* STX Turku Yard Purchased
German-based Meyer Werft today announced they had reached an agreement to acquire 70% of the STX Finland shipyard at Turku, Finland from STX. The Finnish government will continue to hold the other 30%.
* TUI Cruises Orders Two Ships
Simultaneously with the announcement of the acquisition of STX Finland by Meyer Werft came the announcement that TUI Cruises had ordered two additional ships from the Finnish yard.
* Carnival to Develop Haitian Port
Carnival Corp reports that last week they signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a port on the Haitian island of Tortuga, off Haiti’s northwest coast.
The port will be another of the company’s self-contained resorts for passengers to enjoy beach time and related activities in a private facility, such as they currently operate in the Bahamas, Grand Turk and the Bay Islands in Honduras.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
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Monday, July 7, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for July 7, 2014
* Meyer Werft Working on Expansion
Last fall KDB (Korea Development Bank) began pushing for STX to sell off their European yards. It looks like that’s about to start happening.
Germany's Meyer Werft looks to be the first to capitalize on it.
* Just Looking Around
Thanks to Google technology, you can now look around Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas the same way you look around a restaurant you’ve heard about in New York and in much the same way you can virtually walk around in London on your laptop from the comfort of your bedroom.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Last fall KDB (Korea Development Bank) began pushing for STX to sell off their European yards. It looks like that’s about to start happening.
Germany's Meyer Werft looks to be the first to capitalize on it.
* Just Looking Around
Thanks to Google technology, you can now look around Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas the same way you look around a restaurant you’ve heard about in New York and in much the same way you can virtually walk around in London on your laptop from the comfort of your bedroom.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Cruise News Daily Headlines for May 23, 2014
* Cleaner and Cheaper - and More of It
Carnival Corp said yesterday they are going to more than double the number of ships on which they plan to install scrubbers that will clean the ship’s exhaust to remove pollutants, including sulphur, so the sulphur content is 0.1% or less. The company had planned to add the scrubbers to 32 ships (announced last September), but yesterday they said they were increasing that number to at least 70.
* Mein Schiff 3 Delivered
Although there hasn’t been much said on this side of the Atlantic, yesterday, TUI Cruises took delivery of their first newbuild, Mein Schiff 3.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about shopping until you drop and then you can cruise.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
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Carnival Corp said yesterday they are going to more than double the number of ships on which they plan to install scrubbers that will clean the ship’s exhaust to remove pollutants, including sulphur, so the sulphur content is 0.1% or less. The company had planned to add the scrubbers to 32 ships (announced last September), but yesterday they said they were increasing that number to at least 70.
* Mein Schiff 3 Delivered
Although there hasn’t been much said on this side of the Atlantic, yesterday, TUI Cruises took delivery of their first newbuild, Mein Schiff 3.
* Other Things You’ll Want to Know
CND subscribers also read about shopping until you drop and then you can cruise.
The complete articles appeared in the e-mail edition of Cruise News Daily delivered to our subscribers.
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| TUI's Mein Schiff 3 during sea trials |
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