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Despite Coronavirus Scare, MSC Opera Welcomed in Corfu

By The Maritime Executive

March 5, 2020

Over the course of the past month, the cruise ships Diamond Princess and Grand Princess both encountered quarantine measures when former passengers were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. Other ves...

Former MSC Cruise Ship Passenger Diagnosed with Coronavirus

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2020

About 2,000 passengers aboard the cruise ship MSC Opera have left Piraeus and are back at sea after a former guest tested positive for the novel coronavirus. "We have been contacted by the Aus...

AMSA Releases Fatigue Guidelines

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2020

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has released a practical set of guidelines for reducing the risk of fatigue at sea. Research has identified fatigue as the primary cause in more than...

U.S. Navy Revives North Atlantic Merchant Convoy Exercises

By The Maritime Executive

March 2, 2020

For the first time in decades, the U.S. Navy's 2nd Fleet is conducting an opposed sealift convoy exercise across the North Atlantic - an operation that has not been conducted against an enemy forc...

Mexico: No Coronavirus on MSC Meraviglia

By The Maritime Executive

February 29, 2020

MSC Cruises has announced that the cruise ship MSC Meraviglia has been given “a clean bill of health” by Mexican health officials following medical checks of two people on board with commo...

Shipping and Cruise Sectors Struggle with the Fear of Coronavirus

By Allan E. Jordan

February 28, 2020

With the daily barrage of news reports and warnings fueling concerns of a global pandemic, the shipping and the cruise industries continue to struggle with the ramifications of COVID-19 (commonly know...

Boxship Delayed Over Suspected Cocaine Smuggling at Port of Ensenada

By The Maritime Executive

February 27, 2020

On Tuesday, the Mexican Navy recovered three kilos of cocaine that were allegedly thrown from the deck of the container ship MOL Majesty at the port of Ensenada, Mexico. In a statement, the Mexican...

MSC Meraviglia Refused Entry to Two Ports After Crewmember Catches Flu

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2020

The cruise ship MSC Meraviglia has been refused entry to ports in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after one crewmember tested positive for the common flu, according to MSC. “The crewmember ha...

DNV GL Awards MSC New Container Ship Fire Safety Notation

By The Maritime Executive

February 25, 2020

At DNV GL’s recent annual London press briefing, DNV GL – Maritime CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen announced the classification society had awarded a ground-breaking new class notation to m...

ABS and Royal Canadian Navy Launch Digital Asset Framework Pilot

By The Maritime Executive

February 13, 2020

ABS today announced it is engaged in a pilot program with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to deliver the ABS Digital Asset Framework for the RCN’...

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