Three Additional LNG Cruise Ships Mark Key Milestones
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- Published on Thursday, 15 September 2022 06:33
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Carnival Celebration began sea trials on September 5 ahead of its November maiden voyage (Carnival Cruise Line)
The cruise industry is preparing for the launch of three large cruise ships before the end of the year each fueled with liquified natural gas. It is part of the industry’s push to improve its environmental performance with cruising being among the shipping sectors that are rapidly adopting LNG.
Cruising launched its first ships able to operate entirely on LNG at the end of 2018 and has moved to a total of seven large cruise ships already in service using LNG with three more scheduled to enter service in November and December this year. Currently, there
Antitrust: Commission seeks feedback on performance of exemption for liner shipping consortia
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- Published on Thursday, 11 August 2022 01:51
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The European Commission has launched today a call for evidence inviting feedback on the performance of the EU legal framework which exempts liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules (Consortia Block Exemption Regulation or ‘CBER').
Today, the Commission has also sent targeted questionnaires to interested parties in the maritime liner shipping supply chain (i.e. carriers, shippers and freight forwarders, port and terminal operators) on the impact of consortia between liner shipping companies, as well as of the CBER on their operations since 2020.
Interested parties can provide comments for eight weeks, until 3 October 2022.
The evaluation
EU antitrust rules generally ban agreements between companies that restrict competition. However, the CBER allows, under certain conditions, shipping lines with a combined market share of below
Lack of Crew Forces Delay in Return to Service for Diamond Princess
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- Published on Wednesday, 10 August 2022 05:35
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Diamond Princess will return to service four months behind schedule due to crew shortages (file photo)
There continues to be a lot of attention on the struggles in the airline sector as the major carriers confront crew shortages causing them to cancel flights. The cruise industry has also been quietly adjusting operations in part due to a lack of crew and the challenges of restaffing their ships after the nearly two-year pause in operations.
Princess Cruises announced yesterday that it is canceling 11 upcoming cruises between September and November aboard its cruise ship the Diamond Princess due to the challenges of restaffing the company’s ships. The 115,875 gross ton cruise
AKC 145/20 HE4 and AK 48/18.5 E5: quality cranes on “Multi Quality” vessel
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- Published on Wednesday, 06 April 2022 06:23
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Vaagland Båtbyggeri AS, Vågland handed over the M/S «MULTI QUALITY» service vessel to FSV Group AS in April 2016 as the shipbuilding number 151. These are the “Multi Safety” sister vessels mentioned in Ship’s Revision No. 6/2015.
The vessel is designed by Solstrand Trading in close cooperation with shipping company and shipyard. “MULTI QUALITY” is described as a shipping and service vessel for the aquaculture industry and is built for DNV GL class ✠1A1, Tug, Dynpos (AUT), and the Maritime Directorate’s rules for cargo ships with European shipping area north of 40gr.
Machinery
The diesel mechanical propulsion system consists of 2 x Nogva Scania DI16 71M, each