Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has floated out the third cruise ship in a series order from the company by Norwegian Cruise Line. Upon completion, the 1,056GT Norwegian Aqua will be 10 per cent larger than its two earlier Prima-class sisters to accommodate a greater number of onboard amenities....
New Orleans headquartered E.N. Bisso & Son has reached an agreement to sell the Port Canaveral, Fla., assets that it acquired last September from SEACOR Holdings subsidiary Seabulk Towing Holdings to Marine Towing of Port Canaveral LLC, a recently formed affiliate of Marine Towing of Tampa LLC (MTOT)
“We are excited to broaden our operations to Florida’s Space Coast,” said Steve Swindal, Marine Towing of Tampa’s principal owner and chairman. “Port Canaveral, is home to some of the world’s...
Ports in the Southeast are bracing for what is expected to be a Category 1 hurricane when Nicole makes landfall in Florida late Wednesday night or early Thursday.
Condition Zulu, meaning the gates are closed and no operations are taking place, has gone into effect in Florida at Port Miami, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades and Jaxport. The ports of Savannah and Brunswick in Georgia and Charleston in South Carolina on Wednesday were at condition X-Ray, which means gale-force winds are expected...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/florida-ports-close-as-nicole-nears
Gulftainer reported Wednesday its bulk cargo volumes in the United States are up 57% year over year.
Gulftainer is a privately owned port management and logistics company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. It operates U.S. terminals in Wilmington, Delaware, and Port Canaveral, Florida.
Gulftainer cited the Port of Wilmington terminal, as well as one in Khor Fakkan, UAE, as examples of where significant growth had occurred over the past year.
“Successfully leveraging its multiple ports...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gulftainer-on-course-for-major-growth
Carnival Cruise Line formally named its newest ship in a ceremony at Port Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday, October 23. The LNG-powered, Excellence-class vessel Mardi Gras ..
The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) of Port Canaveral, Florida, has taken delivery of a new firefighting vessel built by Metal Shark Boats of Jeanerette, Louisiana. Firebo ..
The Canaveral Port Authority of Port Canaveral, Florida, has formally named its newest firefighting vessel. Built by Metal Shark Boats, Fireboat 2 has a welded aluminium ..
US operator Carnival Cruise Line has confirmed its plans to grow its fleet by two additional ships by 2023. Carnival will take delivery of a ship that had previously been ..
Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Shell performed a landmark 150th marine LNG fuelling operation for SCF’s ‘Green Funnel’ Aframax tankers, says a press release published on their website.
Safe operationsSince operations began in 2018, SCF’s ‘Green Funnel’ Aframaxes have taken over 62,000 tonnes of marine LNG fuel from Shell and all 150 operations were performed safely without incident, injury or loss of fuel.
The 150th operationThe 150th operation was performed by Korolev Prospect, on time charter to...
https://mfame.guru/sovcomflot-shell-milestone-150th-lng-fuelling/
According to an article published in Royal Caribbean blog, two ports in the United States are helping get cruise ship crew members vaccinated to facilitate the cruise industry getting back to service faster.
Port Canaveral’s idea to offer vaccinePort Canaveral’s option to give crew members the vaccine came a day after Florida Governor Ron...
https://mfame.guru/us-ports-to-offer-vaccinations-to-ship-crew/