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Prayer Requests:
For the repose of the Soul of Capt. Timothy A. Brown who served as the International President of Masters, Mates & Pilots.
For the repose of the soul of Louise Baker, wife of John Baker, with the International Longshoremen's Union and the Cleveland Port Council.
For all seafarers who are just starting their careers, especially those who are struggling to find work in the current economic climate.
Prayer of St. Basil of
Caesarea (ca. 330-379)
Steer the ship of my life, Lord, to your quiet harbor, where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict. Show me the course I should take. Renew in me the gift of discernment, so that I can see the right direction in which I should go. And give me the strength and the courage to choose the right course, even when the sea is rough and the waves are high, knowing that through enduring hardship and danger in your name we shall find comfort and peace.
A Seafarers' Prayer
O God, I ask you to take me into your care and protection along with all those who sail ships. Make me alert and wise in my duties. Make me faithful in the time of routine, and prompt to decide and courageous to act in any time of crisis. Protect me in the dangers and perils of the sea; and even in the storm, grant that there may be peace and calm within my heart. When I am far from home and far from loved ones and far from the country that I know, help me to be quite sure that, wherever I am, I can never drift beyond your love and care. Take care of my loved ones in the days and weeks and months when I am separated from them, sometimes with half the world between them and me. Keep me true to them and keep them true to me, and every time that we have to part, bring us together in safety and in loyalty again. This I ask for your love's sake. -Amen-
AOS PRAYER
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy upon all Seafarers.
(1 Our Father)
(Hail Mary)
Our Lady, Star of the Sea, pray for us.
St. Peter, pray for us.
St. Andrew, pray for us.
Lord save us,
or we perish.
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Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; they saw the deeds of the Lord, his wondrous works in the deep. (Psalm 107:23-24)
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A Message from the President:
Annual AOS-USA Conference Summary
Dear Friends,
As you know we held our annual conference last month from March 14th to 16th. We had several Cruise Ship Priests (CSP) in attendance and had very productive and active sessions.
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We started out with a basic ship's safety presentation by personnel from the AMO STAR Center which was very informative and helpful for non-mariners like most of our priests.
Sister Joanna Okereke, of the USCCB Subcommittee on Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees, & Travelers,
gave a wonderful presentation on all of us being the "Bearers of the Good News" which was applicable to all attendees.
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Small Group Discussions during Sr Joanna's Workshop
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We reviewed the new Cruise Ship Priest manual revisions and many of the questions and comments gave the impression that many of our priests do not read the manual. There is a lot of very helpful information in the Cruise Ship Priest Manual, and we can make it an even stronger document by all of our priests contributing info as they experience issues aboard ship. Thank you Father Dennis Donovan for your great work on our manual.
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Cruise Ship Priest Work Session, with Deborah Meador from Holland America Line/Seabourn Cruises.
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One of the Port Chaplaincy Work Groups
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One of the most informative sessions was by Global Marine Travel. I have noted over the last few years that many of our priests end up losing money or paying significant change fees when they have to cancel or change flights to join or leave a ship. By using Global Marine, our priests can eliminate most if not all of those penalties due to Global's relationship with the various airlines. You can also make your reservation well in advance and then pay later on closer to your actual assignment. I strongly encourage all of our CSPs to investigate Global's services and benefits. They can even, in many cases, accommodate frequent flyer preferences.
Finally, we were honored to have Archbishop Wenski from the Archdiocese of Miami Celebrate Mass for us at the STAR Center. Staff and Mariners who were studying at the Center were given a late start time for class on Wednesday, so that they could attend the Mass if they wished. We were pleased to have so many mariners and staff present for the Mass.
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Mass at the AMO Star Center, celebrated by Archbishop Wenski, of the Archdiocese of Miami.
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We are aiming to have next year's conference in Dania, FL again at the STAR Center some time after Easter. The board will be deciding the dates in the next month and will advise all of you as soon as possible. Join us next year and work with us to improve the Cruise Ship Priest program and establish goals and direction for all of our membership.
George
Capt. George P. McShea, Jr.
