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The Costa Concordia has been half-submerged off the Italian island of Giglio since January.

Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal will be the home port for Costa Victoria , which will provide 33 itineraries a year, making Costa Cruises the biggest international operator at the terminal.

Salvage crews will employ huge cranes and air tanks to refloat the half-submerged Costa Concordia cruise liner in the largest ever operation of its kind, according to a plan unveiled on Friday.

Salvage experts outlined their plan Friday to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from the sea floor off Italy in one piece and tow it from the disaster site.

Costa Cruises plans to reveal details of its salvage plans to remove the partially sunken Costa Concordia ship, which capsized off the Tuscan Island of Giglio in January.

Ship-shape voyagers get a taste of HK Passengers enjoyed the sights and smells of Victoria Harbour yesterday as Costa Cruises celebrated the maiden call of Costa Victoria, the operator's largest cruise ship in Asia Pacific.

A FISHERMAN who survived a month adrift at sea with only rainwater to drink is suing the owners of a cruise liner that failed to rescue him.

Last month, after a period of rough seas following the Costa Concordia disaster, Costa Cruises saw a 25% annual rise in bookings.

Oslo/Bergen: DNV has, as part of a strategic partnership with StormGeo, acquired the right to purchase 22,6 % of StormGeo's shares through a mutually convertible capital issue, putting their weight behind meteorology and risk assessment company.

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APL's largest and newest vessel is also its most environmentally-friendly and fuel-efficient. The Singapore-based carrier says the 10,700-TEU APL Southampton, which called on the Port of Singapore on her maiden voyage today, has been fitted with a ballast water treatment system and an electronically-controlled main engine, signalling a new era of ... (more)

The president of Costa Cruises said data from the black box from the deadly Jan.

To benefit from the current strong demand for high specification drilling units Seadrill announced that it has entered into a turnkey construction contract with Hyundai Samho Shipyard for the construction of a new harsh environment semisubmersible drilling rig.

Costa Fascinosa , the new 114,500 gt flagship of Costa Cruises, has been delivered to the cruise line, by shipbuilder Fincantieri in Venice, Italy.

A tragedy like the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner "will not happen again," the shipping line's boss said Saturday as he unveiled a new luxury vessel to the public.