Maritime Bell
LightNews LightNews
banner
maritimebell.com
Maritime Bell
@maritimebell.com
57 followers 80 following 1.7K posts
Up-to-date maritime news, including the shipping, cruise and offshore sectors.
Posts Replies Media Videos
maritimebell.com
Carnival Delays Departures After Widespread IT Problems #CruiseNews #MaritimeIT #CarnivalCruise
Carnival Delays Departures After Widespread IT Problems
Carnival vessels experienced delayed departures from their homeports on Sunday after an IT problem slowed debarkation and embarkation operations.
www.maritimebell.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Costa Serena to House Athletes at 2026 Asian Games #CruiseLife #AsianGames2026 #FloatingAccommodation
Costa Serena to House Athletes at 2026 Asian Games
The Organizing Committee for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and Asian Para Games has chartered the cruise ship, Costa Serena for the event.
www.maritimebell.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Princess Cruises’ Alfredo’s Earns Italian Cuisine Certification #ItalianCuisine #PrincessCruises #MaritimeDining
Princess Cruises’ Alfredo’s Earns Italian Cuisine Certification
Alfredo’s Pizzeria on Sun and Star Princesses receives Ospitalità Italiana Certification, seen as the highest international recognition for Italian food.
www.maritimebell.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Anthem of the Seas Resumes Sydney Cruises After Repairs #AnthemoftheSeas #SydneyCruises #MaritimeNews
Anthem of the Seas Resumes Sydney Cruises After Repairs
Anthem of the Seas returned to Sydney after being out of operation for ten days after its previous voyage was cancelled due to technical issues.
www.maritimebell.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Maersk Confirms Order for Eight 18,600 TEU Boxships #Maersk #Containerships #MaritimeNews
Maersk Confirms Order for Eight 18,600 TEU Boxships
Maersk finalizes contract with China’s New Times Shipbuilding to build eight large container ships, advancing its ongoing fleet renewal strategy.
www.maritimebell.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Nick Cosslett Returns to Fred. Olsen as Borealis Director #MaritimeLeadership #CruiseIndustry #FredOlsen
Nick Cosslett Returns to Fred. Olsen as Borealis Director
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced the return of a well-known team member, welcoming Nick Cosslett back as Cruise Director aboard Borealis.
www.maritimebell.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Amangati to Debut With Helipads and Curated Shore Access #LuxuryYacht
#SuperyachtDesign
#MaritimeInnovation
Amangati to Debut With Helipads and Curated Shore Access
The upcoming 94-guest Amangati super yacht is set to feature two helipads when it enters service for Aman at Sea in the Mediterranean in 2027.
www.maritimebell.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
maritimebell.com
Panama-Flag Container Ship Sinks Off Phuket Coast #MaritimeNews #ShippingIncident #ContainerShip
Panama-Flag Container Ship Sinks Off Phuket Coast
Panama-flagged container ship traveling from Port Klang to Chattogram sank off the coast of Phuket over the weekend after it developing a list.
www.maritimebell.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
maritimebell.com
TUI Cruises Introduces Exclusive Mein Schiff Monopoly Game #CruiseNews #MaritimeGames #MeinSchiff
TUI Cruises Introduces Exclusive Mein Schiff Monopoly Game
TUI Cruises has unveiled a Mein Schiff Monopoly edition, according to a company statement. The game lets players explore bars and restaurants.
www.maritimebell.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
maritimebell.com
India Detains Three Tankers in Offshore Oil Smuggling Case #MaritimeSecurity #OilSmuggling #ShippingNews
India Detains Three Tankers in Offshore Oil Smuggling Case
India’s coast guard took custody of three tankers located 100 nautical miles west of Mumbai, targeting an international oil smuggling network.
www.maritimebell.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM
maritimebell.com
Seabourn Venture Sets New Southern Record in Antarctica #AntarcticaExpedition #SeabournVenture #MaritimeRecords
Seabourn Venture Sets New Southern Record in Antarctica
Seabourn Venture sailed 70 degrees south during a 12-day Antarctic expedition marking the furthest southern point reached by a Carnival operated ship.
www.maritimebell.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM
maritimebell.com
MSC Expands LNG Container Ship Order With Eight More Vessels #LNGShipping #SustainableMaritime #ContainerShips
MSC Expands LNG Container Ship Order With Eight More Vessels
MSC takes another step toward expanding its LNG-powered fleet by confirming options for eight additional 11,500 teu dual-fuel containerships.