President
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 National Maritime Day & National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners
There will be a Eucharistic celebration on Friday, May 20, 2016 at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, located at 3211Fourth Street NE Washington DC. 20017 at 12:00 pm and on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC at 12:10 pm. We will be celebrating the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners.
The Nation will celebrate the Annual National Maritime Day celebration on Monday, May 23, 2016 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at the U.S. Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington D.C. 20590.
All are invited to attend, or to celebrate in their own ports.
Sincerely,
Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ
Assistant Director,
Cultural Diversity in the Church/USCCB
AOS National Director
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Notes from On Board
Editor's Note: The following is from one of our Cruise Ship Priests onboard.
I am recently returned from the 91-day chaplaincy assignment aboard the ms Rotterdam. It was a marvelous experience. The passengers and crew universally appreciative of the various ministries provided in the lead-up to Lent, during the Lenten season and for the first 2 weeks of Easter. It was wonderful working the cruise director and events manager. Everything worked out beautifully, without incident.
Since I am also a diplomate of the Cordon Bleu, I was invited by the Culinary Arts Center host to prepare and present 4 cooking demonstrations during the cruise. These sessions were record attendance events and the passengers were delighted to see the priest in a wholly different role. I was also asked to be one of the judges for three cooking competitions among the ship's culinary department.
And lastly, Easter Sunday was a marvelous event, hosted in the Showroom at Sea. The ship's florist did spectacular floral arrangements; music was enhanced by the BB King All stars, an Italian lyric tenor, Mario Romano, who was onboard for two main stage entertainment events, the Culinary Arts Center host who is a professional singer and served as cantor, and the keyboardist from the ship's band, whp accompanied the hymns. The stage crew did a fabulous job in lighting the stage and managing the sound. All in all, the hosannas rang!
Warm best wishes for Eastertide.
Fr. Walter J. Smith, S.J.
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Courtesy: International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network
You may already be aware of our Training on Board initiative, a resource designed for better health at sea. Training on Board has a website and monthly newsletter designed with seafarers in mind. It features workouts, nutrition guides and health tips, all made for seafarers. We're working with experts from Ship Shape Health to make Training on Board bigger, better and even more seafarer focused over the coming months. If you want to get in on the action, sign up here. You can even compete against ships and companies to see who's getting the fittest, or check your fitness age against your actual age and see how truly healthy you are! Do you have any questions about fitness, health or nutrition? However big or small, send them to us via Facebook or Twitter , and we'll get our expert to answer them in future newsletters or on the Training on Board website. Remember, when it comes to your health, there are no silly questions! Best wishes. ISWAN International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network
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Courtesy: Maritime Executive
On Tuesday, in a hearing of the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, congressional representatives called for increased funding for the U.S. Coast Guard's acquisition needs and questioned administrators on the status of America's merchant fleet.
Committee Chairman Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) opened the meeting with criticism of the proposed FY 2017 budget for the Coast Guard, which he described as underfunded, about $1 billion below the level necessary for acquisitions. He warned that this could "degrade mission effectiveness" for the USCG and end up costing taxpayers more in the long term.
The budget as submitted includes $700 million for Coast Guard surface asset recapitalization and sustainment, including acquisition costs for the National Security Cutter, the Fast Response Cutter and the Offshore Patrol Cutter.
USCG Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft did not address the funding level in the administration's proposal, but he reminded the panel that the service had top priority acquisition needs ahead, including the Fast Response Cutter and the Offshore Patrol Cutter. He also noted that the USCG has only one functioning heavy icebreaker left, the Polar Star. She is the only remaining government vessel capable of performing a break-in mission to McMurdo Station, an American research outpost and logistics hub in Antarctica. He said that he is "pleased the President's Budget includes $150 million to accelerate the acquisition of a new heavy polar icebreaker," and warned that the service estimates the forty-year-old Star has only seven years of useful service life left.
In previous years, the NSF has been forced to charter Russian icebreakers for this task. Multiple U.S. Antarctic stations are dependent on the shipments to McMurdo for resupply.
