According to rumors that emerged recently in the Spanish press, the Philippines as well as several Arab countries have expressed interest in purchasing the former Spanish Navy Aircraft Carrier Principe de Asturias. In case of a sale, the contract would include refit and upgrading of the vessel by Spanish shipyard Navantia. It is reported…
A fire broke out aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship en route to the Bahamas early Monday, but the ship arrived in Freeport with no injuries reported. Mark J. Ormesher said in an email Monday that a Grandeur of the Seas crew member woke him and his girlfriend, told them to grab a floatation…
The container shipping arm of Singapore’ Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), APL, has taken its 3rd of ten 14,000-TEU vessels constructed by Hyundai Samho for service on its Far East-Europe service. American President Line is to deploy the suezmax ultra large container vessels, the APL Raffles, on Loop 7 of the G6 Asia-North Europe service.…
A passenger ship of Trans Asia shipping company with 379 people onboard caught fire while it was sailing from Ozamiz City to Cebu province. M/V Trans Asia 2 was floating 2,4 n.m. off the coast of Balicasag Island in Bohol province when the vessel’s captain, Rudy Verba noticed that a thick smoke was coming…