Bermuda-registered niche international specialist commercial insurer and reinsurer IGI has launched a Marine Trades insurance product, strengthening an existing portfolio of marine insurance risks. IGI writes through its UK subsidiary a portfolio of global marine risks which together represented...
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Passenger ship Jade (IMO 8529686) has become the fourth cruise boat to be rented by Maltese authorities to house migrants rescued in Maltese waters. A further 75 people were found by the Armed Forces of Malta during the night of May 27th. The Supreme Cruises ship joins three Captain Morgan ships...
Some four-fifths of Covid-19-infected personnel on the cruise ship Greg Mortimer had no symptoms, illustrating the challenges for post-cruise infection control, a study published on Friday May 29th has claimed. The findings follow another study, covering the January breakout on cruise ship Diamond Princess, which concluded that 75% of those infected on board showed no…
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Windstar Cruises plans to resume cruise itineraries from early in September. Its 148-guest, 1988-built, Bahamas-flagged 5,736 gt Wind Spirit (IMO 8603509), entered with Steamship Mutual, will be its first ship in its fleet to resume sailing with its first cruise departing on September 3rd. Windstar...
The current restriction on cruise ships entering Australian waters has been extended for a further three months, until September 17th. Any cruise ship capable of carrying more than 100 passengers is prohibited from operating cruises in Australia. The restrictions included direct arrivals and Round...
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In EP30, Andrew and Kevin are reunited with an original host and creator of the show’s namesake, Seth Holm, to discuss the future of malls, brick-and-mortar and retail overall. Seth spent nearly 10 years covering consumer and retail stocks at an Atlanta-based hedge fund before joining the Freight...
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Repatriations have started for the crew of TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 3 (IMO 9641730) using charter flights from Germany, and aided by the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) affiliated seafarers’ unions, the German Government and the seafarers’ mission in Germany. After passengers left the Mein Schiff 3 on March 23rd, TUI transferred seafarers from several…
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Carnival Cruise Line president Christine Duffy has stated in a letter to crew members that “while we hope to bring back a small number of ships on August 1st, that is still very uncertain”, adding that “what we do know is that, whenever we do resume cruising, it will be a gradual, phased-in...
Cruise ship Adventure of the Seas (IMO 9167227) has been allowed to dock at the Falmouth cruise port in Jamaica. The government and Royal Caribbean had been in disagreement about the disembarkation of crew members Jamaican PM Andrew Holness said that his administration and Royal Caribbean had been...
Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings have extended until July 31st the suspension of voyages, from June 30th. Royal Caribbean has also warned of a Q1 loss, noting that it would have to pay between $590m and $610m in interest for the rest of the year on its borrowings, which...
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