As cruise lines prepare to resume sailing under protocols calling for extensive COVID-19 testing of passengers and crew, Torstein Hagen’s Viking Cruises said today that it has completed installation of the first
Cruise line stocks soared today as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a framework for a phased resumption of cruise ship passenger operations. The full framework runs to 40
Carnival Corporation’s Costa Cruises brand is to put a third ship back into service: its flagship LNG-fueled Costa Smeralda. Delivered at the end of last year by Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard, the
Retests conducted on 12 members of the crew of the TUI Cruises operated Mein Schiff 6 cruise ship who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus came back negative on Tuesday, according
The St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command working on the salvage of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray has been ramping up operations inside the Environmental Protection Barrier (EPB) protecting the wreck.
Some 400,000 seafarers from across the globe are now stranded on ships, continuing to work but unable to be relieved, in a deepening crew change crisis which threatens trade and maritime safety,
A panel of medical experts formed in June by Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has submitted recommendations to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that could
As ports along the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System continue to ride the waves of the 2020 shipping season, industry experts see better prospects for the remainder of the season. According to
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying ceremony August 28 for the second of three 62- by 11-meter Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) it is building for the South African Navy’s
The first European cruise operations by major cruise lines have restarted. On August 17, MSC cruises MSC Grandiosa started a seven-day cruise from Genoa, that saw guests comply with stringent protocols under
