02 JAN 2020 The first newly built cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Lines, which was launched at a critical moment in the development of the modern cruise ship industry, has ended its 38-year career. Introduced in 1982 as the Tropicale, this pioneering cruise ship has been beached at the scrapyards in …
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31 DEC 2020 2020 was a year for the record books, and it was challenging for every sector of the maritime industry. The most popular news stories of this year show readers’ close attention to the particularly severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cruise industry, as onboard outbreaks, port closures …
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29 DEC 2020 A Russian trawler went down in the Barents Sea in icing conditions on Monday, and 17 members of her crew remain missing. At about 0730 hours Monday (28TH Dec), Russian emergency services received notice that the trawler Onega sank suddenly in the Barents Sea off Novaya Zemlya. Heavy ice …
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The cruise ship Carnival Vista floats aboard the semisubmersible heavy lift ship Boka Vanguard, July 2019. The Vanguard served as a temporary substitute for a drydock while work on the Vista was completed. 03 JAN 2021 As 2020 draws to a close and the 2021s approach, it is a good …
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02 JAN 2021 Pick a color – any color? Blue, green, brown or gray. Those are the colors assigned to the various forms of hydrogen depending on how it’s produced. Hydrogen has suddenly become the Superman of renewable energy. Rather than saving Metropolis, it’s needed to save the world from …
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01 JAN 2021 2020 was a year for the record books. The industry dealt with a global pandemic, a crew change crisis, a record-setting hurricane season, an oil market downturn, a complete halt on cruising, and (on the upside) a highly profitable moment for ocean carriers. Our editorial contributors shared …
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