The panel asked him about the status of the Star's disabled sister ship Polar Sea; he said that "we have pulled the Polar Sea out of the water to do a material assessment on the ship," with a report due this summer to provide "a floor- maybe not a ceiling, but a floor" for the cost of her reactivation. But he suggested that the prospects for her reuse are limited. "Let's be honest, how many more years can you get out of a 40 year old ship, and for how much," he said, emphasizing that it would come down to a business decision. If she is to be reactivated, he said that it would require "some top line relief," meaning additional funding.
All present spoke in defense of the Jones Act, America's cabotage law. Admiral Zukunft emphasized the quality of new LNG-fueled container ships being built for TOTE by American yard General Dynamics NASSCO, and said that that capacity would be lost without the Jones Act. "If you take the Jones act away, the first thing that goes away is these shipyards, and what goes behind that are the mariners . . . If we don't have a U.S. fleet, if we don't have U.S. shipyards to constitute that fleet, as we look at how did the United states prevail in wars past, it really began with our industrial base . . . I am concerned that any repeal of [the Jones Act] would really cut at the heart of that industrial base."
He added that port state control inspections show that "every day we detain 2-3 ships that arrive in the United States" for deficiencies, even though foreign flag states "uphold that they are [compliant]." For safety and security, he said, "no one does it better than the United States."
Maritime Administrator Chip Jaenichen estimated upwards of 40 ships being built in the U.S. now, creating 110,000 jobs and sustaining a $36 billion industry. "Without the Jones Act, those builds don't happen," he said. "Without that commercial shipbuilding and that industrial base, it will have an impact on the taxpayer," increasing the cost of vessels acquired for NOAA, the USCG, the Navy and the Corps of Engineers.
Ranking member Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) concurred with Rep. Hunter's call for more acquisition, maintenance and operating funding for the USCG. He also suggested the full restoration of the monetized food aid program Food for Peace, under which American agricultural products are provided to NGOs at no cost or low cost, then shipped aboard U.S.-flagged vessels and resold in nations afflicted by famine or natural disaster.
The Obama administration negotiated a partial reallocation of Food for Peace funds starting in FY2014; Jaenichen said that the resultant drop in U.S.-flag shipments had cost the American merchant fleet about four to six ships, primarily bulkers.
But beyond the loss of the U.S.-flagged vessels themselves, he is concerned that if the domestic fleet should shrink by another four to six ships, the number of working American merchant mariners would be at a critical level - below the number required in the event of national emergency.
Food for Peace is controversial; USAID says that the $1.5 billion program, known as Title II, is 20-30 percent more expensive than funding local food purchases in the affected countries; critics, including former USAID administrator Andrew S. Natsios, also allege that the long global supply chain means delivery may arrive too late for emergency famine relief.
The industry association American Maritime Congress has long defended Title II. "By purchasing U.S. grown commodities and shipping the cargo on U.S.-flag vessels, we are able to accomplish the goals of providing stable food supplies for developing countries while also benefiting our own economy and ensuring the seafarer and ship base necessary for our national and homeland security," the AMC says.
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The US' Jones Act gets a new fight and a new argument
Courtesy: International Shipping News
4 April 2016
A nearly century-old US shipping law that has broad, bipartisan support in Congress faces a new opposition effort aimed at lessening costs to East Coast refiners.
US Representative Mike Pompeo, a Kansas Republican, last week said that he has begun an effort to repeal certain elements of the law, known as the Jones Act.
"There are pieces of [the Jones Act] that are anachronistic," Pompeo said at an event at the Hudson Institute in Washington. "We should certainly look at making sure that we reduce the friction associated with the transportation of energy commodities and, frankly, other commodities around the world."
East Coast refiners have long complained that the Jones Act puts them at a competitive disadvantage to refiners in Canada and Europe and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, the industry's chief lobbying group, has called reform of the Jones Act a key policy goal this year.
The effort to weaken the Jones Act is still in its nascent stages, but the American maritime industry, and its throng of supporters on Capitol Hill, have already begun to fight back.
The intense lobbying effort is nothing new for the Jones Act, which requires vessels transporting goods between US ports to be US-flagged, US-built and majority US-owned. But that effort, traditionally focused on the financial health of the domestic maritime industry, has been refocused, this time on national and homeland security.
