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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/

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/

Maersk airline prepares to deploy first 777 freighters for peak season

Maersk continues to move ahead with plans to grow its air cargo business in 2024 even as many competitors pull back in the wake of a painful downturn, culminating with a milestone next quarter when Boeing expects to deliver the first two 777s for the airline operation. 

The developments underscore the strategic shift in recent years of Danish shipping power A.P. Moller-Maersk (CSE: MAERSK) into an integrated logistics provider that can provide customers a full menu of supply chain and freight...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-airline-prepares-to-deploy-first-777-freighters-for-peak-season

VIDEO: Icon of the Seas arrives in Miami

The new holder of the “world’s largest cruise ship” title, Royal Caribbean International’s 7,600 guest Icon of the Seas, arrived in Miami for the first time yesterday. Taller than the Eiffel Tower, with a total of 20 decks, the 1,198-foot long vessel arrived at its new home port in style, with celebratory fireboat salutes, banner planes in flight and a community celebration at the Pérez Art Museum.

With its first cruise less than 16 days away, Icon of the Seas will continue making its final...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/video-icon-of-the-seas-arrives-in-miami/

Port projects pull in nearly $57M in infrastructure grants

Increasing intermodal rail capacity at select ports and developing inland ports are among the goals of projects receiving millions in federal grant money.

The funding came from the RAISE grant program, which stands for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity. The program, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, awarded more than $2.2 billion to projects nationwide to “modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports and intermodal transportation and make...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-projects-pull-in-nearly-57m-in-infrastructure-grants

Instacart and Publix roll out 15-minute grocery delivery in Miami

15-minute grocery delivery company Instacart app logo

In December, Instacart leaked its plans to offer 15-minute grocery delivery. A few months later, the company unveiled Carrot Warehouses, automated nano-fulfillment centers designed to power ultrafast delivery speeds. And now, it has its first adopter.

Regional grocer Publix, which boasts nearly 1,300 grocery stores spanning the American Southeast, will debut Instacart’s 15-minute delivery solution, Instacart announced this week. 

Publix on Thursday began delivering groceries to the Miami...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/instacart-and-publix-roll-out-15-minute-grocery-delivery-in-miami

The Love Plane: Emirates’ top 5 air cargo gifts for Valentine’s Day

Flower bouquet on a pallet at the warehouse.

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and it’s likely the gift you got your loved one was delivered to your store or front door with the help of airfreight transportation.

Many passenger airlines and all-cargo carriers see a surge in flower volumes in the weeks leading up to Cupid Day, but other popular gifts also move by air. 

Dubai-based Emirates, the fourth-largest cargo airline in the world by throughput, has released its Top Five list of Valentine’s Day products transported by its cargo...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-love-plane-emirates-top-5-air-cargo-gifts-for-valentines-day

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