Cruise Ship News
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Cruise port operator Global Ports Holding (GPH) is set to begin cruise port operations in Antigua
Cruise port operator Global Ports Holding (GPH) is set to begin cruise port operations in Antigua following the signing of a concession agreement with the state government earlier this year. In February, GPH agreed the 30-year concession for cruise port operations in Antigua on an exclusive basis. “The addition of cruise port…
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German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Norwegian Enco its third newest ship
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Norwegian Encore, a 169,245 GT new build, to the USA-based cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line. The delivery ceremony took place in Bremerhaven on October 30, 2019, and followed extensive testing of all machinery and systems, sea trials and crew training. Being the third vessel…
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” أكوا ” اول يخت يعمل بالهيدروجين صممته شركة هولندية !
” أكوا ” احدث يخت فاخر صممته شركة ” سينوت ” الهولندية وهو يعد اول يخت يعمل بغاز الهيدروجين السائل ويدعم تكنولوجيا خلايا الوقود فهو من نوعية اليخوت صديقة البيئة بشكل كامل . اليخت سرعته 17 عقدة وهى افصى سرعته ضمن مسافة 3750 ميل بحري ويبلغ طوله مثلما ذكرت شبكة…
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Stena Estrid, the first of five vessels being built for a Chinese ferry company
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has revealed that Stena Estrid, the first of five vessels being built for a Chinese ferry company, completed its sea trials in China’s Yellow Sea. Following three days of extensive testing, the new vessel “performed excellently across a wide range of stringent test criteria” and is…
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على متن يخته ” المقام ” يتوج حمدان بن زايد ” زلزال ” سباق دلما
حمدان بن زايد خلال السباق حمدان بن زايد خلال السباق بحضور راشد بن حمدان بن زايد وذياب بن سعيد بن حمدان والحضور راشد بن حمدان بن زايد وذياب بن سعيد بن حمدان يتابعان السباق حمدان بن زايد يحيي المشاركين في سباق دلما التاريخي الإمارات أبوظبي حمدان بن زايد مهرجان سباق دلما التاريخي زايد بن…
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Wärtsilä Bags RoPax Retrofit Deal
Marine technology company Wärtsilä has been contracted to carry out a retrofit project aimed at lessening the environmental footprint of a ferry operating on the Wadden Sea. The retrofit will enable the Münsterland, a roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferry owned by German operator Aktien-Gesellschaft Ems, to use LNG as fuel, thereby…
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4th Royal-Class Ship is delivering to Princess Cruises
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered Sky Princess, the newest Royal Princess class ship, to cruise line Princess Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation. The delivery ceremony was held at the Monfalcone shipyard on October 15, 2019. Following the recent completion of sea trials, the newbuild will embark on a maiden Mediterranean &…
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Chelsea Logistics Buys Ferry Operator SuperCat
The Philippine shipping and logistics company Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp. has taken over the management of Cebu-based ferry operator SuperCat. Ownership of the ferry company transferred to the shipping and logistics arm of the Udenna Group on October 9. “Taking the helm of SuperCat Fast Ferry is both…
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Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze Cut in Half for Stretch Treatment
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has cut Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze in half as part of a process that will see the cruise ship lengthened by a total of 25.6 meters. Fincantieri is expected to complete work on the transformation by early 2020, with Star Breeze scheduled to sail from Barcelona to…
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MS Salamis Filoxenia is a cruise ship owned by the Cyprus-based Salamis Cruises
MS Salamis Filoxenia is a cruise ship owned by the Cyprus-based Salamis Cruises She was built in 1975 by Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard as the Belorussiya class–cruiseferry Gruziya for the Black Sea Shipping Company, Soviet Union. She was rebuilt into a cruise ship during the 1980s. In 1995 she was renamed Odessa Sky and in 1999 briefly Club 1 before renamed Van Gogh later in 1999. In 2009 she was acquired…
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