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  • Meyer Werft to set up center of excellence in Rostock

    20 August 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Vision

    German cruise shipbuilding group Meyer Werft revealed plans to establish a center of excellence (CoE) for special vessels in Rostock.

  • Costa Cruises’ 2nd LNG-powered cruise ship floated out in Finland

    15 January 2021
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Costa Toscana, an LNG powered, 185,000 GT cruise ship being built for Carnival’s brand Costa Cruises, was floated out to the outfitting pier at Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard on 15 January 2021.

  • UK’s Port of Southampton opens its first shore power facility

    14 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton has commissioned its shore power facility for cruise ships.

  • Costa Group to bolster net-zero targets with new decarbonisation department

    16 June 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    Cruise company Costa Group, a part of Carnival Corporation, has established a dedicated decarbonisation department within its Carnival Maritime unit based in Hamburg.

  • Port of Kiel turns to Siemens for additional shore power plants

    27 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Port operating company Seehafen Kiel has contracted technology company Siemens AG for the construction of two additional shore power plants at Port of Kiel’s Ostuferhafen.

  • Spar Shipping bulker completes trial voyage powered by GoodFuels’ sustainable biofuel

    28 July 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    Dutch marine biofuels supplier GoodFuels, in collaboration with Norwegian dry-bulk tonnage provider Spar Shipping and Hong-Kong Based ship management firm Fleet Management Limited, has completed a 10-day trial of 100% sustainable marine biofuel on board bulk carrier Spar Lynx. For this trial, Spar Shipping’s Spar Lynx was refuelled with GoodFuel’s biofuel during its port stay […]

  • Costa Cruises takes delivery of new eco ship, sets sights on zero-emission cruising

    23 December 2020
    Environment, Transition, Vessels

    Costa Cruises, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc, took delivery of the new Costa Firenze ship from Fincantieri, designed and built in the Marghera shipyard and inspired by the Florentine Renaissance. With 135,500 gross tonnage and a capacity of more than 5,200 guests, the Costa Firenze is part of the development plan that includes […]

  • KfW IPEX-Bank finances Finnlines’ hybrid RoRo ship

    12 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Germany’s bank KfW IPEX-Bank and Finnish ferry operator Finnlines, part of Italy’s Grimaldi Group, have signed a €40 million (around $47 million) loan agreement to finance a hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel.

  • Carnival offloads 2 more cruise ships amid COVID-19 cash crunch

    17 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Carnival Cruise Line is selling two more cruise ships to preserve liquidity during COVID-19 , the cruise major said. The ships in question are Carnival Fascination and Carnival Imagination, which had previously been put on long-term lay-up status. “The sale of Carnival Fascination, launched in 1994, and Carnival Imagination, introduced in 1995, is in line […]

  • Costa Cruises, Enel to explore electrification of cruise ships

    10 January 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Italian cruise line Costa Cruises has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with compatriot energy company Enel to promote sustainable maritime mobility using electrification solutions for cruise ships.

  • Carnival spent $500 million on scrubbers to date

    27 August 2020
    Environment, Equipment, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise shipping company, has retrofitted 77 % of its fleet with exhaust gas cleaning systems, commonly known as scrubbers, splashing a total of $500 million on installations to date. The cruise major launched scrubber installations on board its ships back in 2013, when the technology was in its early days […]

  • Watch: Carnival’s LNG-powered giant wraps up sea trials

    12 October 2020
    Vessels

    Carnival Cruise Line’s LNG-powered XL-class cruise ship Mardi Gras has completed its sea trials with flying colors, Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer Turku said. The giant cruise ship returned to the yard last week, after testing its systems and operations at sea for ten days. The mega-ship will now undergo final outfitting in a wet drydock of Meyer […]

  • Port of Kiel to get more shore power plants on journey to net zero

    12 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    Port operating company Seehafen Kiel has commissioned technology company Siemens AG to build two onshore power plants in the Ostuferhafen at the Port of Kiel.

  • Carnival Corp. posts $4.4 billion loss, starts selling ships to cut costs

    19 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Carnival Corporation & plc., the world’s largest cruise company, suffered a multibillion-dollar loss in the quarter ended May 31, 2020, due to the suspension of cruise operations related to COVID-19.

  • Carnival Corporation wants to build zero-emission ships by 2050

    14 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company, confirmed its aspirations to build zero-emission ships by 2050 that will be operated globally by its nine cruise line brands.

  • Freudenberg methanol-powered fuel cell system gets type approval

    12 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Transition

    German battery technology company Freudenberg e-Power Systems has received type approval by Italian classification society RINA for the methanol-powered fuel cell system — the world’s first of its kind to become type approved.

  • Port of Brisbane links up $500mln sustainability-linked loan

    15 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Brisbane, Australia’s largest and most diverse capital city port, has agreed to terms on a $500 million sustainability-linked loan.

  • Titan and Carnival Corporation perform 1st LNG bunkering op in port of Kiel

    23 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Low and zero-emission fuels supplier Titan and Carnival Corporation, one of the world’s largest cruise companies, have completed their first LNG bunker operation in the port of Kiel in Germany. According to Titan’s brief social media update, the operation was the first-ever LNG bunker delivery performed in the port of Kiel. It was concluded on […]

  • NABU survey: Cruise companies are doing too little to protect the environment

    24 August 2022
    Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Cruise shipping companies are still doing far too little to protect the environment, health and the climate, a new cruise ranking of Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU), a German non-governmental organization dedicated to conservation, shows.

  • Greece: Commission OKs EUR 114 M for Piraeus Port Development

    3 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The European Commission has found a €113.9 million Greek support for an infrastructure project of €120 million at the Port of Piraeus to be in line with EU state aid rules. In particular, the project will further the objectives of EU transport policy and cohesion without unduly distorting competition in the internal market. In September […]

  • Germany: Great Future for Port of Kiel

    2 October 2013

    When the “AIDAcara” is heading out to Copenhagen at around 5 p.m. today, (2 October 2013), Kiel’s cruise shipping season will find its preliminary finish for the current year. Preliminary, as one more ship will again be welcomed in December on its Advent Cruise. So, Port of Kiel saw 128 calls by 22 different cruise […]

  • Finland injects €80 mln in Meyer Turku to overcome hurdles caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine

    20 December 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Finland’s largest shipbuilder Meyer Turku is getting an €80 million ($85 million) financial lifeline from the Finnish government to overcome liquidity challenges caused by the ongoing geopolitical situation caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine. The European Commission approved the recapitalization measure on Monday, December 19, adding that the necessary safeguards to limit competition distortions would be […]

  • Cayman Officials: Bimini Lesson Learned (The Bahamas)

    23 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A leading dive hotelier in Cayman told a local TV station there Wednesday that Cayman officials and dive business operators were looking at Bimini in the Bahamas as an example of what not to do in pitting protection of fragile marine life and coral reefs against mass development. Keith Sahm, General Manager of the world-famous […]

  • Carnival removing 13 ships from its fleet, delaying delivery of 16 newbuilds

    13 July 2020
    Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    The world’s largest cruise liner company Carnival Corporation is about to shed 13 ships from its fleet though demolition and sales deals as it works on cutting maintenance costs and curbing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business. Carnival like many of its counterparts from the cruise industry sector suspended sailings in March […]

  • Carnival wants to resume cruising in August

    5 May 2020
    Vessels

    Cruise shipping giant Carnival Corporation has revealed plans to resume sailing at the beginning of August. The phase-in sailings would be introduced in the company’s North America service with a total of eight ships from Miami, Port Canaveral, and Galveston. The ships in question involve Carnival Dream, Carnival Freedom and Carnival Vista sailing from the […]