IOM: Migrant ”Ghost Ships” Here to Stay
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says the spectre of large, disposable crafts bearing hundreds of ...
read more →Two Dead After Ships Collide in Adriatic
Two men died and four are missing after the Turkish general cargo ship M/V Gokbel collided in poor visibility with ...
read more →Carbofin Pleads Guilty to Concealing Pollution
Carbofin S.PA., an Italian owner and operator of a fleet of commercial liquefied gas vessels, pleaded guilty to ...
read more →Italy Wants In on STX France Takeover
Italy has confirmed its interest in buying a stake in struggling shipyard STX France in Saint Nazzaire, French ...
read more →Italy Rescued Over 150,000 Migrants at Sea in 2014
Through November 30, 2014, a total of 163,368 migrants have been rescued at sea this year, data released by Italy’s ...
read more →Venice Offshore Terminal Faces Opposition
The long-awaited construction of an offshore terminal off the Port of Venice has stumbled upon major opposition ...
read more →Saipem Hit by South Stream Project Cancellation
Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem says it has received a “Notification of suspension of Marine ...
read more →Fincantieri Returns to Scanship
Norway’s Scanship Holding ASA has through its subsidiary Scanship AS entered into a contract with the Italian ...
read more →Epic Bali Saves Migrants off Italy
Singapore-based gas carrier fleet owner and operator Epic Gas has reported that one of its vessels, Epic Bali, was ...
read more →Failing to Tackle Migrants Flow Brings Problem Closer to Home
The announcement of the UK Foreign Office that the UK will no longer take part in search and rescue operations in ...
read more →Fincantieri Presents Costa Diadema
Costa Diadema, the fifteenth ship of Costa Cruises fleet, was presented by Costa Cruises and Fincantieri at the ...
read more →Fincantieri Launches Super Luxury Cruise Ship
Fincantieri has launched a super luxury cruise ship Le Lyrial, ordered by the French shipping line Ponant ...
read more →European Commission Clamps Down on Spain, Italy
The European Commission is taking action against Spain before the Court of Justice of the European Union, because ...
read more →Grimaldi Beefs Up Southern Express
Grimaldi Lines, the Italian RoRo ship owner represented by Niels Winther in Denmark, is expanding its Southern ...
read more →First MOAS Rescue Mission Bears Fruit
Malta-based Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) successfully coordinated two rescues at the Mediterranean Sea on ...
read more →Keel Laid for Holland America’s Largest Ship
Seattle-based cruise company Holland America Line celebrated the keel laying of its new 2,650-guest Pinnacle Class ...
read more →High Expectations from Italy on MRV Implementation
The Danish Shipowners’ Association expects the new Italian presidency to take the lead in the implementation ...
read more →Skyscrapers of the Sea Barred from Venice
Giant cruise ships will be banned from Venice’s iconic Saint Mark lagoon in order to curb the effect of ...
read more →Divers Discover Bone Fragments Inside Concordia
Human bone fragments were found inside the ill-fated Costa Concordia wreck during a search by salvage divers ...
read more →20 Migrants Drown off Libya
Over twenty migrants have died, with dozens more still missing after their makeshift boat sank off Libya, the ...
read more →Costa Concordia Changes Hands
The notarial deed establishing the transfer of ownership of the Concordia from Costa Crociere to the Saipem/San ...
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