"A repeal of the Jones Act would significantly undermine national security," said Tom Allegretti, chairman of the American Maritime Partnership, in a statement to Platts. "Given the state of the world, particularly this week, it's hard to imagine changing a law that plays a major role in border protection, homeland security and prevention of illegal immigration."
Allegretti said the Jones Act has massive support from military leaders and the US Coast Guard due to its contribution to maintaining a US-flagged commercial fleet for military sealift, which he said would cost billions for the Department of Defense to replicate.
These points were echoed in recent statements from Representative Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
"The domestic maritime industry in Texas is important not just for the good jobs it provides and the critical role it plays in keeping our petrochemical industry functioning efficiently, but also because it is a critical link in our homeland and border security," said McCaul. "Tens of thousands of security-screened American seafarers, who crew the hundreds of tugs, towboats, barges and offshore supply boats working all along the Texas coast, help keep terrorists away from our border and our critical petrochemical infrastructure."
And in a recent editorial, Slade Gorton, a former Washington Republican senator and member of the 911 Commission, wrote that "the most vital benefit of the Jones Act is the law's critical role in protecting America's borders and homeland security."
Pompeo declined to detail how he intended to change the Jones Act, either through legislation or other avenues, and would not identify any other House or Senate member he was working with on the effort. He said there was support within Congress to reform the law, but "not nearly enough" to get such a change passed.
Still, he said many had viewed the end of long-standing restrictions on US exports as unlikely, even days before President Barack Obama signed the change into law in December.
"Times change," said Pompeo, a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
AFPM had pushed for Jones Act reforms, along with a repeal of the Renewable Fuel Standard, to be tied to a lifting of longstanding restrictions on crude exports. When those export restrictions were lifted as part of a government spending bill signed into law December 18, the RFS repeal was never considered and the bill actually included language for the US Customs and Border Protection to better enforce the Jones Act.
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ILO Minimum Wage for Seafarers to Stay at $615
Courtesy: International Chamber of Shipping
Press Release
The recommended International Labour Organization (ILO) Minimum Wage for Able Seafarers will remain at its current level of US$ 614 basic pay per month until at least 2018. This follows an ILO Joint Maritime Commission (JMC) meeting held in Geneva last week, comprising representatives of maritime employers co-ordinated by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and seafarers' unions co-ordinated by the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF). Speaking after the ILO JMC meeting on behalf of ICS, the spokeperson for the Shipowners' Group, Max Johns (German Shipowners' Association) said: "The continuation of the current minimum wage until at least 2018, at the increased level which came into effect in January 2016 as a result of the previous JMC agreement, means that employers should benefit from a period of stability in what are otherwise very challenging markets for the global industry." ICS, in its role as an official ILO social partner, says that it firmly continues to support the global minimum wage, a concept unique to the international shipping industry. While the ILO minimum only refers to the basic wage for the non-officer grade of Able Seafarer, the total minimum payable is actually much higher when account is taken of overtime payments and other pay related entitlements under the ILO Maritime Labour Convention. The ILO Joint Maritime Commission is next expected to review the ILO minimum wage during 2018.
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Former International President of MM&P Passes
Courtesy: Maritime Executive
11 April 2016
Editor's Note: Capt. Brown was well respected in the industry. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family.
Captain Timothy A. Brown, 73, who led the Masters, Mates & Pilots as International President for 21 years before retiring at the end of 2012, died on Sunday.
Generous, thoughtful and open-hearted, Tim was also a fierce defender of the working conditions of MM&P members and an adroit negotiator on their behalf.
"Tim always cared first and foremost about the men and women on the ships," said MM&P President Don Marcus. "He preserved the livelihoods, working conditions and benefits for our members, pensioners and their families. He worked with particular dedication to enhance health care benefits for everyone covered under the MM&P Health & Benefit plans."
A mentor to younger mariners and a father figure to MM&P and Plan Office staff, he never forgot to send greetings and sometimes a gift on holidays and birthdays.
Brown joined Masters, Mate & Pilots in August of 1965 and served in the American Merchant Marine during the Vietnam War.
