New LNG-Powered Flagship Costa Toscana Christened in Port of Barcelona

Christening event with Godmother Chanel

The godmother of the ship is Chanel, the artist who represented Spain in the last edition of Eurovision. The Gala dinner menu has been conceived by Spanish chef Ángel León, with whom the company is strengthening the collaboration by supporting an innovative seafood project.

According to research by Human Highway, nearly 14 million Europeans dream of taking a cruise in the next 12 months.

Barcelona, June 16, 2022 – Costa Cruises celebrates in the port of Barcelona the christening ceremony of Costa...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/new-lng-powered-flagship-costa-toscana-christened-in-port-of-barcelona/

Baleària adds a fast ferry between Barcelona, Menorca and Mallorca during the summer

Baleària will reinforce the route between Barcelona – Ciutadella – Alcúdia with a daily high-speed service that will be carried out by CECILIA PAYNE from June 3 to mid-October. Barcelona – Menorca 3.5 hours Barcelona – Mallorca 5.5 hours 800 people – 200 vehicles – 38 knots. The ship will depart...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/balearia-adds-a-fast-ferry-between-barcelona-menorca-and-mallorca-during-the-summer/

The Bittersweet Memories Of A Navy Chaplain’s Christmas At Sea

Benny Hornsby writes as he recalls spending at least 10 Christmases underway at sea or on a ship in a port so far away that even Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer couldn’t find it. It maybe even be more than 10, but he rounded it off.

Christmas at sea in poems

Christmas at sea has always attracted the poets and the writers. In his poem “Christmas at Sea” (1888), Robert Lewis Stevenson, son of a Scottish lighthouse keeper and author of “Treasure Island,” pointed out the challenges of such a day on...

https://mfame.guru/the-bittersweet-memories-of-a-navy-chaplains-christmas-at-sea/

El puerto de Barcelona aumenta el número de prácticos y reduce el tiempo de respuesta

El consejo de administración del puerto de Barcelona ha aprobado el nuevo pliego que regula el practicaje, que incrementa el número de prácticos respecto al antiguo contrato y fija un mínimo de horas diarias de prestación del servicio. La licencia para operar tendrá una duración máxima de 10 años. El nuevo pliego establece niveles de rendimiento e indicadores de calidad, como el tiempo de respuesta, que a partir de ahora debe estar por debajo de los 30 minutos.

Para cubrir las necesidades del...

http://elvigia.com/el-puerto-de-barcelona-aumenta-el-numero-de-practicos-y-reduce-el-tiempo-de-respuesta/

El puerto de Barcelona reduce la huella de carbono un 20% en cinco años

El puerto de Barcelona es el primer puerto del mundo reconocido con la estrella Lean&Green, impulsada por la Asociación de Fabricantes y Distribuidores, al reducir un 20% las emisiones de CO₂ en cinco años a través de un plan de acción con medidas concretas, certificado por la consultora Ernst & Young. Para la presidenta del enclave, Mercè Conesa, esta distinción “demuestra una vez más que estamos plenamente comprometidos con los objetivos fijados por la UE y la OMI derivados de los Acuerdos de...

http://elvigia.com/el-puerto-de-barcelona-reduce-la-huella-de-carbono-un-20-en-cinco-anos/

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