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10. Quantum of the Seas 9. MSC Meraviglia 8. MSC Virtuosa 7. MSC Grandiosa 6. Mardi Gras 5. AIDAnova 4. Oasis of the Seas 3. Allure of the Seas 2. Harmony of the Seas 1. Symphony of the Seas Future Largest Cruise Ships Outlook for Cruise Shipping Industry in 2021-2022 Last year the Internet was...
‘Stranger things have happened’ is an easy thing to say for anyone who has a job at sea. Indeed, a booming technology development of the recent years has left almost no room for mystery in our world, but the sea still provides some riddles that the human genius is unable to crack. Many mysterious ship...
Jobs at sea have a lot of pros and cons, but maritime career admittedly is one of the most challenging and exciting opportunities available today. Study all the advantages and disadvantages of the career at sea carefully; and if you decide to join the seafarers’ community, use our guide for beginners as a clear plan...
The times of striking salary differences between jobs at sea on merchant vessels and offshore fleet are long gone. Nevertheless, a career in offshore remains quite appealing as wages are still decent and the duration of contracts rarely goes beyond 4 months. This is a powerful incentive, indeed; so many seafarers strive to make a...
We’ve recently explored Largest Ships in the World 2021 as well as World’s Top 10 Largest Cruise Liners, so now it’s time to have a look at the companies that own these giants. Maritime experts resort to several methods in ship owners ranking from TEU capacity to profit evaluation, but as our readers are primarily interested...
Jobs at sea have always been demanding; and the past several months have revealed new challenges. Seafarers found themselves stranded on vessels for months; others, on the contrary, were unable to join due to the global lockdown. Covid-19 cases were spotted on board all over the world; while only 13 countries have supported the IMO’s...
Tanker is a unique type of vessel with allows transporting liquid cargos in bulk. Generally accepted commercial classification divides tankers by cargo type into the following categories: Oil tankers (those, in turn, include – Crude Oil Tankers, Oil Product Tankers, Oil / Bulk / Ore Tankers (OBO), Ore / Oil Tankers (ORO); Chemical Tankers; LPG...
WHO (World Health Organization) has acknowledged that an outbreak of Coronavirus COVID-19 has turned into a true pandemic. At present there are 134 828 cases in more than 100 countries; and 4 984 people died. Meanwhile, the Director of WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is quite optimistic and claims that COVID-19 still might become the...
If you are thinking about a career at sea and choose to study its advantages and deficiencies you will discover quickly enough that high earnings are not guaranteed to all maritime professionals. You can improve your earnings by developing your marine career, but some seamen face insurmountable discriminative issues one can do little about. Today...
News about coronavirus has been deluging the Internet and TV for a while now. As of 7th of February there are 31 493 confirmed cases, 638 people died and 1563 recovered. The majority of your compatriots might view these reports as another thriller happening, perhaps, not a long time ago, but in China far, far...