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Crystal Cruises has been acquired by A&K Travel Group, which is co-owned by Lefebvre d'Ovidio, a well-known veteran of the Cruise Industry. A&K acquired the two cruise vessels, CRYSTAL SYMPHONY and CRYSTAL SERENITY, which the Supreme Court ... continue reading

Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri held a steel cutting ceremony on 22nd June to initiate the construction of its first LNG-powered cruise ship, which is being built for a joint venture between TUI Cruises and the Royal Caribbean group. This is ... continue reading

Cruise ship NORWEGIAN SUN hit an iceberg size of grand piano on Jun 25 off Hubbard Glacier, Gulf of Alaska, and is understood to suffer hull breach and probably, other damages. The ship called Juneau, maybe to disembark passengers, and ... continue reading

MSRF, a gourmet food producer, has filed a complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission in the US against the carriers HMM and Yang Ming. In the complaint, MSRF has accused Yang Ming and HMM of not honoring their long-term shipping ... continue reading

At around 2350 LT Jun 26 firefighters responded to fire in cargo hold of bulk carrier AMBER STAR, docked at Fernandino Port, Florida. Fire erupted in hold number five with cargo of plywood being offloaded at port. 35 firefighters were ... continue reading

Tank with 25 tons of chlorine gas fell onto cargo deck of brand-new deck cargo ship FOREST 6 at Aqaba Port, Jordan, on Jun 27, during loading operation. Tank was damaged, a big thick orange cloud of gas covered the ... continue reading

Heavy machinery vehicle (probably mobile crane or excavator) fell onto cargo deck of bulk carrier HG PERTH during offloading, on Jun 26, at Terminal Two, Valparaiso, Chile. Vehicle reportedly, wasn’t secured by leading lashes and because of that, lost ... continue reading

Inter-island ferry MAMA MARY CHLOE was caught in fire at around 1300 LT Jun 26 off Leyte island western coast, Philippines, while en route from Ubay town to Bato town, Leyte, with 157 passengers and 8 crew on board. Understood ... continue reading

Ferry KMP NUSA DUA with 160 passengers on board ran aground in Bali Strait off Gilimanuk Port, western Bali, Indonesia, at around 0410 WITA (UTC +8) Jun 26, while approaching Gilimanuk on arrival from Ketapang Port, East Java. All passengers ... continue reading

The Singapore-based Vallianz Holdings Limited has commissioned the construction of a Heavy Transport Vessel (HTV), anticipating demand for the transportation of heavy components for offshore wind farms and other structures. The new vessel will be able to carry weights up ... continue reading

Jun 27 UPDATE: Fire is reportedly under control, Japan CG ships are deployed in firefighting. Ship’s AIS is off, she’s most probably, drifting in western direction. She’s loaded with 570 second-hand cars. Russian (ex-HONDA) car carrier ANGARA ... continue reading

Landing craft ANUGERAH INDASAH carrying heavy equipment, probably vehicles, sank in waters of Tanah Laut Regency, Southern Kalimantan, Indonesia, Java sea, at night Jun 23. The ship with 11 crew was en route from Banjarmasin to Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Makassar ... continue reading

MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l'Atlantique successfully conducted the sea trials for the MSC WORLD EUROPA, which is shaping up to be the world's largest LNG cruise ship. The vessel will enter service in November 2022 and begin ... continue reading

Wärtsilä is to provide propulsion technology for three new vessels being designed and developed for Swedish Ferry company Stena RoRo. These vessels will utilize hybrid power and can use both LNG and battery power to operate. They are to be ... continue reading

Fire erupted at night Jun 23 in cargo hold of bulk carrier LOWLANDS MIMOSA, loading scrap at the Sifferdok in Oostakker, Ghent Belgium. Fire engines and teams were deployed, by 0000 UTC Jun 24 firefighting was still under way. At ... continue reading

General cargo ship NAM THINH 126 issued distress signal at around noon Jun 22, being anchored at Hon Dau Anchorage, Hai Phong. The ship reported heavy portside list, danger of capsizing, 8 crew and 2 passengers going into life rafts ... continue reading

Carnival Cruises is continuing to gear up for resuming full-time services. Three of the corporation's subsidiaries announced changes in operations, with one ship of the corporation being sold. Carnival Corp continues to switch vessels to routes and subsidiaries where ... continue reading

The work on the methanol-ready cruise ship, the MEIN SCHIFF 7, began in the Meyer Turku shipyard, Finland. The steel cutting ceremony took place on 14th June. The vessels will currently run on low-emission marine diesel, but changes in its ... continue reading

Dutch shipping company; Van Dam Shipping is working with the European division of India-based Tata Steel to develop a short sea vessel entirely powered by Hydrogen. This vessel is reportedly the first of its kind in this sector and will ... continue reading

Passenger ro-ro ship ANDROS QUEEN suffered fire in the morning Jun 21 at Perama Ship Repair Yard, Piraeus, in aft area, probably in engine room. Fire was extinguished by joint efforts of 2 SAR ships, 5 fire engines and crew ... continue reading