‘Le Jacques-Cartier’, the last in the PONANT ‘EXPLORERS’ series of six expedition class cruise ships, has been awarded Bureau Veritas (BV) class notation NR614 for Underwater Radiated Noise (URN). This award reflects PONANT’s commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its ships and operations, the [Read more...]
Polar travel company, Quark Expeditions, has unveiled what is claimed to be the most comprehensive, traveller-focused COVID policy in the travel industry. Quark Expeditions S.A.F.E. COVID Policy is a programme designed to bring peace of mind and reassurance to potential explorers, as they once again [Read more...]
Genting Hong Kong’s (GHK) plan to sell and lease back the expedition ship ‘Crystal Endeavor’ for €350 mill has been terminated. Last month, GHK announced it was scrapping the sale and leaseback deal to simplify the structure for typical export credit agency (ECA) covering post-delivery financing [Read more...]
Vigo-based shipyard Metalships is currently fitting out the new sailing cruise vessel, ‘Sea Cloud Spirit’ out of the hull of the former construction project known as ‘Sea Cloud Hussar’. The vessel was originally due to be delivered in 2010, but owing to the bankruptcy of [Read more...]
Numerous measures were taken by German cruise shipbuilder Meyer Werft early on to maintain the economic stability and the safety of workers, in the light of the pandemic, the company said. These included an investment freeze, a comprehensive savings package, the reduction of temporary employees [Read more...]
The current cruise ship orderbook stands at 104 vessels worth a total of $60.3 bill, which accounts for 34% of the overall global orderbook, according to the latest research from VesselsValue (VV). A flurry of ordering activity seen between 2014 and 2018 was an attempt [Read more...]
The IMO2021 guidelines on maritime cyber risk management came into effect on 1st January this year. “It is vital that passenger shipowners and managers continue to monitor the systems and processes in place to ensure vessels remain cyber secure,” Mike McNally, GTMaritime Commercial Director (pictured) [Read more...]
Due to the suspension of cruising from mid-March to September 2020, there was a loss in economic activity worldwide of $77 bill, according to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which represents around 95% of global cruise capacity. In addition, 518,000 jobs were lost, accounting for [Read more...]
Stena Line has issued an update on its ferry services from the UK to the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands in the light of the rapid pandemic spread. Due to new measures imposed by the Irish Government and the Government of the Netherlands over [Read more...]
Maritime charity Sailors’ Society is supporting the crews of cruise ships anchored around the UK coast by receiving their online shopping and post. The goods can be delivered to the Southampton seafarer centre and the charity workers will bring the shopping and post to the [Read more...]