Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for March/April 2024

WORK BOAT WORLD: Dennis Tetzlaff will take over as the new Chief Operating Officer Fleet of Stena Line in addition to becoming part of the group’s management team. Tetzlaff worked in various professions within the shipping and cruise industry over the past two decades. Most recently, he comes from...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/whos-who-maritime-movements-for-march-april-2024/

Carnival Corporation names its next chief maritime officer

Lars Loen is to succeed Vice Admiral William R. Burke (Ret.), as chief maritime officer at Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) on February 1, 2025, when Burke transitions to a new role as the company’s external affairs. On stepping into the chief maritime officer role, Ljoen, currently chief operations officer at the company’s Carnival Cruise Line brand, will be oversee all aspects of maritime operations for the corporation and its portfolio of cruise lines. Reporting to...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/carnival-corporation-names-its-next-chief-maritime-officer/

Baltimore bridge disaster could have a $10 million impact on Carnival Corporation earnings

Cruise giant Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) followed yesterday’s announcement of its second newbuild order this year by reporting record first quarter earnings and all time high bookings. Still, the Baltimore bridge disaster cast a shadow on the company’s guidance for full year 2024. As the response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse transitions to a recovery effort, we can expect many other companies to report similar impacts.

“Given the timing of yesterday’s event...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/baltimore-bridge-disaster-could-have-a-10-million-impact-on-carnival-corporation-earnings/

Carnival Corporation orders LNG-powered cruise ship from German yard

Carnival Corporation has placed an order for a new cruise ship to be built by German shipyard Meyer Werft. The vessel will be the seventh overall Excel-class cruise ship and the fifth in the class slated for Carnival Corporation’s Carnival Cruise Line brand. Delivery is scheduled for 2028....

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/cruise/carnival-corporation-orders-lng-powered-cruise-ship-from-german-yard/

Carnival orders its first new cruise ship in five years

In another sign of the cruise industry’s return to good health, the world’s largest cruise ship operator, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today reported that it has has signed an agreement with leading German shipbuilder Meyer Werft to build a fourth Excel-class cruise ship for its namesake Carnival Cruise Line brand. The ship, the tenth Excel-class ship in the corporation’s fleet across four of its brands, is expected to enter service in Spring 2027.

Joining current...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/carnival-orders-its-first-new-cruise-ship-in-five-years/

ABB and Carnival ink 15-year Azipod XO maintenance agreement

Since ABB secured its first Azipod propulsion order for the Carnival Cruise Line ship Carnival Elation in 1995, Carnival Corporation has gone on to specify Azipod propulsion for more than 40 vessels in its various cruise brands. Now the cruise giant has signed a 15-year maintenance agreement with ABB covering the Azipod XO propulsion systems that power vessels operating for several of its brands.

Azipod XO propulsion is ABB’s solution for high-power open water applications, and is particularly...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/abb-and-carnival-ink-15-year-azipod-xo-maintenance-agreement/

VESSEL REVIEW | Carnival Celebration – New Caribbean cruise ship with 5,200-guest capacity

Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of its second Excel-class cruise ship following construction at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku. Like its earlier siste ..

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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | September 16 – Korean and Russian catamaran ferries, cruise ship orders and upcoming delivery

New catamaran ferries have been handed over to operators in South Korea and Russia as a US cruise line’s newest ship is nearing delivery following the recent comple ..

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