CDC again warns against cruise ship travel
Although no cruises are currently operating out of U.S. ports, a limited number of cruises are available elsewhere. Taking one is likely not a good idea. In a new travel notice, the
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Australia: No more COVID-19 extensions of seafarers’ onboard service
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says that from February 28, 2021 the interim COVID arrangements that have permitted seafarers to serve longer than 11 months on-board ships will end. Under the
Marine Log’s FERRIES 2020 virtual event attracts record attendance
Marine Log’s FERRIES kicked off its first-ever presentation as a virtual event with over 400 participants—nearly quadruple the event’s attendance in 2019. This year’s event was held virtually due to the COVID-19
Pandemic pushes up costs of crew changes
Ship operators are being warned to expect higher crewing costs next year as pandemic measures and challenges in carrying out crew changes push prices higher. Henrik Jensen, managing director of Hamburg, Germany,
Corona scare gives cruise line share prices a slight ding
Stocks of cruise lines took a minor hit today, in apparent reaction to reports that a passenger on board SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream 1 had tested positive for COVID-19. The boutique cruise
ABS launches infectious disease mitigation class notation
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing, ABS is addressing the issue of how the physical arrangement of a marine or offshore asset can act to mitigate transmission of infectious diseases? It has published
Cruise line shares rebound on Pfizer vaccine announcement
Prices of cruise lines stocks soared on the New York Stock Exchange today as Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced that their mRNA-based vaccine candidate had demonstrated evidence
Viking Cruises installs first full-scale PCR lab at sea
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
CDC releases framework for phased resumption of cruising
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
Crew change crisis takes toll on seafarer hopes
“Life during COVID is hell,” is one response received in the most recent survey on Seafarers Happiness survey conducted by the Mission to Seafarers with the support of the Shipowners’ P&I Club