Meyer begins construction on second LNG-powered ship for Costa Cruises

Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland has begun construction on Costa Toscana, the second ship to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), for Costa Cruises.

Costa Toscana is the second of two ships ordered by Costa Cruises, the Italian brand of leisure travel company Carnival Corporation.

The ships can be powered in port and at sea by LNG. The first ship, Costa Smeralda, is nearing completion and will enter service in October. Costa Toscana is expected to be delivered in 2021.

After the launch of the...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/meyer-lng-powered-ship-costa-cruises/

Taiwanese freighter collided with Navy ship, allegedly Chinese UPDATE Photo

Aug 1 Update: Taiwanese Coast Guard said that after an extensive search, PP-10053 established contact with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship. The PLAN ship’s commander said that his ship had been damaged in the collision as well and needed to return to Xiamen Port for repairs, according to the report.
The PLAN ship refused to stop and submit to inspection and ceased communications with the Taiwanese patrol boat. Due to the darkness at the late-night hour, the Chinese ship’s number...

https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/07/31/taiwanese-freighter-collided-with-navy-ship-allegedly-chinese/

Container ship collided with ferry in Strait of Gibraltar UPDATE Photos

CAROLINA STAR

Aug 1: Both ships suffered serious damages. Ferry stb stern above waterline was smashed, container ship suffered portside bow breach, also above waterline. Jul 31: Ferry NAPOLES, linking Algeciras Spain with Tanger Morocco, contacted container ship CAROLINA STAR at around 0100 UTC Jul 31 in vicinity of Tanger, both ships reported to sustain slight superficial damages and were berthed at Tanger. As of 1630 UTC Jul 31, both ships were still berthed at Tanger, probably damages weren’t that...

https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/26657/container-ship-collided-ferry-strait-gibraltar/

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