www.maritimebell.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
maritimebell.com
Costa Cruises Celebrates World Nutella Day at Sea #WorldNutellaDay #CostaCruises #CruiseLife
Costa Cruises Celebrates World Nutella Day at Sea
Costa Cruises celebrated World Nutella Day on February 5 with a variety of Nutella-themed treats served at its onboard Nutella Bar, the company said
www.maritimebell.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Norwegian Bliss Ends Jersey Boys Broadway Production #NorwegianBliss #BroadwayAtSea #CruiseEntertainment
Norwegian Bliss Ends Jersey Boys Broadway Production
Sailings on Norwegian Bliss will no longer feature the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys,” according to a recent update from Norwegian Cruise Line.
www.maritimebell.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Harren and NSB Launch New Manning Firm in Philippines #MaritimeRecruitment #PhilippinesShipping #CrewManagement
Harren and NSB Launch New Manning Firm in Philippines
German shipmanagement and shipping companies Harren Group and NSB Group have established a new crewing agency, Albireo, in the Philippines.
www.maritimebell.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Holland America Line Expands 2027-28 Pacific Itineraries #CruiseNews #HollandAmerica #PacificItineraries
Holland America Line Expands 2027-28 Pacific Itineraries
Holland America announced new itineraries for 2027–28 season, covering destinations including Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal, and the Pacific Coast.
www.maritimebell.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Maersk and ONE Report Losses as Container Market Weakens #ContainerShipping #Maersk #ShippingMarket
Maersk and ONE Report Losses as Container Market Weakens
Pressure on the container shipping sector deepens after Maersk joined ONE in reporting losses in its ocean business for the final quarter of 2025.
www.maritimebell.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Passenger Airlifted From AIDAperla After Medical Emergency #MaritimeRescue #MedicalEvacuation #CruiseShipSafety
Passenger Airlifted From AIDAperla After Medical Emergency
A passenger traveling aboard AIDAperla was evacuated Tuesday morning after experiencing a heart attack while the vessel was sailing near Bonaire.
www.maritimebell.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Holland America Marks 100 Years of Caribbean Sailing #HollandAmericaLine #CaribbeanCruise #MaritimeHistory
Holland America Marks 100 Years of Caribbean Sailing
Holland America is celebrating a century of cruising in the Caribbean with a limited-time promotion that includes a $100 onboard credit for two,
www.maritimebell.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Chimu Launches Literary Retreat Voyage to Antarctica #AntarcticVoyage #LiteraryRetreat #MaritimeTravel
Chimu Launches Literary Retreat Voyage to Antarctica
Chimu Adventures unveils themed expedition, Frozen Chapters: A Literary Retreat to Antarctica, aboard the Ocean Nova, the company announced.
www.maritimebell.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Car Carrier Ordering Slows as Overcapacity Risks Rise #ShippingTrends #CarCarriers #MaritimeNews
Car Carrier Ordering Slows as Overcapacity Risks Rise
Previously booming newbuild market for car carriers is losing momentum, with concerns about excess capacity growing across the PCTC sector.
www.maritimebell.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 AM
maritimebell.com
MSC Cruises Partners With ORCA for Alaska Whale Research #WhaleConservation #SustainableCruising #AlaskaWildlife
MSC Cruises Partners With ORCA for Alaska Whale Research
MSC reveals collaboration with marine conservation group ORCA, which sees them place first dedicated marine mammal observer onboard MSC Poesia.
www.maritimebell.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Estonia Detains Baltic Spirit Over Suspected Smuggling #MaritimeSecurity #ShipDetention #BalticSea
Estonia Detains Baltic Spirit Over Suspected Smuggling
Bahamas-flagged reefer ship Baltic Spirit is detained by Estonian authorities amid suspicions of smuggling activity connected to Ecuador cargo.
www.maritimebell.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Medical Evacuation Carried Out on Icon of the Seas #maritimenews #seasafety #medevac
Medical Evacuation Carried Out on Icon of the Seas
Medical evacuation was conducted on Icon of the Seas during its current Eastern Caribbean sailing after two guests suffered serious medical issues
www.maritimebell.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:17 AM
maritimebell.com
Spectrum of the Seas China Sailings Updated Through 2027 #CruiseNews #SpectrumoftheSeas #AsiaCruises
Spectrum of the Seas China Sailings Updated Through 2027
Royal Caribbean International has confirmed additional itinerary adjustments for upcoming Spectrum of the Seas cruises sailing from China.
www.maritimebell.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM