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MSC Cruises aims to slash emissions using new OptiCruise tool

The world’s third-largest cruise line, MSC Cruises, aims to cut its fleet’s emissions by up to 15% in 2026 by using a new itinerary planning optimization tool called OptiCruise.

In cooperation with OPTIMeasy, a research company affiliated with the University of Genoa, Italy, MSC Cruises has developed a new mathematical model that comprehensively examines multiple factors influencing the planning of each of the cruise line’s itineraries. The goal is to achieve the optimum level of efficiency for...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/msc-cruises-aims-to-slash-emissions-using-new-opticruise-tool/

Carnival Conquest will be first ship to plug in to shore power at Port Miami

Shore power is arriving for ships docked at PortMiami, and yesterday Carnival Corporation announced that Carnival Conquest would be the first cruise ship to plug into landside electrical power at the cruise capital of the world.

Through an industry partnership between Miami-Dade County, Carnival Corporation & plc, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Royal Caribbean Group, Virgin Voyages, and Florida Power & Light Company, PortMiami is the first major cruise port on the U.S. eastern...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/carnival-conquest-will-be-first-ship-to-plug-in-to-shore-power-at-port-miami/

With CLIA reporting passenger volume climbing, cruising marks new milestones

One key take-away from the just-released Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) 2024 State of the Cruise Industry report: 2023 passenger volume reached 31.7 million— surpassing 2019 by 7%.

NCLH plans to build eight new ships at Fincantieri

Against that backdrop, all kinds of good news has been coming out of this year’s Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami this week . In pre-pandemic years, the Miami event could be relied on to produce announcements of major newbuildings. And this year, as we...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/with-clia-reporting-passenger-volume-climbing-cruising-marks-new-milestones/

MSC Group: Ο κλάδος κρουαζιέρας ενισχύει περαιτέρω τη δραστηριότητά του στην ελληνική αγορά

Η MSC Cruises και η Explora Journeys θα πραγματοποιήσουν περισσότερες από 400 επισκέψεις σε ελληνικά λιμάνια το 2024, στηρίζοντας την τοπική τουριστική οικονομία – Επέκταση της σεζόν στην Ελλάδα με χειμερινά δρομολόγια για πρώτη φορά φέτος

https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/nautilia/msc-group-o-klados-krouazieras-enischii-peretero-ti-drastiriotita-tou-stin-elliniki-agora/

Ο κλάδος κρουαζιέρας του MSC Group ενισχύει περαιτέρω τη δραστηριότητά του στην ελληνική αγορά

  • Η MSC Cruises και η Explora Journeys θα πραγματοποιήσουν περισσότερες από 400 επισκέψεις σε ελληνικά λιμάνια το 2024, στηρίζοντας την τοπική τουριστική οικονομία
  • Τα ελληνικά λιμάνια περιλαμβάνονται σε δρομολόγια έξι πλοίων της MSC Cruises αυτή τη θερινή περίοδο, με την εταιρεία να προσφέρει πλέον εννέα διαφορετικούς ελληνικούς προορισμούς, συμπεριλαμβανομένων έξι νησιών
  • Η Explora Journeys θα επισκεφτεί 21 ελληνικά λιμάνια το 2024 με το πλοίο Explora I
  • Η MSC Cruises επεκτείνει τη σεζόν στην...

https://www.pireaspiraeus.com/ο-κλάδος-κρουαζιέρας-του-msc-group-ενισχύει-π/

Κρουαζιέρα: Η γεωπολιτική κρίση στη Μέση Ανατολή ευνοεί την Ελλάδα (pics)

Πολλά κρουαζιερόπλοια αλλάζουν ρότα λόγω των επιθέσεων των Χούθι στην Ερυθρά Θάλασσα, καθώς οι εταιρείες αναδρομολογούν τα πλοία τους σε Σαντορίνη, Μύκονο, Ηράκλειο και Ρόδο – Οι προβλέψεις για τη νέα σεζόν

https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/nautilia/krouaziera-i-geopolitiki-krisi-sti-mesi-anatoli-evnoi-tin-ellada-pics/

Jason Liberty named new CLIA chair

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), whose cruise line members representing 95% of the world’s ocean-going cruise lines reports that Royal Caribbean Group president and CEO Jason Liberty has been appointed chairman by the CLIA board of directors. He succeeds Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises S.A. who served in the role since January 2021.

“On behalf of the CLIA community including ocean, river, and specialty cruise lines, suppliers, business partners, travel...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/jason-liberty-named-new-clia-chair/

White House: Houthis to be designated as terrorists again

Against the backdrop of continued Houthi attacks on merchant shipping, the White House announced today that the Iranian-backed group (formally known as Ansarallah) will be designated as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist.”

The group had previously been designated as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” on January 19, 2021, but was delisted on February 16, 2021, as the designation was then seen as impeding the flow of humanitarian aid to Yemen.

Today, in response to these continuing threats...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/white-house-houthis-to-be-designated-as-terrorists-again/

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