Portugal-flagged cruise ship Astoria (IMO 5383304) has been detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) at Tilbury Docks, England, over what were described as serious concerns for the crew’s welfare. The vessel was being held as a preventative measure, the MCA said. A full inspection was...
In a sign of some relaxation on the effective moratorium on cruises in the past three months, Norway has said that it would be allowing expedition cruise operations to the northern island of Svalbard, but with strict new regulations. Ships will only be able to carry half of their maximum capacity....
An estimated 40,000 cruise ship crewmembers remain on board their ships, according to a report in the Miami Herald. Three months after the global cruise industry effectively shut down in the middle of March, many crew were reported to be stuck on board without pay. However, the new estimated number...
At least one small ship cruise line will be allowed to dock at a southeastern Alaska port this month, Ketchikan city council has said, in a move which reflected the ongoing balance that needed to be struck between medical caution and economic necessity. On Thursday, June 4th Ketchikan’s city...
A full twelve weeks after the global cruise industry announced its suspension of service in mid-March, the last eight cruise passengers aboard an ocean-going cruise ship have arrived home. German cruise ship Artania arrived in Bremerhaven, Germany completing her five-month world cruise. She had...
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German-market brand AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corp. has cancelled all its US and Canadian port calls until the end of the year – the most radical decision yet by a large cruise brand in reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic. AIDA said that “as a result of the continuing effects of the coronavirus,...
Many governments have displayed shortcomings in repatriating stranded crew from around the world, Lena Dyring, director of cruise operations for the Norwegian Seafarers Union, told Cruise Industry News in an interview. “These shortcomings have caused a toxic, compounding domino effect for seafarers...
Perhaps it goes without saying that the relationship between consumer spending, retail spending, and freight volumes seems intuitive, but is actually unclear. After all, consumer spending fell 13.6% in April compared to the month prior, and is expected to be negative on a year-over-year basis in May, but truckload volumes are up.
The particular features of the coronavirus-induced economic crisis also play a role in how freight volumes are affected. In 2008-9, a financial crisis froze credit and...
Cruise ship Costa Atlantica (IMO 9187796), which has been docked in southern Japan for several weeks after nearly 150 crew members tested positive for Covid-19, has left the country and is now en route to the Philippines. The ship left Nagasaki on Sunday May 31st, more than a month after it became...
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Holland America Line has released an update on its repatriation plan to get crew members back to their homes. Holland America said that, due to country closures, port closure and travel restrictions the process has evolved into a challenging and complex programme. It said that all non-working...