Industry News
Real time health screening now available
Rescompany (Resco) has unveiled technology to offer advanced real-time health screening. Given the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on the cruise industry, every operator will need to introduce new policies and procedures to restore the confidence of both [Read more...]
Dream Cruises starts roller coaster test setup
Tests to setup the world´s longest rollercoaster at sea, to be installed on board Dream Cruise´s newbuilding, ‘Global Dream’, has started. The pre-assembly of the main attraction, ‘Dream Park at the Pier,’ the first theme park at sea, [Read more...]
Fincantieri ramps up production – lockdown affects results
Shipbuilding and engineering group, Fincantieri has confirmed that production activities had gradually resumed from 20th April, 2020, following the easing of Italy’s lockdown. The group said in its first quarter results presentation that prompt deployment of all necessary [Read more...]
ITF aids TUI Cruises repatriation
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) affiliated seafarers’ unions have helped to repatriate the crew of TUI Cruises ‘Mein Schiff 3’ on charter flights from Germany The ITF unions were also helped by the German Government and the [Read more...]
Gibraltar repatriates Royal Caribbean crews
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has exchanged letters with Royal Caribbean’s Director of Port Services EMEA, Alessandro Carollo, following the successful repatriation of Royal Caribbean crews at Gibraltar recently. Carollo said that communities like Gibraltar are rare [Read more...]
RMT demands UK government action to save seafarers’ jobs
UK seafarers union, RMT has written to the new UK Shipping Minister, Kelly Tolhurst MP, demanding actions to support the union’s fight to save more than 1,000 jobs at P&O Ferries. Over 730 of these threatened jobs are [Read more...]
More layoffs and furloughs announced
As part of cost saving measures, on 15th May, Lindblad Expeditions, furloughed about 130 employees, while 55 others received a reduction in workload of at least 50%. Furloughed employees will continue to be provided with health care benefits [Read more...]
Germany shipbuilding and technology update
The pandemic has not only lead to short-term distortions, but also to considerable uncertainties for the medium-term development for German shipyards and technology companies, equipment association VSM said. A sharp increase in public and private sector debt will [Read more...]
Survitec in milestone MES delivery
Delivery of Stena Lines’ new E-Flexer ropaxes have marked the 100th reference for Survitec’s Marin Ark 2 marine evacuation system (MES). First of class ’Stena Estrid’, delivered last January, is currently serving the Holyhead/Dublin, route, while newly delivered ‘Stena [Read more...]
Silversea provides an operational update
In media briefings last week, Silversea's President and CEO, Roberto Martinoli (pictured) and Barbara Muckermann, Silversea Cruises Chief Marketing Officer, gave a rundown of the company’s response to COVID-19. Talking about newbuildings, they said that the 596 pax [Read more...]