The first female captain has taken the helm of the AIDAsol cruise ship, pertaining to Carnival’s Germany-based AIDA Cruises brand, making her the highest-ranking woman on a cruise ship in Germany. Nicole Langosch, aged 34, is the first female captain in the AIDA fleet as well. “I’m proud to work at a company that promotes the careers of young

The development of the remote and autonomous (R&A) shipping has become one of the hottest topics in the industry over the past couple of years. The maritime industry has seen an ever growing number of stakeholders assuming an active role in the development of technological solutions that aim to bolster security and bring cost efficiency for ship owners

Industry leaders and non-profits Forum for the Future and the Sustainable Shipping Initiative today announced the launch of the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative with the goal of increasing responsible ship recycling practices. This call to the industry comes at a time when existing legislation, enforcement mechanisms and internationally-agreed standards are not applied consistently or can

Carnival Corporation & plc has signed a shipbuilding contract for a third next-generation cruise ship for its Germany-based AIDA Cruises brand. Scheduled for delivery in 2023, the new 180,000-ton ship, being built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft GmbH at its shipyard in Papenburg, will feature Carnival’s “green cruising” design. The ship will also be fully powered at sea and

Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet, announced the construction of the Outer Port in San Antonio, located approximately 100 km to the west of the capital, Santiago. The new port infrastructure, which will be constructed in phases in line with increases in demand, will have a total annual throughput capacity of 6 million containers (TEU), in addition

As cruises and sailing experiences are booming as never, travelers are able to choose from a variety of sailing adventures that suit their goals and pocketbooks.   Cruise lines come with up innovative ways of enticing sailing passengers every year. Dream a destination or favorite vacation activity, and it’s very likely you can get there

Helsinki is the number one general port for international freight traffic in Finland. In 2017, Helsinki grew to become the busiest passenger port in Europe and possibly the entire world with 12.3 million passengers. Passenger numbers continued to increase on the Helsinki-Tallinn route in particular, reflecting the development of Helsinki and Tallinn into ‘twin cities’

The wheels of the global economy are spinning faster and faster, demonstrated by growing output across the board, reaching pre-crisis growth levels in some advanced economies. The current state of the global economy can now be described as an accelerating cyclical upswing. It is essential that policymakers ‘seize the moment’ and take advantage of this

Seaborne trade grew by 2.6% in 2016, to reach 10.3 billion tons, but the pace remained below the historical 3% average, and demand for maritime shipping continued to lag behind supply, a new United Nations report says. Forecasts for 2017 point to a slightly higher growth rate of 2.8%. Projections for the medium term point

The Review of Maritime Transport 2017 says that seaborne trade grew by 2.6 per cent in 2016, reaching 10.3 billion tons. Although this was a welcome improvement to the 2.1 per cent growth recorded in 2015, the boost in demand was offset by a 3.2 per cent increase in the industry’s carrying capacity, which reached