VISTA QUEEN

  • General
    • Vessel Name : VISTA QUEEN 0
    • Operator : VISTA CRUISES, INC. 0
    • Ships Type (ICST) : 351 0
    • Vessel Type : 11 0
    • Construction : A 0
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 260 0
  • Location
    • City : DULUTH 0
    • STATE : MN 0
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 96 0
  • Size
    • Register length : 63.8 257
    • Regular Breadth : 16 257
    • Overall Length : 63.8 257
    • Overall Breadt : 16 257
    • Load draft : 5.7 257
    • Light Draft : 4.9 257
  • Other
    • Year : 1987 0
    • EQUIP1 : NONE 0
    • Coast Guard Number : 1031292 0

VISTA CRUISES, INC.

  • Area of Operation : LAKE SUPERIOR ONE MILE OFF SHORE BETWEEN DULUTH AND SUPERIOR ENTRIES AND DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR 0
  • Principal Commodity : PASSENGERS 0

VISTA STAR

  • Type : 11 0
  • Construction : A 0

News

An (Electric) Jolt for the Passenger Vessel Industry

An (Electric) Jolt for the Passenger Vessel Industry

The domestic passenger vessel answers the call for cleaner and more efficient platforms. It is truly an electric time to be a part of this niche industry.In the shadow of a rapidly changing political landscape, the domestic passenger ferry sector is nevertheless seeing an increasing number of newbuild vessel orders.

Watch: Bulker and Livestock Carrier Collide

Watch: Bulker and Livestock Carrier Collide

The bulk carrier Bunun Ace and the Ayed 1, a bulk carrier that appears to have been converted to carry livestock, were involved in a collision in the Bosphorus Strait on October 3.The Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety said the Bunun Ace was heading towards the Üsküdar coast, and the swift action of the tug Kurtarma-5 averted the vessel from running aground.

Fincantieri Cuts First Steel for Oceania Sonata Cruise Ship

Fincantieri Cuts First Steel for Oceania Sonata Cruise Ship

Fincantieri has marked the start of construction of the Oceania Sonata, the new luxury cruise ship for Oceania Cruises, a brand of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.The new vessel will be the first of the new Sonata class, a next-generation series building upon the highly acclaimed Allura class, with Oceania Vista delivered by Fincantieri in 2023 and its sister ship, Oceania Allura

Outdraft Current Contributed to Ohio River Tow Strike

Outdraft Current Contributed to Ohio River Tow Strike

A barge tow struck a vane dike on the Ohio River last year because the pilot did not effectively compensate for the outdraft current while navigating out of the McAlpine Locks in Louisville, Kentucky, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded.The towing vessel Amber Brittany was transiting the Ohio River on March 8, 2024

AS Tallink Grupp: Q1 Sees a Decline in Transportation

In the first quarter of the year, AS Tallink Grupp transported 970,359 passengers, which is 12% less than in the same period last year. There was also a decline in cargo and passenger vehicle transport volumes, as economic uncertainty persisted across the region and part of the fleet was either idle or undergoing extended dry-docking.

Cruise Shipping’s Historic Rebound

Cruise Shipping’s Historic Rebound

Battered by Covid, the cruise industry was down but not out. Today it is setting records in passenger count + the size and cost of a new fleet.Post-Pandemic, the fortunes of the big cruise companies have brightened dramatically. A late December, 2024 earnings release from Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL), encompassing brands including Carnival Cruise, Holland America, Cunard

BC Ferries to Build New Vessels in Two Phases

BC Ferries to Build New Vessels in Two Phases

Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries announced it is moving forward with a program to build a series of new vessels for its busiest routes.The company said on Monday it has put out a request for proposals (RFP) to pre-qualified shipyards for the construction of the first five of seven new vessels in its New Major Vessels (NMV) project, with contracts expected to be awarded in Spring 2025

Azerbaijan-managed Vessel Is First to Head to China Via Northern Sea Route

Azerbaijan-managed Vessel Is First to Head to China Via Northern Sea Route

An oil tanker managed by an Azerbaijan-based firm is travelling the Northern Sea Route to China for the first time, taking a route so far dominated by vessels managed by Russian shipping giant Sovcomflot, according to LSEG data and two traders.The vessel Prisma is managed by a private company Vista Vvave Shipmanagement based in Azerbaijan, one of the traders said, citing the vessel's documents.

Rosatom Expects Boom in Foreign Vessels Using Arctic Shipping Route

Rosatom Expects Boom in Foreign Vessels Using Arctic Shipping Route

Russia expects a 50% rise in voyages by foreign vessels using the Northern Sea Route (NSR) along its Arctic coast this year, which Moscow sees as an alternative to the Suez Canal, state-controlled nuclear energy firm Rosatom told Reuters on Friday.Rosatom runs a fleet of icebreakers and is in charge of operations along the NSR, which connects Russian ports with China during the summer months

Malin Group Assists KBS Maritime in Hunt Class Float-Off

Malin Group Assists KBS Maritime in Hunt Class Float-Off

Heavy lift services specialists, Malin Abram, part of the Malin group, have successfully rolled out and floated off HMS Brocklesby, a Hunt Class vessel, representing one of the eight mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy, at His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth. The project, which has involved months of meticulous planning from KBS Maritime and Malin Abram

Advanced Notation Awarded For Green Steel Use

Advanced Notation Awarded For Green Steel Use

ClassNK has granted the class notation ‘a-EA (GRS)’ to Bright Queen, the bulk carrier operated by NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, certifying the use of green steel in its construction.This is the world’s first case of a notation being affixed for using green steel in a ship.For Bright Queen, built by Higaki Shipbuilding, ClassNK confirmed the use of JFE Steel Corporation’s green steel JGreeX

Japan Kills First Fin Whale in Commercial Whaling Program

Japan Kills First Fin Whale in Commercial Whaling Program

Japan’s state-owned whaling company, Kyodo Senpaku, has killed a fin whale off Iwate Prefecture.The 19.6 meter, 55-tonne male was caught using Kyodo Senpaku’s new whaling ship, the 9,300-ton Kangei Maru, which entered operation in March.Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture has added 59 fin whales to its existing quotas for minke whales, Bryde’s whales and sei whales.