The “Sea Cloud Spirit”, the world’s largest sailing cruise ship, arrived last week in the Port of Hamburg for the first time. On and along the Elbe were many interested…
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Transcoma (Transportes y Consignaciones Marítimas), one of the largest privately owned Shipping and Logistics companies in Spain recently organized the 1st Cocktail Reception for its customers & partners in Athens…
CLIA at Posidonia 2022 with a sustainability agenda on the momentum of the dynamic cruise resumption
Athens, 9th June – With the 27th Posidonia welcoming the global maritime community back to Athens after four years, focusing on the “hot” issues of energy transition, the green agenda,…
Stockholm is again attracting visitors, along with Mariehamn – ship passengers’ holiday budgets are bigger than in many years
This summer, a large number of Finns have their sights set on boating holidays – and despite inflation they are prepared to spend their money on luxury and want to…
Dry Market dries out; Wets still enigmatic. War in Ukraine gets worse and Covid looms in the background
The Dry Market had one of its worse weeks with the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) diving down to 2,681 points, thanks to the volatile Capes – losing 660 points since…
MSC Lirica to homeport in Piraeus to further strengthen MSC Cruises’ offering in the Eastern Mediterranean
Ship to offer stand out seven-night itineraries to the spectacular Eastern Mediterranean from its homeport in Piraeus Piraeus, 23 May 2022 – MSC Lirica has operated from her summer base…
Greek guests’ embarkation at hand on Eastern Mediterranean cruises Different options for Greek guests: Costa Venezia from Athens every two weeks with a unique itinerary towards Turkey and Greece…
Capes’ rise lifts the BDI – now standing at 2,718, whilst Wets remain with mixed feelings. The Third World War continues with the Russian aggression in Ukraine – and possibly…
Blackouts represent a major accident hazard for the passenger ship industry, which in some situation also may pose an imminent threat to the ship, its passengers and crew. Putting safety…
Our science backed protocols facilitated the resumption of cruise operations, with over 7.5 million passengers having sailed in nearly 90 markets, all while committing to pursuing ever more ambitious carbon…
One of Scotland’s main cruise ports is set to experience its busiest year since before the pandemic, with an expected doubling of ship visits this season. Greenock Ocean Terminal is…
The event was held at the Danish Shipowners’ Association head office in Copenhagen on 12th April to honour Congressman Hoyer’s contribution to the Club’s 102 year history of fostering collaboration and…
• Embarkation available for first time in Greece• New 7-night East Mediterranean itinerary to Turkey, Israel, Cyprus and Greek Islands• MSC Cruises celebrates first sailing with onboard event for nearly…
Good Morning Monaco Thursday, April 7, 2022 Port Authority promises to go up-market as cruise ships returnCruise ships have come back to Monaco after two years of absence due to…
ABB and PONANT enter 10-year MarineCare service agreement for increased vessel safety and uptime
ABB MarineCare to secure safe and sustainable operations of PONANT’s polar exploration cruise vessel Le Commandant Charcot Service package includes continuous remote diagnostics, maintenance services and spare parts provision Le Commandant…
Long-standing relationship creates ships with combined 6 million gross tonnage. Lloyd’s Register (LR), a leading provider of classification, compliance and advisory services to the marine and offshore industries, and Fincantieri,…
Markets, Geopolitics and Covid: what a week that was… Next week? The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was up 14 points since yesterday at 2,718 and 570 since last Friday the…
Vital Statistics for the 2021 100 Top Women in Shipping By Anny Zade We have not experienced anything like this and never witnessed or heard anything to be as closely…
Viking Glory christened with champagne – first passengers to board on Tuesday Shards from a bottle of champagne will bring good luck to Viking Line’s new vessel, Viking Glory, on…
The www.allaboutshipping.co.uk 100 Top Women in Shipping for 2021 The www.allaboutshipping.co.uk 100 Top Women in Shipping for 2021 By Anny Zade Good evening to the Eastern and good day to…
Travel stocks climbing higher on a wave of New Year optimism as Apple hits $3 trillion valuation
Travel stocks climbing higher on a wave of New Year optimism as Apple hits $3 trillion valuation Share Research – 4 January 2022 – Travel stocks climbing higher on a…
Thoughts on Arts and the Sea at times of adversities by John Faraclas The Greeks for nearly ten millennia have devoted a lot to the Sea in more than a…
Theodore Kontes on the Cruise Industry We asked Theodore Kontes – – one of the leading experts in the field of Maritime Tourism — for his views on the state of…
MSC Lirica to homeport in Piraeus for Summer 2022 Embarkation available for first time in Greece New 7-night East Mediterranean itinerary with three other passenger embarkation ports Athens, 6th December…
Meetings between CLIA and Greek Government underline the cruise sector priorities for 2022 Athens, 25 November – CLIA praised Greece for its leadership role in cruise resumption and presented the…