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CLIA names Bud Darr its new president and CEO

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has appointed Charles “Bud” Darr as its new president and CEO, February 3, 2025. Darr succeeds Kelly Craighead, who, earlier this year, announced her plans to leave the organization at year’s end.

Darr returns to CLIA, where he served as senior vice president of technical and regulatory affairs from 2010 to 2017. He joins CLIA from MSC Group where he served as executive vice president, maritime policy and government affairs for more than seven...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/clia-names-bud-darr-its-new-president-and-ceo/

Anna Nash named president of Explora Journeys

Anna Nash has joined MSC Group’s luxury cruise brand Explora Journeys as president, reporting directly to Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman, MSC Group’s Cruise Division.

Nash comes to Explora Journeys’ senior leadership team with over two decades experience gained at leading ultra-luxury hospitality brands.

Most recently, she served as chief commercial officer at Aman, where, during her ten year tenure, she also held the positions of chief marketing officer and chief communications officer.

Sh...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/anna-nash-named-president-of-explora-journeys/

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | June 26 – US cruise ship orders and construction plus a new tour catamaran for Australia

A luxury cruise ship slated for a Swiss operator completes is final series of sea trials while construction continues on the fifth ship in a series ordered by a US cruise company. Orders have meanwhile been placed for sea-going and river cruise ships and a catamaran that will sail on excursions in...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/maritime-tourism/passenger-vessel-news-roundup-june-26-us-cruise-ship-orders-and-construction-plus-a-new-tour-catamaran-for-australia/

MSC and Mercy Ships join forces to build state-of-the-art hospital ship

A groundbreaking partnership involving MSC Group, MSC Foundation, and the nonprofit Mercy Ships International is set to initiate the construction of a state-of-the-art hospital ship. This vessel will annually provide free surgeries and training to thousands of individuals across Africa.

On 8 April, Captain Gianluigi Aponte, chairman of MSC Group and MSC Foundation, along with his son Diego Aponte, president of MSC Group and Member of the MSC Foundation Board, and Don Stephens, founder of Mercy...

https://container-news.com/msc-and-mercy-ships-join-forces-to-build-state-of-the-art-hospital-ship/

VIDEO: MSC donation kickstarts project to build new Mercy Ship

Schematic of new Mercy Ship

A groundbreaking agreement between MSC Group, MSC Foundation and Mercy Ships International will see the construction of a brand-new Mercy Ship for the international charity, which delivers free surgery and training annually to thousands of people in Africa.

MSC Group and MSC Foundation chairman Capt. Gianluigi Aponte and MSC Group president and member of the MSC Foundation board Diego Aponte this month finalized an agreement with Mercy Ships founder Don Stephens that will kickstart the new Mercy...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-msc-donation-kickstarts-project-to-build-new-mercy-ship/

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | September 28 – Russian river ferry launch, Scottish ferry construction and more

A Russian yard launches a new river commuter boat as construction commences on a coastal ferry for Scotland and a cruise ship for a Japanese operator. A luxury cruise line meanwhile places orders for LNG-powered ships that will also boast hydrogen fuel cells. New Russian river ferry floated out...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/passenger-vessel-news-roundup-september-28-russian-river-ferry-launch-scottish-ferry-construction-and-more/

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