9 Sep 2025

Ningbo Ocean Shipping Expands Fleet with $406m Plan

Ningbo Ocean Shipping has unveiled plans to invest approximately CNY 2.9 billion through its Singapore arm to establish two new subsidiaries.

Ningbo Ocean Shipping Expands Fleet with $406m Plan
9 Sep 2025

MSC Cruises Serves Fine Dining at Italian Grand Prix

MSC Cruises revealed in a press release that it brought a taste of its signature gastronomy to the 2025 Italian Grand Prix at the Monza circuit.

MSC Cruises Serves Fine Dining at Italian Grand Prix
8 Sep 2025

US Port Fees Could Cost COSCO, OOCL Over $2.1bn in 2026

Fresh projections from HSBC suggest that COSCO and its Hong Kong-listed unit OOCL could together face more than $2.1bn in port charges in 2026.

US Port Fees Could Cost COSCO, OOCL Over $2.1bn in 2026
8 Sep 2025

Viking Partners with Downton Abbey for Film Finale Launch

Viking reveals collaboration with Focus Features, Universal Pictures, Carnival Films to celebrate the release of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

Viking Partners with Downton Abbey for Film Finale Launch
5 Sep 2025

Manila Declaration Adopted to Protect Seafarers’ Rights

A declaration calling for stronger safeguards for seafarers has been adopted at a Philippine government-led conference held in Manila this week.

Manila Declaration Adopted to Protect Seafarers’ Rights
5 Sep 2025

Princess Cruises Reportedly Stops Hiring Brazilians

Princess Cruises has reportedly suspended the recruitment of Brazilian crew, making it the latest line to do so amid escalating legal concerns.

Princess Cruises Reportedly Stops Hiring Brazilians
5 Sep 2025

Carnival Launches CHEERS! Zero Proof Drink Package

Carnival has unveiled a new non-alcoholic beverage package, CHEERS! Zero Proof, offering guests a wide selection of premium alcohol-free drinks.

Carnival Launches CHEERS! Zero Proof Drink Package
5 Sep 2025

India, Singapore Sign Green Shipping Corridor Deal

ndia and Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) linking the two nations

India, Singapore Sign Green Shipping Corridor Deal
5 Sep 2025

AIDA Opens New School in Cambodia Through Charity Drive

AIDA Cruises announces completion of new school in Cambodia, funded through its AIDA Cruise & Help program with donations from guests and crew.

AIDA Opens New School in Cambodia Through Charity Drive
4 Sep 2025

VLCC Sales Surge as Asian Buyers Target Older Tonnage

The wet secondhand market has seen a sudden surge of activity this week, marked by several VLCC transactions based out of some Asian countries.

VLCC Sales Surge as Asian Buyers Target Older Tonnage
4 Sep 2025

US Sanctions Tanker Network Moving Iranian Oil

The US Treasury Department has announced new sanctions on a shipping network accused of disguising Iranian oil shipments as Iraqi crude.

US Sanctions Tanker Network Moving Iranian Oil
3 Sep 2025

Cruise Group Sues Hawaii Over 2026 Passenger Tax

The Cruise Lines International Association has filed a lawsuit against the state of Hawaii challenging a new cruise tax set to take effect in 2026

Cruise Group Sues Hawaii Over 2026 Passenger Tax
3 Sep 2025

AIDA to Sponsor Hamburg Cruise Days Festival in 2025

AIDA Cruises confirms that Hamburg will once again host the Hamburg Cruise Days festival from September 12 to 14 and they will be a sponsor.

AIDA to Sponsor Hamburg Cruise Days Festival in 2025
3 Sep 2025

ITF Urges Action Over Abandoned Tanker Global Peace

ITF has sounded the alarm over the plight of seafarers aboard the Global Peace, a tanker abandoned by its owners and stranded off the UAE coast.

ITF Urges Action Over Abandoned Tanker Global Peace
2 Sep 2025

AQUATERRAS Coating Cuts Fuel Costs on AIDAdiva

Nippon Paint Marine says applying its AQUATERRAS to the AIDAdiva has delivered savings by eliminating in-water hull cleaning for three + years.

AQUATERRAS Coating Cuts Fuel Costs on AIDAdiva