Cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas has left Meyer Werft for sea trials
The cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas for the American cruise line Royal Caribbean International has left the Meyer Werft in Papenburg for Eemshaven, the Netherlands. From there, the ship will set off for technical...Read more
Damen to cut 125 jobs at its Dutch repair yards
Damen Shipyards has announced a restructuring of its repair yards Damen Verolme Rotterdam and Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam. According to trade union CNV Vakmensen director Corina Hensen, 125 jobs will be lost with most redundancies affecting...Read more
‘Charterers preventing crew change must be held accountable’
Dry bulk representative Intercargo is criticising charterers that prevent crew changes during the period of the charter. The organisation says it has learned that in a number of instances, charterers in the dry bulk sector...Read more