CEDAR POINT

  • General
    • Vessel Name : CEDAR POINT 0
    • Operator : FRANCIS S MCMILLEN 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 351 0
    • Vessel Type : 11 0
    • Construction : D 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 44 0
  • Location
    • City : SCITUATE 0
    • STATE : MA 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 5 0
    • Passenger Capacity : 29 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 25.8 257
    • Regular Breadth : 9 257
    • Overall Length : 25.8 257
    • Overall Breadt : 9 257
    • Load draft : 3 257
    • Light Draft : 3 257
    • Height : 8 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1987 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 913556 0

FRANCIS S MCMILLEN

  • Area of Operation : SCITUATE HARBOR; RIVERS IN VICINITY OF SCITUATE, MA 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS 0

EZ RIDER

  • Type : 11 0
  • Construction : D 0

News

TUI Cruises Launches Fincantieri-Built Dual-Fuel Cruise Ship

TUI Cruises Launches Fincantieri-Built Dual-Fuel Cruise Ship

Fincantieri and TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI AG and Royal Caribbean Cruises, have launched Mein Shiff Flow, a dual-fuel cruise ship newbuild.A sister ship to Mein Schiff Relax, delivered in February 2025, the new unit is scheduled to enter service in mid-2026.With approximately 160,000 gross tons

You Want to Save the Planet? Change your Ships Light Bulbs, Keep a Clean Hull

You Want to Save the Planet? Change your Ships Light Bulbs, Keep a Clean Hull

Norwegian shipowners agree: the obsession with new fuels is eliding a valuable discussion of the potential of fuel efficiency. The Aurora-class has enabled Höegh Autoliners to reduce emissions by around 58% per car carried, “before we even use low carbon fuels,” CEO Andreas Enger said.

Global Trade War Worries Grow as Trump Unveils Sweeping Tariffs

Global Trade War Worries Grow as Trump Unveils Sweeping Tariffs

The global economy is bracing for renewed turbulence following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement on Wednesday of sweeping new tariffs, triggering fears of a global trade war and sparking immediate market and political reactions.According to the White House, the new measures include a 10% minimum tariff on most imported goods, with certain products - particularly those from major U.S.

One Year Ago Today: U.S. Maritime Industry Delivers in Wake of FSK Bridge Collapse

One Year Ago Today: U.S. Maritime Industry Delivers in Wake of FSK Bridge Collapse

We are at the one-year since the Francis Scott Key (FSK) Bridge collapsed over the Patapsco River’s Fort McHenry Channel in Baltimore, Maryland.  Nearly 100 percent of the wreckage and debris removal was conducted by the Jones Act private sector U.S. maritime industry.  The FSK collapsed at about 1:28 a.m.

SCA’s Paxton Testifies to Congress on Bolstering U.S. Shipbuilding Base

SCA’s Paxton Testifies to Congress on Bolstering U.S. Shipbuilding Base

[The following are exerpts and paraphrasing from testimony given by Matthew O. Paxton, President of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), to Congress on the morning of February 26, 2025.]While maritime strength and shipbuilding historically have been a cornerstone of global power, shifting times and geopolitical pressures impact readiness and output.

Trump Pressures Iran; Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Closure

Trump Pressures Iran; Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Closure

U.S. President Donald Trump will restore his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and drive its oil exports down to zero, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz for traffic as a retaliation for Western pressure. That would shut down the region's trade and lead to a spike in oil prices.

Ammonia’s Future at a Turning Point in 2025

Ammonia’s Future at a Turning Point in 2025

The shipping industry has been watching the dual-fuel engine choices made for newbuildings as an indicator of what many see as an uncertain fuel future.In December, DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insights platform counted 27 ammonia and 322 methanol-fueled vessels currently on the orderbooks.Methanol has raced ahead of ammonia, which currently lags in both engine and regulatory development.

Greener Fuels, Cleaner Fuels?

Greener Fuels, Cleaner Fuels?

This week at MarineLink…The IMO 2020 Sulfur Cap essentially ushered in a new type of fuel - VLSFO. With it came the engine problems caused by off-spec or incompatible fuels as producers grappled with the requirement for providing a sulfur content not exceeding 0.05%. As pointed out in Lloyd’s Register’s 2024 Fuel Quality Report, persistent issues involving cat fines, stability

Maersk CEO: No Return to Red Sea Shipping Expected until ‘Well Into 2025’

Maersk CEO: No Return to Red Sea Shipping Expected until ‘Well Into 2025’

A.P. Moller-Maersk expects strong demand for shipping goods around the globe to continue in the coming months, though does not expect to resume sailing through the Suez Canal until "well into 2025".Attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Iran-aligned Houthi militants have disrupted a shipping route vital to east-west trade

US Port Strike Throws Spotlight on Big Union Foe: Automation

US Port Strike Throws Spotlight on Big Union Foe: Automation

A strike by dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast that disrupted much of the nation's ocean shipping this week ended on Thursday, but a key issue driving labor unrest across the continent - the growing use of automation - was unresolved.Companies view automation as a path to better profit while unions see it as a job-killer.

Houthis Say they Targeted Four Ships 'Linked to US, UK and Israel'

Houthis Say they Targeted Four Ships 'Linked to US, UK and Israel'

Yemen's Houthis said on Monday that they conducted four military operations targeting four ships in the Red, Arabian and Mediterranean Seas as well as the Indian Ocean "linked to the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel."In the first operation, "Israeli ship MSC Unific was targeted in the Arabian Sea," Yahya Sarea, the Yemeni group's spokesperson said."A U.S.

Rhine in South Germany Reopens to Shipping

Rhine in South Germany Reopens to Shipping

The river Rhine in south Germany reopened to cargo shipping on Friday after being closed by high water since the weekend, navigation authorities said.Falling water levels after dryer weather this week mean Rhine river shipping has re-started around Maxau in south Germany, the German inland waterways navigation agency said. This means sailings to Switzerland are again possible.