Costa Cruises of Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest leisure travel company, announced the launch of a new WeChat Mini Program onboard Costa Asia’s fleet.
Archives for August 2017
UK Port Industry Launches Its First Ever Tripartite Guidance On Safety, Leadership And Worker Engagement
UK port employers, led by PSS have joined forces with the Health and Safety Executive and Unite the Union to develop leadership and worker engagement guidance for the Port industry.
Wärtsilä Re-Liquefaction Plants Choice For 3 LNG Carriers Under Construction
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contracts to supply its re-liquefaction plants to three new LNG carriers currently under construction at the SHI and HHI yards in South Korea.
USS Kearsarge, USS Oak Hill Set Sail For Hurricane Harvey Relief Operation
Amphibious warships USS Kearsarge and USS Oak Hill are set to set sail on Thursday under orders to provide humanitarian aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Kongsberg’s K-Fleet Voyage Application Verified For New EU MRV Regulations
K-Fleet Voyage, KONGSBERG’s digital application for monitoring ship fuel consumption and emissions has been verified by Ecoxy AS for use under the EU ETS and EU-MRV.
Seafarers’ Charity Supports Unpaid Seafarers Stranded At Kenya Port For More Than 2 Years
A port chaplain in Mombasa, Kenya, has spoken about how the crew of a fishing vessel were not paid their wages, denied shore leave and had to endure poor living conditions on board.
Bureau Veritas Releases New Rules For Offshore Service Vessels And Tugs
Bureau Veritas has issued new rules, including new class notations for pipelay vessels, accommodation units, offshore construction vessels and offshore support vessels.
Drewry: Competition To Keep Container Equipment Leasing Rates Under Pressure
Leasing companies are tightening their stranglehold over container equipment ownership as ocean carriers cut back on new purchasing and sell older inventory for leaseback.
Kongsberg Wins EPCI Contract For Newbuild LNG Fuelled Ropax Ferry
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded an EPCI contract with FSG, a subsidiary of Siem Group. This is the second RoPax contract that Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded at FSG.