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Video: Coast Guard Medevacs Teenager from Cruise Ship

By The Maritime Executive

July 7, 2017

Last week, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew evacuated a 14-year-old passenger from the deck of the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway and brought him to shore for medical treatment. On the morni...

ClassNK Fleet Detention Rate Drops

By The Maritime Executive

July 7, 2017

Vessel detention rates dropped slightly in 2016 for classification society ClassNK's fleet, according to its annual report on port state control. Detention ratio (detentions/registered number in 2...

Loose Bolts Caused Fire on Carnival Liberty

By The Maritime Executive

July 6, 2017

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the engine room fire on the Carnival Liberty: improperly tightened bolts on a fuel inlet flange. On the m...

Cruise Tourism On the Rise in UAE

By The Maritime Executive

July 6, 2017

Cruise tourism is on the rise in the UAE. In Dubai, 625,000 passengers arrived on nearly 160 ships over the course of the 2016/17 season – a 15 percent increase year over year. Many of the ship calls...

The Future Caribbean of Asia

By Noel Tarrazona

July 6, 2017

Groomed to be one of Asia’s top international cruise destinations, the Philippines is seeing increasing interest from cruise lines as it boosts infrastructure to support international vessels. So f...

India to Boost Cruise Infrastructure

By The Maritime Executive

July 6, 2017

India's Minister of Shipping and Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari is pushing for the nation to boost cruise tourism infrastructure highlighting that it could be a major driver for growt...

Cruise Industry Snapshot: Deliveries, Orders and Ports

By The Maritime Executive

July 6, 2017

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New Zealand Boosts Cruise Biosecurity Measures

By The Maritime Executive

July 6, 2017

New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has announced that a trial accreditation program boosting biosecurity for international cruise ships will be expanded next season. The scheme inv...

National Shipbuilding Research Program Research Announcement

By The Maritime Executive

July 6, 2017

The National Shipbuilding Research Program issued Research Announcement 16-01 (RA 16-01) to solicit proposals for research, development and implementation of best practices in the U.S. Shipbuilding an...

GE and Fincantieri Team Up for Cruise Ship Scrubbers

By The Maritime Executive

July 6, 2017

GE Power and Fincantieri are working on a new scrubber system designed to meet the needs of cruise ships. Fincantieri is the market leader in the cruise shipbuilding segment, and it will write the tec...

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