Overreliance on an electronic chart, miscommunication and an outdated navigational chart were all factors in Radiance of the Seas damaging a cruise terminal pier last year near Sitka, Alaska, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

EST-Floattech's Octopus series battery system received Lloyd's Register and Bureau Veritas type approval for maritime applications.

Carnival Cruise Line arranged for a fire truck to be donated to the Grand Turk Domestic Fire Services.

Survitec opened a new customer service center in Miami, doubling its operations to facilitate anticipated demand for Seahaven.

The US Coast Guard warned against over-pressurizing inflatable boats following an incident that severely injured a US passenger during a Viking Polaris Antarctica cruise.

US Coast Guard Activities Europe, the National Transportation Safety Board and international flag administrations are investigating marine casualties involving the death or injury of US citizens on Antarctica cruises.

Marine evacuation system (MES) Life Ark from Survitec has received full type approval certification from Bureau Veritas.

Fast-changing weather saw a Scenic Eclipse submersible abort its Antarctica dive, with its passengers exiting after two hours.

Survitec hired seasoned shipping executive Robert Steen Kledal as CEO.

NAPA Stability, NAPA’s new stability management software for passenger vessels, has been approved by the classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR).