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 […]
Canary Islands
VESSEL REVIEW | Haugesund Knutsen – LNG bunkering ship to support Shell’s operations in Spain
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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OBITUARY | Vittorio Morace, founder of Italy’s Liberty Lines
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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Life extension completed on Mercy Ships floating hospital
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’ newest LNG-fueled flagship christened in Barcelona
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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VESSEL REVIEW | Costa Toscana – Costa Cruises’ newest flagship to serve Mediterranean and South America itineraries
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 ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Banaderos Express – Second 118m fast trimaran ferry for Fred Olsen Express’ Canary Islands sailings
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. ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Sea Cloud Spirit – Three-mast cruise sailship with 136-guest capacity
Hamburg-based Sea Cloud Cruises has begun regular operations of the newest addition to its fleet. The 138- by 17-metre, full-rigged Sea Cloud Spirit can accommodate up to ..
Fred Olsen Express takes delivery of second 118m trimaran ferry
Fred Olsen Express has taken delivery of Banaderos Express, the second trimaran ferry in a series built for the company by Austal Philippines. The delivery marks the comp ..
La Palma Coastline Expands After Lava Pours Into The Ocean
By Miguel Pereira (Reuters) – Eva Kubelkova is a volcano fan who travels the world in pursuit of active eruptions. Intrigued by reports of seismic activity on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands,…