Spanish and French customs authorities have intercepted a Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship carrying an estimated 4,000 kilos of cocaine, 130 nautical miles off the Canary Islands. The vessel, named Ras, was…
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Germany’s TUI Cruises took delivery of its newest cruise ship in a ceremony on Monday, June 10. Built by Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku, Mein Schiff 7 will later sail to Kiel, from where it will depart on its maiden operational voyage under the TUI banner on Wednesday, June 12. The Malta-flagged...
https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/tui-cruises-welcomes-2500-guest-newbuild-to-fleet/
A new catamaran ferry ordered by Spanish transport operator Fred Olsen Express was launched into the water for the first time on Monday, May 6. Buganvilla Express has a length of 26 metres, a beam of 9.8 metres, a maximum draught of 1.57 metres, and capacity for 250 passengers on two decks. Two...
Merry Christmas! On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me… twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping and so on, all the way back to that partridge in a pear tree from day one of the old festive carol. But not here, as, for the fourth year in a […]
Norwegian shipping company the Knutsen Group has begun operating a bunkering vessel to support Shell’s LNG supply activities at various ports throughout Spain. Construc ..
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Vittorio Morace, the founder and the former chairman of Italian ferry company Liberty Lines, died earlier this week in Cadiz, Spain, at the age of 81. Nicknamed “Co ..
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Naval architects BMT has completed a series of service life extension upgrades on Africa Mercy, a hospital vessel operated by non-profit Mercy Ships. Following the succes ..
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Costa Cruises formally named the newest addition to its fleet in a ceremony in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday, June 16. The LNG-fueled, 6,554-guest Costa Toscana was built ..
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Italy’s Costa Cruises recently took delivery of its newest flagship, the LNG-powered Costa Toscana built by Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. A near-identical sister ..
Austal Philippines in Cebu recently handed over a new fast trimaran Ro-Pax ferry to passenger vessel company Fred Olsen Express for operation in Spain’s Canary Islands. ..