Tag: passenger ships

As the summer travel season begins, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company notes major tourism milestones with an extremely promising arrival of cruise passengers, reaffirming, in this way, its position as a global attractive destination, despite the significant hurricane damage last year.

2017 has been another positive year for cruise industry, with a significant passenger growth, according to CLIA's recently-released cruise industry numbers for the year. The industry has surpassed the 2017 ocean cruise passenger projections, reaching 26.7 million passengers globally up from a projection of 25.8 million. 

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority celebrated the arrival of the 25 millionth cruise passenger through the Port. To mark the occasion, the port authority hosted a celebration at Canada Place. In 2018, more than 895,000 passengers are expected on 241 vessel visits in Vancouver, a 7% increase in passenger volumes.

The Piraeus Port Authority and Hellenic Coast Guard authorities are searching for a man, after he reportedly fell overboard from the RoRo passenger ship 'Blue Horizon', while the ship was docked in the port of Piraeus, in the evening hours of 23 May. 

The US Center for Disease Control issued a Travel Health Alert Notice regarding Measles outbreaks in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Pacific, noting that measles remains a common disease in these regions. CDC warned that anyone who is not protected against measles is at risk of getting infected when they travel internationally.

The Panama Canal welcomed the 'Norwegian Bliss', the largest passenger vessel to ever transit the waterway, on 14 May, which was made possible by the Canal Expansion inaugurated two years ago. Operated by Norwegian Cruise Lines, the ship weighs more than 168,000 gross tons and can carry nearly 5,000 passengers. 

Spanish ferry operator Baleària has put into service the 'Eco Lux' to the Eivissa-Formentera route, the second eco-fast ferry in the series of four that are destined to cover this line. Compared with the ships of the Maverick series, operating this line until recently, the 'Eco Aqua' reduces CO2 emissions by around 35%. 

Aiming to promote equal gender opportunities to all its employees and as part of its corporate culture, Hellenic Seaways, the Greek coastal ferry operator, announced the appointment of the first female First Engineer onboard a merchant ship in Greece. Theano Sileloglou belongs to the human resources of Hellenic Seaways since 2010.

Ireland's Maritime Casualty Investigation Board issued a report on the flooding of the passenger vessel 'Mary Ann of Dunloe' on Lough Leane, Killarney, on 1 September 2016, highlighting safety issues related to emergency preparedness in cases of hazardous weather.

On 27 January 2016, the Maltese-flagged passenger ship 'Azamara Quest' was en route to the port of Picton in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds, with 652 passengers and 394 crew onboard, when it hit a rock, causing hull damage. The TAIC issued a report on the accident, highlighting miscommunication issues of the bridge team.