Commissioner Sola led cruise fact vfinding

COVID-19: FMC to investigate how cruise industry can resume operations

Federal Maritime Commissioner Louis E. Sola will lead a fact finding investigation and work with key industry stakeholders to identify commercial measures passenger cruise lines can adopt to mitigate COVID-19 related impacts

American Cruise Lines reports rise in bookings

Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines reports that it is seeing a strong increase in demand across its domestic portfolio of river and coastal cruises. The company cites increased awareness of U.S.

Meyer Turku reports loss-making year, starts layoff negotiations

Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard today disclosed financial results for 2019 that included a loss of EUR 107.9 million (about $117 million), compared with a profit of EUR 29 million in the prior

Wärtsilä develops design for 200-passenger expedition ships

Wärtsilä has booked an order to develop a customized design for up to six new luxury expedition cruise vessels capable of carrying 200 passengers. The ships will be owned and operated by

Antivirus paint developed for hospital surfaces could also protect ship crew and passengers

Nippon Paint Marine reports that its parent, Nippon Paint, and Corning Inc. have developed a special coating to protect workers from picking up viruses from painted surfaces. Though developed specifically for frontline

Five European countries cut cruise lines a break on export credit payments

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs said today that Germany, along with four other European countries, is allowing cruise lines to temporarily suspend the repayment of export credits. the move is

Cruise industry pioneer Arne Wilhelmsen dies at 90

Arne Wilhelmsen, a founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL), and a visionary strategist of the modern cruise industry, died Saturday, April 11, 2020, in Palma, Spain. He was 90. Royal

CDC extends cruise ship No Sail Order

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday extended its No Sail Order for all cruise ships. “We are working with the cruise line industry to address the health and safety

COVID-19: USCG has overseen disembarkation of 250,000 cruise passengers in past three weeks

On Thursday, the Coast Guard facilitated the offloading of more than 1,200 passengers from the cruise ships Zaandam and Rotterdam in Port Everglades, Fla (see earlier story). The Coast Guard says that

VIDEO: Two Holland America line ships allowed to dock in Port Everglades

Another long drawn out drama involving disembarking passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ships is drawing to a close. The Zaandam, the first of two Holland America ships that had been held off Port

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