Costa Crociere and Titan-Micoperi, the American-Italian jv appointed to remove Costa Concordia from its resting place off the island of Giglio, today announced a four-stage plan for the operation.
So-called 'trialogue' talks in Brussels between representatives of the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission are understood to be moving towards a compromise on the incendiary issue of tough new sulphur limits on marine fuels.
Royal Caribbean International added Legend of the Seas and Vision of the Seas to complete its Europe 2013 deployment, totaling nine ships. That is scaled back from the record 12 RCI vessels in Europe during 2012.