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Bahamas a top-performing flag state, says ICS report

The Bahamas has been confirmed as a top-performing flag state, achieving positive scores across all 19 categories of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)’s 2020-21 Flag State Performance Table.In ICS’s latest report, The Bahamas scored highly …
Feb 4, 2022 / Vessels

Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas, moving to Florida

At least five people were killed as the Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday, causing vast floodings and evacuation of more than one million people in US coast. The hurricane has weakened slightly and is now a Category 4 storm as it …
Sep 3, 2019 / Accidents

Disney Cruise Line names LNG-powered cruise ship

The U.S.-based Disney Cruise Line has revealed the name of the fifth ship in its fleet and the first of three LNG-powered newbuilds ordered from the Meyer Werft shipyard.Disney said that the cruise ship was scheduled to be delivered in late 2021 …
Aug 27, 2019 / Cruise

Excelerate and Equinor Perform First STS Transfer of LNG in The Bahamas

On February 7, 2019, Excelerate Energy L.P. (Excelerate) and Equinor Energy AS (Equinor) completed the first ever ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in The Bahamas. Utilizing Excelerate’s floating storage regasification unit …
Feb 18, 2019 / Vessels