To assist the shoreside of the maritime industry in taking appropriate protective measures at office workplaces, BIMCO is issuing guidelines intended to help shipping companies avoid spreading of the COVID-19 disease at
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has launched a dedicated COVID-19 webpage containing information and resources to help mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus and guide the U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge
Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Danica Crewing Services is urging ship operators to exercise caution when making crew changeovers while the coronavirus outbreak continues to rampage. Responding to industry calls for seafarers to be
In a matter of days, the Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy will sail from San Diego and dock in the Port of Los Angeles to help lift the burden from local medical
An employee at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding has tested positive for the coronavirus. In a message to Ingalls employees dated yesterday, Brian Cuccias, Ingalls Shipbuilding president, said that the shipbuilder is
Oslo, Norway, headquartered RO/RO specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen says that, with the coronavirus situation evolving rapidly across the globe, it is taking precautionary steps to adjust its operations and safeguard its liquidity going
NAVSEA reports that Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has started producing isopropyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer in its accredited laboratory. It is scheduled to be available in work areas throughout
As coronavirus-related travel and other restrictions increase, the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers’ Federation have written a joint open letter to the heads of four United Nations agencies
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), today announced that select cruise ships from the company’s global cruise line brands, including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and P&O
With companies increasingly shifting to remote working to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, Hamburg headquartered maritime software specialist Hanseaticsoft, a member of the Lloyd’s Register group, is offering some tips