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RMT calls for P&O Ferries to be nationalised
A P&O Ferries spokesman has confirmed that around 1,100 jobs are to go on the company’s Hull and Dover routes. 窗体顶端 The company said that it planned to make the business “viable and sustainable”. “Since the beginning of [Read more...]
Speedcast opts for Chapter 11
Cruise ship satcoms provider, Speedcast International Limited has initiated a voluntary financial restructuring under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. This came after the company evaluated a variety of options to strengthen its balance sheet in ways [Read more...]
New suspension extensions
Due to the continued global pandemic outbreak, various government advisories still in force and the lockdown of many countries and ports worldwide, several cruise operators have announced extensions to their operational suspension policies. For example, Cruise & Maritime [Read more...]
Royal Caribbean to raise $3.3 bill
To shore up its liquidity, Royal Caribbean Cruises has instigated a private offering of $1 bill aggregate principal amount of 10.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 and $2.32 bill aggregate principal amount of 11.500% Senior Secured Notes due [Read more...]
Carnival to phase-in cruise ships return
Carnival Cruise Line (CCL) is to resume in its North American cruise operation in phases from 1st August. From that date, eight cruise ships will offer cruises from Miami, Port Canaveral and Galveston, the company said. CCL also [Read more...]
US fact finding mission to report on cruise ships
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has appointed Commissioner Louis E. Sola to oversee a fact finding investigation aimed at identifying commercial measures passenger cruise lines can adopt to mitigate COVID-19 related impacts. Commissioner Sola’s task, within the [Read more...]
Viking Line – cargo volumes strong
The ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has caused a serious deterioration in Viking Line’s operating conditions, the company said in an update. Passenger volumes were negatively affected in February this year and fell sharply in March. As a result [Read more...]
‘Stena Saga’ offered as hospital ship
Stena is to offer up the ‘Stena Saga’ as a hospital ship. Sister company, Stena RoRo has prepared the design and a project manager has been appointed to convert the ropax into a hospital ship giving space for [Read more...]
Major cruise ships suspensions extended
Most of the major cruise ship operators have extended their shutdowns in the past couple of weeks, due to COVID-19. For example, P&O Cruises has said that it’s extending its operational shutdown through 31st July, 2020. P&O Cruises [Read more...]
Newbuilding delays
Crystal Expedition Cruises has postponed the launch of its luxury expedition ship ‘Crystal Endeavor’. The delay is due to the temporary closure of the MV WERFTEN shipyards, which stopped ship production to protect its employees during the COVID-19 [Read more...]