One key take-away from the just-released Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) 2024 State of the Cruise Industry report: 2023 passenger volume reached 31.7 million— surpassing 2019 by 7%.
Against that backdrop, all kinds of good news has been coming out of this year’s Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami this week . In pre-pandemic years, the Miami event could be relied on to produce announcements of major newbuildings. And this year, as we...
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), whose cruise line members representing 95% of the world’s ocean-going cruise lines reports that Royal Caribbean Group president and CEO Jason Liberty has been appointed chairman by the CLIA board of directors. He succeeds Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises S.A. who served in the role since January 2021.
“On behalf of the CLIA community including ocean, river, and specialty cruise lines, suppliers, business partners, travel...
https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/jason-liberty-named-new-clia-chair/
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has promoted Donnie Brown to senior vice president, global maritime policy, effective December 1, 2023. In this new role, Brown will lead CLIA’s strategic efforts to coordinate the cruise industry’s positions on technical, regulatory, and policy matters related to cruise ship safety, security, and environmental stewardship.
“Donnie has made significant contributions to CLIA and the cruise industry over the past nine years, and I am thrilled for...
https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/clia-promotes-donnie-brown-to-key-senior-vp-role/
In an announcement welcomed by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Transport Canada has announced that cruising will return to Canadian waters in the first week of April.
“The ability to welcome cruise ships back to our waters is possible because Canadians have stepped up, rolled up their sleeves, gotten vaccinated, and followed public health measures,” says Transport Canada. “The industry has made the safe return of cruise ships to Canadian waters possible by committing to a...
https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/canada-reopens-its-ports-to-cruise-ships/
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has raised its COVID-19 Travel Health Notice level for cruising from Level 3 to Level 4, the highest level. The CDC says this reflects increases in cases onboard cruise ships since identification of the Omicron variant and advises: Avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status.
CLIA RESPONDS
CLIA, the Cruise Lines International Association, was swift to respond, releasing the following statement:
The decision by the CDC to raise the travel...
https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/clia-calls-new-cdc-cruise-warning-perplexing/
Cruise ships became an unhappy herald of global distress in the first weeks of the pandemic. The virus leapt from deck to deck in the close quarters of these huge floatin ..
An environmental NGO said that container lines calling for urgent action on market-based measures (MBM) from world leaders and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are attempting to slow the introduction of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
Faig Abbasov, Director, Shipping at NGO Transport & Environment, told Container News does not believe that the lines have made a U-turn on MBMs, but he believes that the European lines are trying to head off the challenge posed by the EU...
https://container-news.com/container-lines-are-manoeuvring-ahead-of-eu-ets-decision-claims-ngo/
WORK BOAT WORLD: Subsea services company Ashtead Technology has appointed a chief financial officer (CFO) and four managers for newly created roles across its ..
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A generally positive response to the broad idea of establishing an industry research & development body was tempered by legal concerns, including financial considerations over fund control and dissemination and the considerations over intellectual property rights.
Proposals from industry bodies, including the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) to fund an industry supported R&D programme through the levy of a US$2/tonne charge on the price of bunker fuel. According to the proposal, the...
https://container-news.com/research-fund-proposal-receives-mixed-response-from-imo-delegates/
Cruises are a popular holiday option for many people across the world who enjoy the freedom and luxury that comes with a cruise at sea but many cruisers are probably unaware of what happens when you flush the toilet on a cruise ship. So, express.co.uk elaborated the matter in one of their articles and today we are shedding light on that.
From Toilets to Treatment PlantsAlmost 30 million people a year embark on a cruise each year, making it a popular travel trend across the world. Cruisers...
https://mfame.guru/what-happens-to-the-toilet-waste-in-cruises/