His first MM&P vessel was the
SS Fruitvale Hills. He sailed as deck cadet on the
SS Del Oro for Delta Steamship Lines. He first sailed as master aboard the
Sealand Consumer for Sealand Service Inc. in 1983. His last command as master was aboard the same vessel in 1991.
Brown gained MM&P office in 1991 as an insurgent candidate in a badly fractured organization. After six terms at the helm, he left a legacy of stability, integrity and pride to the membership of the Masters, Mates & Pilots.
Among his many awards for service to the industry are the Admiral of the Ocean Seas (AOTOS) Award in 2002, the Seafarers' and International House "Outstanding Friend of Seafarers" Award in 2004 and the Father Lalonde "Spirit of the Seas" Award by the Council of American Master Mariners in 2012.
In 2009, he was admitted to the Port of New York and New Jersey's International Maritime Hall of Fame.
He retired as MM&P President on January 1, 2013. In March of that year, he was named a Commodore of the U.S. Maritime Service by order of President Barack Obama. "It goes to show how much respect people in every sector of the maritime industry have for Tim," said Maryland Pilot Brian Hope.
Brown was named President Emeritus of Masters, Mates & Pilots by Delegates to the Eighty-fourth MM&P Convention.
"Tim brought stability and respect to our organization," said MM&P President Don Marcus. "His achievements have laid a foundation of unity and professionalism on which the membership of our union can build going forward. We are so proud of what Tim gave to our brothers and our sisters, proud of what he achieved for the industry."
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US Navy Sailors Reflect on Capt. Phillips Rescue
Courtesy: Maritime Professional
By: Eric Haun
14 April 2016 
U.S. Navy sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer took time to reflect on the anniversary of the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips from Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden seven years ago.
Phillips was rescued April 12, 2009 by special operations personnel aboard USS Bainbridge and transferred to Boxer for medical evaluation and care. Boxer also served as a staging platform for the rescue operation.
"This is a great reminder of the flexibility and warfighting spirit USS Boxer exhibits; always ready to respond, no matter the crisis, operation or mission," said Capt. Mike Ruth, Boxer's commanding officer.
"The Capt. Phillips story displays the great teamwork across communities within the U.S. Navy as evidenced by our ships and special operations forces during this well-coordinated and executed rescue mission."
Boxer was conducting routine operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations when the ship was tasked with the counter-piracy mission within the Maritime Security Patrol Area of the Gulf of Aden.
"Once Boxer entered the rescue operation for Capt. Phillips there was a noticeable sense of purpose in the demeanor of the entire crew," said Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Matthew Jackson, current member of Boxer Media division and a former member of the 2009 crew.
Combined Task Force 151, then commanded by Adm. Michelle Howard, embarked Boxer prior to the mission, and had command and control of all Navy assets in the area during the hostage situation.
Cmdr. Frank X. Castellano, former commander of Bainbridge, began negotiations with the suspected pirates, and ultimately gave the order to three Navy SEAL snipers to execute a synchronized shot to incapacitate Phillips' captors.
"I was excited to see the SEALs come on board and execute the mission of rescuing Capt. Phillips," said Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Charles Ellis, who was aboard Boxer in 2009 and is currently the leading chief petty officer of the Crash and Salvage division.
"Watching the movie made me realize that I was actually a part of history."
"Boxer played a critical role in Capt. Phillips rescue," Jackson said. "The multipurpose functionality of amphibious assault ships extends potential mission capabilities beyond simply being a floating airport. The Boxer crew took a great deal of pride in being part of the operation."
"It really put the Boxer out there on a level above and beyond other ships," Ellis said. "The mission gave a great feeling of success to the American public, something more than just warfighting capabilities."
Phillips' rescue mission demonstrated to the crew why Boxer is such a valued U.S. Naval asset.
"The medical department is huge, the vertical takeoff and landing ability of Harrier aircraft is a game changer, the deck department Sailors on amphibious ships are the best I've seen in seven deployments, and flexible mentality of the crew solidify that foundation," Jackson said.
"The reason I came back to the gator Navy is because Boxer has shown me this ship can go anywhere and do anything."
