Cruise Industry
New Stena Line ferry Embla deployed on the Ireland-England route Belfast-Liverpool
Stena Line's newbuild ship Stena Embla arrived in Belfast Ireland to be deployed on the Irish Sea route to Liverpool England (Birkenhead Terminal...
January 4, 2021
Cruise companies urge lifting UK ban on sailings
The UK's ban on cruise shipping operations has to be lifted in January to allow the industry to prepare for a return by Easter. Large passenger...
January 4, 2021
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group sells 13+ million common stocks (USD 1 billion)
On December 31, Royal Caribbean Group (world's second-largest cruise shipowner) filed a press release saying it had exhausted its entire USD 1...
January 4, 2021
Penang Port Commission offers RFP to turn ferries into tourism attraction
The PPC-Penang Port Commission will open an RFP-Request for Proposal application to the public who are interested in renovating the existing ferries...
January 3, 2021
The last ferry to link Flanders and England sets sail on the final voyage of a 46-year-long history
On December 29 was terminated the ferry service linking Flanders (northern Belgium) with England. The last crossing (from Zeebrugge-Bruges Belgium...
January 3, 2021
DCL-Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Wonder ship once again sailing back to Castaway Cay Bahamas
DCL-Disney Cruise Line’s second-oldest ship Disney Wonder is once again sailing back to the company's private island Castaway Cay Bahamas. Both...
January 3, 2021
New Ireland-France ferry service by DFDS links Rosslare Europort with Dunkirk
A new ferry service linking Rosslare Europort Ireland to Dunkirk France set sail on Saturday, January 2, with the first vessel making the crossing...
January 2, 2021
Carnival Tropicale ship (Ocean Dream) arrives in Alang, India to be scrapped
The first newbuild ship for CCL-Carnival Cruise Lines (launched in 1981) ended her 39-year career. Introduced in mid-January 1982 as Carnival...
January 2, 2021
VIDEO: Washington State Ferries opens first terminal in 40+ years
For 63 years, the Mukilteo Terminal (Mukilteo WA USA) has served passengers traveling back and forth to Whidbey Island (Puget Sound WA). The old...
January 2, 2021
Cruise pause caused by COVID-19 marked by industry innovation
Affected by the health crisis, cruise shipping companies were forced to delay newbuild launches and cancel voyages to cut costs. However, the...
January 1, 2021
Irish Ferries’ Ulysses is the first ferry to arrive in Dublin under new trade rules
The first ferry arrived at Port Dublin (Ireland) under new trade rules after the end of the Brexit transition period. Irish Ferries’ ship...
January 1, 2021
Port Canaveral’s new cruise ship terminal remains unused
Port Canaveral's new USD 155 million Cruise Terminal 3 (CT3) is ready for visitors but no one is coming. The 188,000-ft2 passenger terminal was...
December 31, 2020
Fred. Olsen reflects on ‘the best of 2020’ and prepares to welcome back passengers
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is closing 2020 by reflecting on the very best of the year, which included a host of awards, a Virtual Cruising programme as...
December 31, 2020
Coral Expeditions' cruise ship Coral Discoverer to circumnavigate Tasmania
A small cruise ship (max passenger capacity 60) starts a circumnavigation of Tasmania cruise on New Year's Day (December 31). According to the...
December 31, 2020
Ports of Stockholm's commitment to solar cell systems continues
The commitment of Ports of Stockholm to renewable energy continues via the installation of a new rooftop solar cell facility at Stockholm Norvik Port...
December 30, 2020