• 2023 January 27 12:13

  Norwegian Cruise Line celebrates first cruise season in South Africa and Namibia

  Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel, concluded its inaugural season sailing from Cape Town, South Africa, according to the company's release.

  On Dec. 21, 2022, Norwegian Jade became the first vessel in the line’s 18-ship fleet to homeport from the South African port, offering international and local guests 12-day Extraordinary Journeys along the coast of South Africa and Namibia with an overnight stay in Cape Town, South Africa and visits to Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) and Richard’s Bay, South Africa; and Luderitz and Walvis Bay, Namibia.

  The international cruise line is building on its successful inaugural season in South Africa and has recently announced the deployment of Norwegian Dawn to the region in winter 2024. Homeporting from Cape Town, South Africa and Port Louis, Mauritius, the 2,340-passenger ship will offer a series of Extraordinary Journey voyages between January and March 2024.

  On Jan. 3, 2024, Norwegian Dawn will embark on her 17-day repositioning cruise to the region, sailing for the first time in the Company's 56-year history from Doha, Qatar to Mauritius. The itinerary provides for a unique combination of calls to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Seychelles, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar.

  On Jan. 20, 2024, she will then cruise a 12-day itinerary from Port Louis, Mauritius, calling to Pointe des Galets, Réunion; Fort Dauphin (Toalagnaro), Madagascar; Pomene and Maputo, Mozambique; Richard’s Bay, Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), Mossel Bay and Cape Town, South Africa.

  On Feb. 1 and March 8, 2024, Norwegian Dawn will complete 12-day roundtrip voyages through South Africa and Namibia with calls to Mossel Bay and Durban in South Africa, and Luderitz and Walvis Bay in Namibia, before embarking on her most extensive itinerary on March 20, sailing from Cape Town, South Africa to Barcelona, Spain. The 21-day voyage along Africa’s west coast will visit ports in Namibia, Angola, Sao Tome and Principe, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Senegal, Cape Verde, Canary Islands and Morocco.

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2023 March 31

15:23	Antwerp Terminal Services and CMB.TECH launch world’s first hydrogen dual fuel straddle carrier
15:06	Russian Railways gets discounts for cargo transportation by eastern line of North-South corridor
14:44	Dredging in Ob Basin of Russia’s IWW to make 4.8 million tonnes this year
14:30	Orsted takes final investment decision to build Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms
14:13	Seven сompanies plan to build new Sinopec-backed Hambantota refinery
13:48	World's first large electric container carrier completes power system debugging and test
13:20	GTT entrusted by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries with the tank design of three new LNG сarriers
12:57	Rosmorport declared winner of The Industry Leader 2022 contest
12:50	AD Ports Group invests in latest VTMIS technology to enhance maritime safety and efficiency
12:30	Japan bans exports of steel, ship engines and radio equipment for navigation to Russia
12:14	17 companies join action to make shipping more sustainable with biofuel
11:41	USC takes part in experiments with unmanned tugboats as part of the pilot project in the port of Novorossiysk
10:54	Onezhsky Shipyard delivers lead crab catching ship of Project 5712LS to Russian Crab Group
10:09	Korean Register signs MOU with Microsoft Korea to Collaborate on Digital Transformation
09:52	Metrans expands rail network to South-Eastern Europe
09:48	Rosatom does not consider changing construction deadline for nuclear-powered icebreaker Rossiya
09:19	Viterra to cease exports of Russian grain from 1 July 2023

2023 March 30

18:23	Konecranes launches new Zero4 program to receive EUR 70 million from Business Finland
18:17	NORDEN partner with Spar Shipping on use of biofuel
18:07	Belize, Japan and Portugal join the 2012 Cape Town Agreement
17:54	Transport hub for Russia’s export grain to be created in Iran
17:31	RF Government to finalize plans on development of transport corridors
17:29	NORDEN enters Capesize segment
17:23	Seaspan gets more than $2 billion in contracts to Canadian companies for the design and construction of new, large non-combat vessels
17:20	Wan Hai Lines holds ship naming ceremony for new vessel Wan Hai 331
17:15	Meyer Werft announces keel laying for Disney Treasure
17:06	Russian Federal Fisheries Agency approves expansion of Zvezda shipyard’s capacity
16:45	The combined EBIT of 12 largest shipping lines reach USD 95bn in 2022
16:26	Wartsila launches world-first radical derating solution for two-stroke engines
16:25	DP World sets new Southampton record for handling containers on ship
16:05	Hyundai GLOVIS partners with GoodFuels on first biofuel bunkering for a Korean flagged PCTC vessel
15:42	EU agrees stronger legislation to accelerate the rollout of renewable energy
15:29	TransContainer launches service for cargo traffic to China via Saint Petersburg
15:20	LR awards AiP to Hyundai Heavy Industries for its new Onboard Guidance System
15:04	SCZONE signs a framework business agreement with Suez Canal Container Terminal Company
14:57	RF Transport Ministry extends validity period of seafarers’ documents until 30 June 2023
14:32	MacGregor receives a large order for RoRo equipment for dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carriers for Sallaum Lines
14:28	ScottishPower formalises a £1.3billion contract with Siemens Gamesa for 95 wind turbines for the East Anglia Three offshore windfarm
13:54	COSCO SHIPPING Ports total throughput increases by 0.6% to 130,107,074 TEU in 2022
12:58	Alfa Laval joins the Global CCS Institute
12:46	USC’s Lotos Shipyard starts cutting steel for lead container ship of Project 00108
12:22	Sergey Kulikov appointed as General Director of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
12:01	MAN Energy Solutions’ MAN 49/60DF engine receives Type Approval
11:45	Dredging works commenced on Volga-Caspian Canal
11:33	Port of Houston container volumes up 15% in February 2023
11:04	VARD Electro AS signs multi-million-euro project with Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch
10:41	Global long-term container rates down by 24% since August 2022 - Xeneta
10:23	RC Dock receives Class Approval from RINA for new remotely controlled unmanned workboats
10:11	RosGeo invested about RUB 500 million in equipment of ships in 2022
09:58	The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore сollaborates with Bluenergy Solutions to launch Proof of Value project for clean tidal energy
09:24	Ordering of special ships for tourism is easier than modernization of research vessels for cruises - RosGeo

2023 March 29

19:28	The problem of excess stock in Russia’s Far Eastern ports is settled – Vladimir Putin
18:37	ABP and Sizewell C plan to develop Direct Air Capture facility at Port of Lowestoft
18:06	Port of Savannah adds 55 hybrid yard cranes
17:46	ADNOC LS unveils Integrated Logistics Services Platform
17:30	Roundtable meeting “Working professions in seaports” to be held in online format on 25 April 2023
17:16	Inland ports welcome a a deal on the requirements for Alternative Fuel Infrastructure
17:03	Rosneft Oil Company and Indian Oil Company sign agreement to substantially increase oil supplies
16:49	IMO CARES project receives a further round of funding from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
16:31	Poseidon Acquisition acquires all of the outstanding common shares of Atlas