ship Technology: Azipod Efficiency Gains 2%

One of the original creators of podded propulsion solutions -- a technology routinely featured on the world's largest cruise ships -- for the maritime market announced

Carnival Announces Audit Safety Procedures

Carnival Corporation & plc Announces Comprehensive Audit and Review of Safety and Emergency Response Across All Its Cruise Lines.   Following the tragic Costa Concordia accident,

Carnival Reiterates Commitment to Victims

Costa Cruises and Carnival Corporation & plc Reiterate Commitment to Support Costa Concordia Passengers and Crew.   Costa Cruise Lines and its parent company,

Carnival CEO Issues Statement Regarding Costa Concordia

The statement of Micky Arison, chairman and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc, parent company of Costa Cruises:   We are deeply saddened by

Kiel Well-Placed for 2012

Port handles more than six million tons for the first time.   Kiel, January 17 2012: The Port of Kiel turned round more than six million tons of cargo last year for the first time ever.

Costa Crash Cause: Human Error Cited

While it could be months if not years before the full details of the crash and capsizing of the Costa Concordia are fully revealed and understood, early indications point to human error,

Carnival Estimates Financial Impact of Grounding

Carnival Corporation & plc Required Announcement on Financial Impact of Costa Concordia.   Carnival Corporation & plc has commented on

Costa Concordia Crashes off Italy

  In a surreal scene that has many eyewitnesses invoking the “Titanic” name, Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground and eventually tipped

Hansen Delivers OPTIFLOAT for Princess

Knud E. Hansen USA LLC delivers a comprehensive Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis for trim management onboard the Princess Cruises Grand Class Vessels.

Gibdock Quickly Repairs Pullmantur Zenith

Gibdock’s growing reputation as one of the leading cruise ship repair and refurbishment centres in the Mediterranean has been enhanced by the docking of the 42,

Viking River Cruises Orders Two Cruise Ships

STX France SA received an order to build two luxury cruise ships from Viking Ocean Cruises, an affiliate of Viking River Cruises. The vessels will be delivered in spring 2014 and spring 2015,

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