Search Results for "MSC MCS FMC"

[Updated] CLIA Members Suspend Cruises From U.S. Ports for 30 Days

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2020

On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he has asked four major cruise operators to voluntarily suspend cruise ship operations from U.S. seaports for a period of 30 days. "At my requ...

100 Years Ago: The U.S. Coast Guard's Alcohol-Interdiction Program

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2020

[By PO1 Stephen B. Lehmann] On June 21, 2019, the Coast Guard and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection unveiled a remarkable feat at the Port of Philadelphia – the interdiction of more than 16 to...

CLIA Proposes New Measures to Reduce Coronavirus Risk

By The Maritime Executive

March 11, 2020

In an effort to reduce the risk associated with novel coronavirus, the cruise industry's biggest association has proposed new rules that would limit embarkation for vulnerable and elevated-risk passen...

Another Princess Cruise Ship Delayed for Coronavirus Checks

By The Maritime Executive

March 9, 2020

Another Princess cruise ship has been held up due to concerns about the possibility of coronavirus infections on board. In addition to the incidents aboard Diamond Princess and Grand Princess, the Car...

Creating Value for the Transport Buyer with Digital Data Streams

By Mikael Lind, André Simha and Hanane Becha

March 9, 2020

All businesses face three particular strategic challenges: creating demand for their products and services, providing innovation, and surpassing their competitors in efficiency. Transport companies ar...

Cruise Industry Struggles to Regain its Footing

By Allan E. Jordan

March 5, 2020

After the initial shocks from the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the cruise industry has begun taking steps to lay the groundwork for the future. They are seeking to calm the broad range...

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 Austrian...

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 force si...

Search Again