Breamar to become residence ship
Villa Vie Residences, a new cruise ship start up, has acquired its residence ship, as the company took delivery of the former Breamar from...Chemship commissions wind-propelled chemical tanker
On 19 February 2024 Chemship commissioned its first ship with wind assisted ship propulsion. This makes Chemical Challenger the first chemical tanker in the...New hybrid e-ferry sponsored by Ocean Network Express
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced the sponsorship of a newly-built hybrid e-ferry, which will carry up to 250 passengers, in Hamburg. The ONE branded...Copenhagen is Europe’s Leading Cruise Port in 2024
At a ceremony in Berlin on 6 March 2024, the port in Copenhagen was announced as Europe's Leading Cruise Port 2024 by the World...Viking Line’s vessels now in the Finnish Ship Registry
Viking Cinderella launched the Helsinki–Stockholm route on 8 March 2024, revamped and reflagged under the Finnish flag. At the same time, Viking Line will offer...HII Launches 25th Virginia class submarine for the US Navy
The US Navy’s seventh Block IV Virginia class attack submarine, Massachusetts (SSN 798), was recently launched into the James River at HII’s Newport News...RMT marks Herald of Free Enterprise disaster
Maritime union RMT remembered the 193 crew and passengers who lost their lives in waters off Zeebrugge on 6 March 1987 when the ferry...New cruise ship Sun Princess sets sail on maiden voyage
Princess Cruises’ newest addition to the fleet, Sun Princess, set sail on its maiden voyage on 28 February 2024. The new 4,300-guest cruise ship embarked...Nuclear-powered Sevmorput to be retired
Russia’s Atomflot plans to retire the nuclear-powered LASH ship Sevmorput later this year and replace the 36-year-old vessel with a diesel-powered container carrier. The...RNLI celebrates 200 years and over 146,000 lives saved
On Monday 4 March 2024 the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) celebrated 200 years of saving lives at sea – thanks to volunteers giving...New cable layer joins Boskalis fleet following major conversion
In late February 2024 Dutch offshore services giant Boskalis commissioned its new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Boka Ocean following a major conversion programme. Boskalis welcomed Boka...HAV Design contracted to design autonomous zero-emission ferries
On 1 March 2024 Norway-based HAV Design signed a contract to design and develop four newbuild, autonomous zero-emission ferries that will operate the Lavik-Oppedal...Passengers stranded on Cruise Ship with mystery illness
The Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Dawn, on a 12-day cruise from Cape Town to Port Louis, was stranded off the coast of Mauritius...AIDA Cruises launches major fleet modernisation programme
With AIDA Evolution, AIDA Cruises has launched the largest modernisation program in its fleet. It is the most extensive in the company's history. The first...Damen unveils new Multi-Purpose Support Ship (MPSS)
Latest Damen design an answer to increased use of drone technology at sea to meet today’s defence and security challenges Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled...Arvia CRUISE REVIEW
Sister for Iona and P&O Cruises’ new flagship Alan Moorhouse looks at the main features of the new cruise ship Arvia, the latest ship from...