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

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NYC Ferry takes delivery of first Tier 4 compliant vessels

Designer Incat Crowther reports that the the still expanding NYC Ferry by Hornblower has taken delivery of its first EPA Tier 4 compliant vessels. Named H401 and Curiosity, the 29 meter ferries

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

Double ended ferry to be retrofitted with Schottel EcoPellers

Spay, Germany, based propulsion specialist Schottel reports that its successful Schottel Rudder EcoPeller (SRE) is set to be installed in a retrofit project for the first time. Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Trafikkselskap

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

Coronavirus: Costa Diadema transits Suez under remote pilotage

When Costa Cruises’ 3,693 passenger-capacity Costa Diadema transited the Suez Canal northbound on March 23, the Suez Canal Authority took special measures, as there were reportedly 65 cases of COVID-19 infection on

Celebrity Cruises takes virtual delivery of Celebrity Apex

In what is likely the first ever virtual delivery of a cruise ship, executives of Celebrity Cruises on Friday accepted official command of Celebrity Apex, the second ship in the line’s Edge

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