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Seatrade Cruise Global – A Spectacular Week

For me there is always one date on the calendar circled in red – the week of Seatrade Cruise Global. It’s an unforgettable time, with thousands of leaders and experts gathered to showcase the best our industry has to offer. 

This year, across the many sessions of the Seatrade Conference, Expo theatres, at every side event, and throughout the hall, all the talk was about the twin drivers of digitalization and decarbonization that are transforming the sector.

As DNV’s Global Cruise Segment...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/02/seatrade-cruise-global-a-spectacular-week/

Coast Guard Foundation to honor Seventh Coast Guard District at its Annual Tribute in Florida

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter crew rescued a man and dog from a sinking 36-foot sailboat 25 miles off Sanibel Island, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2024. The man and his dog were taken to Southwest Florida International Airport to meet with EMS and are reportedly in good health.  U.S. Coast Guard image captured and produced by Lt. Cmdr. Kellerman from Petty Officer 2nd Class Hudson’s helmet camera

April 11 Event Recognizes Heroic Rescues and Community Support  During the 2024 Hurricane...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/10/coast-guard-foundation-to-honor-seventh-coast-guard-district-at-its-annual-tribute-in-florida/

Lloyd’s Register and Royal Caribbean Group form strategic partnership to advance maritime safety and efficiency across cruise sector  

l to r: Costantino Bongermino (Royal Caribbean Group), Francesco Ruisi (LR), Roberto Bruzzone (Royal Caribbean Group), Palle Laursen (Royal Caribbean Group), Andy McKeran (LR), Anders Aasen (Royal Caribbean Group), Onur Kirimman (LR), Brian Sorensen (Royal Caribbean Group), Jan Solum (Royal Caribbean Group), Natasha Prichard (LR) 

Focussed on enhancing safety, innovation and sustainability across the industry, the partnership is supported by Royal Caribbean Group’s transfer of class to Lloyd’s...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/08/lloyds-register-and-royal-caribbean-group-form-strategic-partnership-to-advance-maritime-safety-and-efficiency-across-cruise-sector/

SeaTrain Technology Appoints Maritime Industry Leader Carleen Lyden Walker as Chief Executive Officer

Carleen Lyden Walker, CEO SeaTrain Technology

Revolutionary approach answers domestic and international shipping and shipbuilding requirements

Boynton Beach, Florida – March 30, 2025 – SeaTrain Technology, LLC, a pioneer in sustainable maritime solutions, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Carleen Lyden Walker as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Ms. Lyden Walker brings over four decades of maritime industry expertise, underscoring SeaTrain’s commitment to revolutionizing global...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/30/seatrain-technology-appoints-maritime-industry-leader-carleen-lyden-walker-as-chief-executive-officer/

Hurricane Rafael could hit US later this week, but impacts unclear

Hurricane Rafael is expected to take aim at the United States after making landfall in Cuba, but the storm’s possible intensity and damage to the U.S. coast remain unclear. 

Category 2 Rafael is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane before making landfall in Cuba on Wednesday but is expected to weaken as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. 

Rafael currently has maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph. 

The Florida Keys could see 1 to 3 inches of rain and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-rafael-could-hit-us-later-this-week-but-impacts-unclear

Distribution centers in Hurricane Milton’s path recalibrate ahead of landfall

Food retailers with distribution hubs in Hurricane Milton’s path are preparing for the storm to make landfall overnight Wednesday. 

It is unclear precisely where Milton will come ashore, but the National Hurricane Center says it will be somewhere along the west-central Florida coast. Then it will move across the state into the Atlantic Ocean. Many retailers have distribution centers across the midstate that could see an impact from the hurricane.

Publix, headquartered in Florida, is adjusting its...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/distribution-centers-in-hurricane-miltons-path-recalibrate-ahead-of-landfall

Hurricane Milton may be too much for the freight market to handle

The North American freight market is experiencing its third major event in two weeks’ time. Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in the Tampa, Florida, area as a major Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds around 125 mph. The storm surge is expected to be more like that of a Category 4 or 5 storm, however, making it potentially one of the strongest storms ever to hit the Tampa area.

Milton is hitting on the heels of two major market-disrupting events: the International...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hurricane-milton-may-be-too-much-for-the-freight-market-to-handle

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