Participants in the Finnish security industry have named Viking Line Security Organization of the Year 2024. According to the jury, the company has significantly improved security on its vessels both…
Strategic Marine is delighted to announce the signing of a significant contract with Mainprize Offshore for the construction of six state-of-the-art Supa Swath vessels, with an option for an additional…
By replacing half of the meat in their meatballs with yellow pea mince, Stena Line aims to reduce meat consumption by 35,000 kilos next year. “Taste and quality-wise, it is…
LR is the first classification society to offer this service, which provides a new standard for antifouling coatings and their performance in keeping hulls clean and sustainable. Lloyd’s Register (LR)…
Athens, 25 October 2024 – The meeting between CLIA and the Greek Prime Minister, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, underscored our mutual commitment to cooperate on the sustainable development of the cruise…
The LUXURY TOURISM Conference 2024 took place in the Cyclades Island of Santorini, the number one Greek Destination. The Conference took place at the Nomikos special conference centre at the…
London, October 22 – Amasus, one of Europe’s leading players in the shortsea, bulk, general cargo, offshore and heavy lift segments, has signed a fresh eSAIL® (suction sail) contract with Spain’s…
 Passengers could reap the rewards of greener travel by sea thanks to the development of new shipping routes only accessible to zero emission vessels. Maritime Minister Mike Kane today (Thursday…
The new year is starting with the best prospects for arrivals from Ireland to Greece, after last year’s strong increase (+33%), marked by air arrivals from Dublin (9 months 2023…
Paris La Défense, January, 19, 2024 – Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore (BV Solutions M&O) has developed and now delivered a ‘Fleet Energy and Emissions Forecast‘ tool to Brittany Ferries, the European…
easyJet – profits boom but some potential challenges on the horizon Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown: “easyJet has once again shown how its best-in-class operation has set…
Carnival exits Q3 with the wind in its sails Derren Nathan, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown: “The world’s biggest cruise operator is set to return to a positive…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago: More than three hundred decision-makers in the maritime sector have already registered for the Caribbean Shipping Association’s (CSA) 53rd Annual General Meeting, Conference, and…
Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary said: “P&O Ferries said they unlawfully sacked nearly 800 seafarers to protect jobs elsewhere in their UK operation. “This latest attack on maritime jobs and…
Dover, UK: 9 August 2023 – The Port of Dover has seen its extensive planning pay off with a successful start to the summer getaway, helping 860,000 passengers on their…
The “Viking Glory” Viking Line has linked Turku with Stockholm since 1973. Over the decades, the popularity of the route has been boosted by shopping bargains, good economic times and…
Global cruise industry leaders discuss growth, sustainability, and recovery in the Eastern Mediterranean region Over 400 delegates from the global cruise industry gathered at Thessaloniki’s iconic Makedonia Palace hotel for…
by John Faraclas and Anny Zade It has just been over 50 years since I have last sailed from top to bottom of the Adriatic Sea – and vice versa, during…
16 March 2023, London / Brussels A year after P&O Ferries illegally fired 786 UK seafarers, European and global unions are calling for the country’s latest Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to crack down…
THE WINNERS Melina Travlos, Theodore Veniamis and Harry Vafias win major awards while companies honoured –included Ionic Bulk Carriers, Andriaki Shipping and Levante Ferries The President and immediate past President…
Major boost in choice and capacity for travel passengers and freight operators with the addition of a cruise-ferry on Ireland-France service Irish tourists looking to holiday in France next year received…
Viking Line will place the vessel Viking Cinderella in service on its Helsinki-Mariehamn-Stockholm route during the period 30.6.-6.8.2022. Cinderella will depart every other day in the afternoon from Helsinki and…
Following her successful speech at the 96th Propeller Club event in Athens, we bring you here below in free translation the speech of Olympia Anastasopoulou, Greece’s Secretary-General of Tourism Policy…
Swedish Nowhere Networks’ goal: to cover all northern coastal areas in the Mediterranean Sea with broadband connectivity by the end of 2023, starting in Greece. Nowhere Networks provides a complete…
by John Faraclas I have been very fortunate, spoiled but also well acquainted with extensive knowledge on fast Catamarans, Trimarans, Monohulls, Hydrofoils, Hovercrafts and Ferries on various international routes since…