MIAMI — Cruise-ship operator Carnival Corp. said Friday earnings rose 13 percent in its first quarter ended Feb. 28, buoyed by strong demand for cruises in Europe.
cruise ship passenger has been rescued, eight hours after he reportedly jumped from the ship off the coast of Florida.
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) held a public hearing in Balboa, Panama, this week on its proposal to restructure the Panama Canal’s pricing system.
Following completion of the acceptance testing, Petrobras yesterday informed Sevan that the SSP Piranema has been accepted. The unit will be deployed on the Piranema Field off the coast of Aracaju, in the state of Sergipe, Brasil, under an 11+11 year charter contract with Petrobras.
A treasure ship lost deep in the South China Sea for over seven hundred years is to be salvaged at last. The plan is to put it on display in a specially-built “crystal palace” in Guangdong province, which will open to the public this summer.
Celebrity Quest, the luxurious 710-guest vessel that will join Celebrity Cruises’ “Celebrity Expeditions” brand extension later this year, will pair the best of Celebrity with exceptional experiences in European destinations less traveled.
An investigation has found a woodchip carrier may have run aground in the Tamar River, near Tasmania, last year because of inattention. In May last year the Singapore-registered woodchip carrier Crimson Mars was leaving Bell Bay for Taiwan fully loaded when it ran aground on a reef.
WASHINGTON – The Navy plans to slow and restructure its troubled Littoral Combat Ship program, shifting more than $500 million appropriated last year for the purchase of two ships to help offset cost overruns on four others.
Two crew members died Thursday aboard a refrigerated tanker ship docked at the Port of Manatee, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard is still investigating the two foreign nationals’ cause of death, but initial reports suggested it could have been from noxious fumes.
Sevan expands its long-term cooperation with China’s Hantong Shipyard. Sevan experiences a strong demand for and interest in its proprietary Sevan technology and the Sevan platforms.
ENSCO International Incorporated (NYSE:ESV) announced today that its Contract Status of Offshore Rig Fleet Report has been updated as of March 15, 2007.
DaDaito Corporation, a group company of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line), announces it has placed purchase orders for 3 units of a new environmentally-green and economy-related “hybrid” transfer crane to be introduced at its Ohi Terminal in Tokyo and Honmoku Terminal in Yokohama.
Major deals has been recorded this year at Dubai International Boat Show, with contracts signed for everything from super-yachts through to dinghies, in addition to high sales for equipment and marine supplies.
Miami Beach – Growing demand for mega-cruiseships is causing increasing headaches for port authorities in major tourist destinations struggling to cope with the ever-larger vessels. For one, there’s the cost of adapting ports to accommodate the floating giants, according to industry experts who gath
