Tag: passenger ships

The Nautical Institute presents lessons learned from a tragic incident involving the capsizing of an aft tug during a berthing operation.

As of 5 December 2024, Directive 2023/946 applies to new and existing ro-ro passenger ships operating regularly on international voyages to or from an EU Member State that have never been certified under this directive or the previous Directive 2003/25/EC.

Orbyt Global and Telenor Maritime have partnered with Attica Group to improve connectivity across its fleet, focusing on the needs of both passengers and crew.

A collision occurred on the evening of 13 December at Merak Port, Banten, Indonesia, between the passenger ship Trimas Fadhila and the tanker Gas Sofia.

The Liberia Ship Registy has issued advisory to highlight recent retroactive SOLAS requirements for existing passenger ships that were recently adopted by reference (a), and which require compliance not later than the first Passenger Ship Safety Survey on or after 1 January 2028.

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a preliminary assessment into an incident where the passenger vessel Oceandiva London lost propulsion control and collided with a moored hopper barge on the River Thames. 

Bureau Veritas has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to PONANT for their sailing, energy efficient passenger vessel, Swap2Zero.

A recent safety alert from the U.S. Coast Guard highlights a recent incident on a small passenger vessel caused by a malfunction in its throttle power head resulted in a loss of propulsion.

Viking Line is operating its vessels, Viking Glory and Viking Grace, on the Turku-Stockholm route solely on liquefied biogas (LBG) for one week, starting 29 August 2024.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an investigation report on an incident where, , an engine room fire broke out aboard the passenger ferry Sandy Ground, while the vessel was underway in New York Harbor, near Staten Island, New York, with 884 persons aboard.