Cruise Lines International Association

CLIA names Bud Darr its new president and CEO

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has appointed Charles “Bud” Darr as its new president and CEO, February 3, 2025. Darr succeeds Kelly Craighead, who, earlier this year, announced her plans to leave the organization at year’s end.

Darr returns to CLIA, where he served as senior vice president of technical and regulatory affairs from 2010 to 2017. He joins CLIA from MSC Group where he served as executive vice president, maritime policy and government affairs for more than seven...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/clia-names-bud-darr-its-new-president-and-ceo/

With CLIA reporting passenger volume climbing, cruising marks new milestones

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%.

NCLH plans to build eight new ships at Fincantieri

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...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/with-clia-reporting-passenger-volume-climbing-cruising-marks-new-milestones/

Jason Liberty named new CLIA chair

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/

CLIA promotes Donnie Brown to key senior VP role

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/

Canada reopens its ports to cruise ships

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/

CLIA calls new CDC cruise warning “perplexing”

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/

Container lines are manoeuvring ahead of EU ETS decision claims NGO

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/

Research fund proposal receives mixed response from IMO delegates

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/

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