Tideworks Technology, a provider of terminal operating systems (TOS) solutions, has announced a joint venture with Brenock Technology, a supplier of software applications and consulting services in the cruise sector. The two companies will collaborate by using their complementary strengths to deliver enhanced management tools [Read more...]
Greek-based Attica Group, owner of Superfast Ferries, Blue Star Ferries, and Hellenic Seaways, claimed to have taken all necessary precautionary measures from the first moment the COVID-19 pandemic occurred. The focus has been on the protection of the passengers and crew members of its vessels [Read more...]
In our latest ICSI Q&A session, we talked with Andrew Carricarte (pictured), President & CEO, of Miami-based Tritan Software Corporation. Tritan offers software platforms aimed at helping with health and safety issues on board ship and given today’s issues with COVID-19, this has and will [Read more...]
As cruise ship operators seek to ready their vessels for the post-pandemic era, vessel interiors will require a radical rethink. This will be needed to enable higher standards of hygiene and adequate social distancing, an interior design expert stressed. Backed by decades of experience in [Read more...]
Major class society, DNV GL has launched infection prevention certification - CIP-M - for the maritime industry. This certification is aimed at helping the maritime industry, particularly the passenger carrying sector, resume operations better prepared for COVID-19, or any other emerging pathogens. Genting Cruise Lines [Read more...]
Recently, Paris-based class society, Bureau Veritas (BV), unveiled a new service to help businesses worldwide resume operations with appropriate health and safety standards, following the pandemic. Now the service is available specifically for cruise ships and passenger ferries, combining BV’s global TIC capabilities with its [Read more...]
Supplier of Human Resourse Systems, Adonis is adding new functionality to its Time & Attendance software module to help companies to fight the risk of virus infections as they prepare to start sailing again after the Covid-19 pandemic. Adonis patented Time Clock, the electronic time [Read more...]
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 guests and crew alike, the company said. [Read more...]
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 Edda’ is operating on Stena Lines’ Belfast/Birkenhead [Read more...]
Before returning to service, many cruise lines and travel partners are working to establish new and enhanced health and safety procedures and protocols in line with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) recommendations, a major travel agency said. UK travel agency, ROL Cruises, pointed out that [Read more...]