Calling the decision disappointing but necessary, American Queen Steamboat Co. (AQSC) has extended cruise suspensions into August.
Restart dates have been a moving target for overnight passenger vessel operators grappling with local, state and federal directives. New restrictions in Oregon recently forced American Cruise Lines (ACL) to postpone resumption of cruises on the Columbia and Snake rivers.
“We have continued to monitor the climate surrounding COVID-19, we feel that extending our...
Nearly US$16 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding will be made available to marine-related and coastal fishery businesses in the ..
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an executive order last week blocking offshore oil drilling off the Oregon coast, including the outer continental shelf (OCS), by preventing the development of any infrastructure in the state that would support such activity.
The order says that all 363 miles of the state’s coastline is accessible to the public and that the land and water along the coast represents tremendous economical and recreational benefits to the people of the state of Oregon.
“Offshore oil and...