A traditional maritime coin ceremony today took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, when the keel was laid for MSC Seashore. At the milestone event, MSC Cruises revealed details of the significantly transformed overall design and new features of the ship. MSC Seashore will be … [Read more...]
Irish Ferries’ new cruise ferry W.B. Yeats is in the water!
The W.B. Yeats, Irish Ferries’ new cruise ferry which comes into service this summer, reached a key milestone today (Friday 19 January), when the ship was formally named in traditional style, and the completed hull launched into the water. The ship’s name, W.B. Yeats, was chosen following a … [Read more...]
Stena Line to add extra North Sea freight capacity on Rotterdam to Killingholme route
In response to demand on the routes from Rotterdam (Europoort and Hoek van Holland) to Killingholme, Stena Line is to add additional capacity by introducing a second ship from Europoort to Killingholme The RoRo ship Caroline Russ, has been brought in to operate three times weekly from Europoort … [Read more...]
Carnival Cruise Line’s largest ship delivered
At a traditional maritime handover ceremony held earlier today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, Carnival Cruise Line took delivery of its newest, largest and most innovative ship, the 133,500-ton Carnival Vista. The 3,954-passenger ship will reposition to Trieste, Italy, where it will depart … [Read more...]
SeaRoad’s new Bass Strait ship
The first milestone in the construction of SeaRoad’s new ship took place on 29 February 2016 with the laying of the keel at the Flensburger shipyard. Laying the keel is the formal recognition of the start of a ship’s construction. Modern ships are now largely built in a series of prefabricated, … [Read more...]
Carnival orders four cruise ships from Fincantieri
The units for Costa Asia, P&O Australia and Princess Cruises are part of the historic program signed in March with a value of roughly 2.5 billion Euros Trieste, 30 December 2015 – Following the historic agreement subscribed in March 2015, today Fincantieri has signed a … [Read more...]
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