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Cargo Ship Collides with Japanese Ferry
Aggregate carrier Daiei Maru N.10 has collided with Nagato Marine KK-owned Ishitegawa ferry, carrying 40 passengers onboard, at around 7 am (Tokyo...
July 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Completion of Cruise Terminal in Mombasa Extended by a Year
Completion of the state-of-the-art, Sh (Kenyan Shilling) 450 million (US$4,475,290) cruise terminal in Mombasa has been pushed by 1 more year...
July 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Unveils 2018 Holiday Itineraries
Seabourn is inviting its guests to enjoy 2018 holiday season alongside friends and family aboard all Seabourn cruise ships. Those onboard can...
July 26, 2018 - Cruise Industry
MSC Cruises Reaches Agreement on New Cruise Terminal in Durban
A new cruise terminal is due to open in Durban port in 2020 following an agreement between port authorities and MSC Cruises. South Africa is a major...
July 26, 2018 - Accidents
Spirit of British Columbia Returns to Dock Due to Medical Emergency
A BC Ferries ship bound for Vancouver BC returned to dock Tuesday morning, July 24, after a cruise passenger took a fall. Deborah Marshall...
July 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
SuperStar Libra Deployed to House Genting Shipyard Workers
Genting Hong Kong revealed it is redeploying an older cruise vessel to one of its own shipyards to provide staff accommodations during the building...
July 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
AIDAnova Boasts Innovative Entertainment Experience
The new ship in AIDA Cruises fleet, AIDAnova, offers different and innovative entertainment experiences for all ages in a total of thirteen venues...
July 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Contracts Confirmed for the Construction of 2 Viking Cruises Ships
Vard Holdings Ltd (subsidiary of Fincantiery) announced that the contracts for the design and building of two ships for Viking Cruises had been...
July 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Ports in Hong Kong Serve 1.7 Million Passengers in 2017
Hong Kong’s major cruise ports, Ocean and Kai Tak, handled a total of 1.7 million passengers last year, up 4.4% on 2016. However, 708,000...
July 25, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Waterways Unveils Plans for New Ship on Mekong River
In 2019, Emerald Waterways adds to its fleet of Star-Ships a new vessel sailing on Mekong River. The 73-metre Emerald Harmony, line’s 8th Star...
July 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages Signs with Wartsila for Scrubbers
The 3 ships forming Virgin Voyages fleet will start operations in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and will all be equipped with Wartsila hybrid scrubber system...
July 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
First Steel Cut for Celebrity Apex
The first steel was cut for the newest ship of Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Apex, at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard (former STX France) in Saint...
July 24, 2018 - Accidents
Five Athenians Rescued by Greek Ferry
At least 5 people were rescued by a ferry as it was approaching port Rafina, northeast of Athens (Piraeus). The captain of the ferry revealed that...
July 24, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Adds 2 New Next-Generation Ships
Princess Cruises announced it had signed a memorandum of agreement with Fincantieri, Italy to build two next-generation liners, due to be added to...
July 23, 2018 - Accidents
Passenger Medevaced from Carnival Horizon
A 66-year-old cruise passenger who reportedly suffered a stroke aboard a Carnival Cruise Line's ship about 80 miles from Atlantic City has been...
July 23, 2018