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COVID-19 and the Straining U.S. Merchant Marine

September 9, 2020

[By Dr. Salvatore R. Mercogliano] On July 29, 2020, the heads of three maritime unions – Marshall Ainley of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, Don Marcus from the Internation...

The Challenge of COVID-19 for Floating Armories

By Lydelle Joubert

September 8, 2020

1.2 million seafarers on more than 55,000 ships form the backbone of the global economy. The outbreak of COVID-19 threatened these supply lines and affected crew serving these ships. It is estimated t...

Costa Cruises Sails First Cruise for Carnival Corp in Six Months

By The Maritime Executive

September 7, 2020

Costa Cruises became the first of Carnival Corporation's cruise line to resume operations as its first cruise departed Trieste, Italy on September 6. After being idle for more than six months, the...

New Cruise Construction Accelerates with More Float Outs

By The Maritime Executive

September 7, 2020

The pace of new cruise ship construction is picking up after several months of delays related to the impact of COVID-19 on shipyard operations. Recently, several new ships have been floated out of the...

The Restoration of the Wooden Minesweeper Liseron

By Pacific Fishermen

September 4, 2020

The motor vessel (MV) LISERON was laid down at Tacoma Boatbuilding in Tacoma, Washington, in 1953 as part of a group of seven Adjutant-class motor minesweepers (MSC-type) built for the French Navy, un...

Costa Cruises Announces Resumption of Service Beginning This Week

By The Maritime Executive

September 3, 2020

Carnival Corp.'s Costa Cruises brand is restarting operations in the Mediterranean market this weekend, putting it back into competition with rival MSC, which has already resumed service. The...

Profile: Christine Spiten, Co-Founder of Blueye Robotics

By Nor-Shipping

September 1, 2020

Plastic is suffocating our oceans. Christine Spiten, Nor-Shipping’s latest #ACTION hero, provides a breath of fresh air, explaining how she left Blueye for the WWF and a mission to stop the prob...

Rigid Sails and Solar Power for Zero Emission Shipping

By Greg Atkinson

August 31, 2020

The shipping industry is currently adapting to a number of major challenges related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and moving towards decarbonisation. The International Maritime Organization (IM...

Decision Time for China on Fishing Subsidies

By Dialogue Earth

August 28, 2020

[By Zhang Zizhu] Despite delays to World Trade Organization talks on fishing subsidies caused by coronavirus, a recent agreement to restart talks has renewed hopes of a deal by the end of the year....

Port Canaveral Projects Limited Cruising Will Not Resume Till 2021

By The Maritime Executive

August 27, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on the shipping industry, and specifically cruise shipping, is expected to continue well into 2021 according to Port Canaveral. At the port’s monthly meeting on August 26,...

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