In response to the rapidly growing demand for cargo and passenger charters, National Airlines has expanded its fleet with three more B747-400Fs and an A330-200 passenger aircraft. National Airlines’ current fleet includes two B747-400Fs and one B757-200. The Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft, which has already joined the fleet, is deployed primarily for charters and contract […]
The First DP2, Twin-Hulled SOV in the World, NB72 Groene Wind met the Sea on September 29. 2020 in Yalova, Turkey. The Groene Wind will be directly chartered to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for the maintenance of the Rentel and Mermaid & Seastar (known as SeaMade) offshore wind farms in Belgium. This is the first DP2, […]
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a late-night announcement extended its no sail order for the US cruise industry until the end of October 2020. While the decision did not come as a surprise, there are reports that it maybe have been politically influenced. The CDC in announcing its decision to […]
Seeking to lay the groundwork for the resumption of the UK cruise industry, the UK Chamber of Shipping working in partnership with key stakeholders produced a framework to guide the process for restarting the cruise industry. While recognizing that there is currently no restart date, the framework, however was shared with the UK government to […]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an interim report on the deadly explosion and fire that destroyed the dredger Waymon L. Boyd. Four out of the 18 crewmembers aboard the vessel and nearby assist boats were killed, and six more required treatment for burns. At about 0800 hours on August 21, the cutter-head […]
Thursday marks the fifth anniversary of the loss of the con/ro El Faro, which went down with all hands during Hurricane Joaquin on October 1, 2015. While SS El Faro was under way on its normal service from Jacksonville to San Juan, Puerto Rico, she navigated into the path of the approaching hurricane. She took […]
The expectation had been that 2020 would be a busy year for new cruise ship deliveries as the building boom continued in the industry. Sidelines like so many businesses during the pandemic, cruise ship construction is picking up again with the first two large cruise ships delivered by their builders since the onset of the […]
The UK ferry company Red Funnel has been hit by a cyberattack, chief executive Fran Collins confirmed Thursday. Online booking for the ferry’s Isle of Wight service is down until further notice, and ticket purchasing is available only at walk-up service desks. The incident appears to be a “malicious attack designed to strain our operation […]
The shipping industry’s role with migrants and asylum seekers was recently brought to the forefront with the incident on the Maersk Etienne where 27 people were spent 40 days aboard the tanker before the ere permitted to land. The British government, however, if it follows up on its latest idea has a new plan to […]
Thai alternative power company Energy Absolute is launching a fleet of new battery-electric passenger ferries on Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river, part of a plan to cut the city’s air pollution and improve its image for visitors. “If we can prove that it works, I think there is a huge market, not only in Thailand but […]
Singapore is the latest country seeking to restart its cruise and tourism industries. The government is reportedly looking to several initiatives to aid the travel sector, including recently dropping travel restrictions for tourists from New Zealand and Brunei plus adding Vietnam and most of Australia to the list of permitted travelers. The Singapore Tourism Board […]
Due to a breakdown in talks between oil and gas workers’ union Lederne and the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, about 40 workers at Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup offshore field have downed tools, the firm said Thursday. According to Equinor, production continues as normal for now, and the oil major assesses that the newly-developed field can […]
