Today, a regional Venetian court ordered a temporary suspension on the canal restrictions for cruise ships with a tonnage over 40,000 GRT and the upcoming ban on cruise ships with a tonnage over 96,000 GRT. The motion to suspend the restriction was recently introduced to the regional court by the Venetian Cruise Terminal organization, local […]
On Wednesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a number of environmental and local groups seeking to block cruise operations in the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The lawsuit, which has been moving its way through local courts until these past few months, claims the cruise industry in Charleston has become […]
The Costa Concordia’s former Captain, Francesco Schetinno, is battling new evidence today as his trial continues in a small town in Tuscany. Earlier today, new evidence of Schetinno’s abandonment was presented to the court in a newly surfaced voice recording. The voice recording, played to the court, reveals a conversation between Italian Coast Guard CaptainĀ Gregorio […]
Earlier this weekend, the South Carolina Supreme Court dismissed lawsuits filed by the Preservation Society of Charleston, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League and neighborhood groupsĀ against Carnival Cruise Lines. The lawsuits alleged that Carnival’s ship operations in the city violated local noise and pollution laws. The groups sought to have cruise operations blocked in the […]
Earlier this week, an Italian judge rejected Captain Francesco Schettino’s plea bargain and ordered him to stand trial for the deaths of 32 passengers and causing a shipwreck last January. The trial is expected to begin on July 9th and will take place in the Italian city ofĀ Grosseto, the city closest to the Costa Concordia’s […]