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MSC Cruises Plans to Build World's Largest LNG-Powered
Courtesy: G Captain
By: Mike Schuler
6 April 2016
Swiss-based MSC Cruises has revealed major plans to build up to four new LNG-powered cruise ships exceeding more than 200,000 gross tons.
The announcement was made as the company, the largest privately-owned cruise line in the world, signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the construction of the ships with STX France at the company's shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.
The four ships provided under the LOI include two firm orders and two options with delivery planned in 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026. MSC Cruises confirmed that the new order would represent a nearly $4.5 billion investment, which would bring the company's 10-year investment plan to an "unprecedented" $10.2 billion and eleven next-generation newbuilds by 2026.
The vessel's, to be known as the "World Class", will be based on a new next-generation LNG-powered prototype featuring a GRT in excess of 200,000 tonnes, more than 2,700 staterooms and approximately 5,400 lower berths occupancy, making them the biggest LNG-powered cruise ships planned to date and the most environmentally friendly.
A ceremony for the signing of the letter of intent was held at the Élysée Palace in France and attended by French President Francois Hollande François Hollande, as well as MSC Group's Founder and Executive Chairman, Gianluigi Aponte, and STX France's CEO Laurent Castaing.
"Today's announcement is further proof, if needed, of our view that this industry presents significant opportunities for additional growth going forward for both our brand and product, as well as of our firm commitment to be best-positioned to capture them to the fullest," said Pierfrancesco Vago, MSC Cruises Executive Chairman. "For this reason, our ten-plus year investment plan now encompasses up to eleven new MSC Cruises ships, coming into service between 2017 and 2026. It is also a reflection of our constant commitment to innovation, as we will partner with STX France to design yet again a completely new prototype - already the sixth in our history."
Including the four ships announced Wednesday, a total of 20 ships will have been designed and built by STX France in Saint-Nazaire for MSC Cruises.
"We have just signed an unprecedented agreement with MSC Cruises which will give us a vision of our industrial capacity for the next ten years! We have had a good relationship with MSC Cruises for many years now, and this new agreement strengthens this further," commented Laurent Castaing, STX Frances Chief Executive Officer. "We have already designed four different classes for MSC Cruises - Lirica, Musica, Fantasia and Meraviglia - each with four ships, and now we are working together on this new generation of "World Class" ships."
MSC Cruises informs that in addition to the four ships just ordered, its current investment plan includes orders with STX France for two Meraviglia and two further Meraviglia-Plus Class ships as well as orders with Fincantieri in Italy for up to three next-generation Seaside Class ships. The plan also includes the $227 million Renaissance Program, in which four ships out of 12 of the company's fleet were enhanced and enlarged at the Fincantieri shipyards.
MSC Cruises' announcement follows some big cruise industry news over the weekend as Carnival Corp. finalized its contracts with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build five new cruise ships costing more than $3.4 billion. Delivery of those ships are scheduled for 2019 and 2020.
In June 2015, Carnival became the first to order ocean-going cruise ships powered by liquefied natural gas, the world's cleanest fossil fuel, with its order for four ships. Those ships will be built by Meyer Werft and split between their yards in Papenburg, Germany and Turku, Finland. Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise company, currently has a total of 16 new ships scheduled to be delivered across several of its portfolio of brands between 2016 and 2020.
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Join AOS-USA in saying the AOS Prayer each day!
Please take the time to say this pray with us each day:
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy upon all Seafarers
(1 Our Father)
(Hail Mary)
Our Lady, Star of the Sea, pray for us.
St. Peter, pray for us.
St. Andrew, pray for us.
Lord save us, or we perish!
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Important Upcoming Events for
AOS-USA Members
National Day of Prayer & Remembrance for Mariners celebrated at USCCB May 20, 2016
1:00 PM
National Day of Prayer & Remembrance for Mariners celebrated at National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception: May 21, 2016
12:10 PM
Official Date of National Maritime Day & National Day of Prayer & Remembrance for Mariners
May 22, 2016
National Celebration of National Maritime Day
May 23, 2016
10:00 AM - Noon
US Department of Transportation
Washington, DC
Sea Sunday
July 10, 2016
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