Donna K Cooke

Sep 25, 2024 | shippingtandy.com | Donna K Cooke

Cruise Ships, World News American Cruise Lines’ 3,344gt/2024-built American Liberty, (above) the company’s third Coastal Cat, was announced on 24th July as having completed her sea trials so American Cruise Lines accepted delivery of the 100-passenger ship from Chesapeake Shipbuilding early.

Aug 8, 2024 | shippingtandy.com | Donna K Cooke

The following is a selection of Cruise News focusing on the new ships joining cruise lines. Celebrity Cruises’ 130,818gt/2018-built Celebrity Edge has made her debut in Alaska on 20th May from Seattle for her inaugural season in the region. The Celebrity Edge also became the first from her namesake series of ships to sail in Alaska (above). Sistership Celebrity Apex (130,818gt/built 2020) made her first departure from Southampton for her inaugural season at the port on 15th May.

Jun 24, 2024 | shippingtandy.com | Donna K Cooke |Ian Sebire |Nigel Lawrence

The following are just a sample of what can be found in our July 2024 issue of Shipping T&Y. from NOTABLE INCIDENTSMultiple injuries were reported amongst passengers waiting to disembark the high-speed ferry Isola di Procida after it collided with the pier whilst berthing at Naples on 19th April 2024. Initial reports suggest 44 passengers were injured with 29 of those requiring hospital treatment and the impact caused several dents and gashes to the vessel’s hull.

May 31, 2024 | shippingtandy.com | Donna K Cooke |Ian Sebire

Accidents & Incidents, Container & Cargo Ships, Cruise Ships, Ferries, World News Notable IncidentsMSC, the worlds largest container ship operator experienced a wretched week in late February and early March with three of its ships in the news for all the wrong reasons. On the last day of February, the 5,711 TEU MSC Katyayni’s engine failed as she was 300 miles off the northern east coast of Iberia.

Apr 2, 2024 | shippingtandy.com | Donna K Cooke |Andrew Cooke |Ian Sebire

Following is a taster of the news that appears in the April 2024 issue of Shipping T&Y. CONTAINER FLEETS by Ian SebireMaersk proudly introduced the first large scale container ship to be powered by methanol when the 16,000 TEU Ane Maersk (above) was named at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea at the end of January. The vessel was scheduled to enter service on the AE7 loop between Asia and Europe in February.