Cruise Ship Industry News
Florida to sue Biden administration- Alaska outlines losses
On 8th April, under the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis (pictured), Florida said it was to sue the Biden Administration in a federal district court to overturn what it alleged to be the unlawful CDC Conditional Sailing Order [Read more...]
CLIA reacts to CDC announcement
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has expressed disappointment in the CDC’s latest instructions (see ICSI website for the CDC announcement). In a statement the association said; “We share the priority of the Biden Administration to control the [Read more...]
‘Fuji Maru’ committed to breakers
Brokers have reported that the 1989-built Japanese cruise ship ‘Fuji Maru’ has been sold for recycling. The buyers were not identified but the price paid was said to be $443 per light displacement tonne (LDT).
Cordelia Cruises selects Resco software
Fledgeling cruise company Cordelia Cruises is to implement Rescompany’s (Resco) PMS and POS, as well as the shoreside central system for fleet & POS management software. Indian-based Cordelia Cruises is owned by Waterways Leisure Tourism. Cordelia has said that [Read more...]
Shannon Foynes Port joins Cruise Europe
Shannon Foynes Port has joined Cruise Europe. The Irish port received its first cruise ship call in 2014 and since then, has had up to three calls per year until 2019. Despite the current pandemic, the port is [Read more...]
Nakashima takes majority stake in BMS
Japanese propeller manufacturer Nakashima Propeller has bought a controlling stake in Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems (BMS) after decades of co-operation. The combined product portfolio of both companies will create a strong hydrodynamic system provider for propulsion and manoeuvring [Read more...]
Cruise ships rush to St Vincent
Idle cruise ships have started to help evacuate some of St Vincent’s population caught up in the recent volcanic activity. At least one Royal Caribbean International ship has taking some of the estimated 16,000 evacuees to St Lucia. [Read more...]
Attica rides out the storm
Greek ferry operator, Attica, a subsidiary of the Marfin Investment Group (MIG), announced a drop of 28% in its 2020 consolidated revenue to €290.40 mill, compared to €405.40 mill recorded for fiscal 2019. As a result of the [Read more...]
Tallink’s passenger and cargo volumes crash
Grupp transported 267, 224 passengers in the first quarter of this year, some 82.9% less than in the same period of 2020. The number of passenger vehicles transported in the quarter also decreased with 75,815 vehicles transported, which is [Read more...]
Saga ready for the upturn
Saga plc reported a loss before tax of £61.2 mill for 2020, which reflected a £59.8 mill impairment charge of travel goodwill in the first half of last year. The group claimed a strong liquidity position, with total [Read more...]