COVID-19


Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Princess Cruises-owned Ruby Princess is pictured docked at Circular Quay during the disembarkation of passengers in Sydney, Australia, March 19, 2020. Picture taken March 19, 2020. AAP Image/Dean Lewins/via REUTERS
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Australian Cruise Becomes Nation’s Worst Coronavirus Cluster

By Kirsty Needham and Kate Lamb SYDNEY, March 25 (Reuters) – Greg Butler was rushed to hospital with COVID-19 within days of getting home to self-isolate

March 25, 2020
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Equinor to Cut 2020 CapEx by $3 Billion

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Terje Solsvik OSLO, March 25 (Reuters) – Norwegian oil firm Equinor plans to cut investments, exploration drilling and operating

March 25, 2020
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Sailors Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Test Positive for COVID-19
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Sailors Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Test Positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – Three U.S. sailors on board the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in the Pacific tested positive for the coronavirus,

March 24, 2020
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Royal Caribbean Borrows $2.2 Billion to Shore Up Liquidity
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Royal Caribbean Borrows $2.2 Billion to Shore Up Liquidity

Royal Caribbean has entered into a new financing facility that to further boost the company’s liquidity as the cruise market tanks amid the coronavirus

March 24, 2020
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Shipping Industry Urges G20 to Keep Freight Flowing as Virus Hits Supply Chains

By Jonathan Saul and Elisa Anzolin LONDON/MILAN, March 24 (Reuters) – Ships and their crews must be able to trade freely with minimal port restrictions

March 24, 2020
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Monday, March 23, 2020
Port of Savannah TEU Volumes Up 17 Percent in February
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Port of Savannah TEU Volumes Up 17 Percent in February

The Port of Savannah recorded a sharp increase in container volumes in February although it expects March numbers to dip due to impacts from COVID-19.  On

March 23, 2020
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ITF Calls on Maersk to Protect Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis
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ITF Calls on Maersk to Protect Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis

The International Transport Workers’ Federation is calling on A.P. Moller – Maersk to protect its seafarers and terminal workers from the coronavirus

March 23, 2020
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Coronavirus May Lead to ‘Largest Decline in Shipping Volumes in Living Memory’

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – As the retail industry across Europe and North America begins to effectively shut down as governments enforce

March 23, 2020
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Mothballs Vessels, Cuts Dividend

OSLO, March 23 (Reuters) – Shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen, which transports cars and other vehicles from factories to markets, has cut its

March 23, 2020
Total Views: 313

Friday, March 20, 2020
The Cruise Industry’s War Against COVID-19
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The Cruise Industry’s War Against COVID-19

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. – On Friday, March 13, 2020, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced that their ocean-going cruise

March 20, 2020
Total Views: 138

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Container Carriers Brace for Coronavirus Hit to Trade

By Vera Eckert and Stine Jacobsen FRANKFURT/COPENHAGEN, March 20 (Reuters) – Leading container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk scrapped its 2020

March 20, 2020
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Maersk Reports Higher Q1 Earnings, But Suspends 2020 Outlook

By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN, March 20 (Reuters) – Cost-cutting and price rises will help Maersk deliver higher first-quarter earnings than a year

March 20, 2020
Total Views: 97

Defending HFO Carriage Ban Breach, MSC Says Could Not Fit Scrubber Due to Coronavirus
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Defending HFO Carriage Ban Breach, MSC Says Could Not Fit Scrubber Due to Coronavirus

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – The world’s number two container line MSC is in talks with the United Arab Emirates after the Gulf

March 20, 2020
Total Views: 137

Thursday, March 19, 2020
usns mercy hospital ship
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California Asks President Trump to Deploy USNS Mercy to Los Angeles ‘Immediately’

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, March 19 (Reuters) – California’s governor on Thursday asked President Donald Trump to send a

March 19, 2020
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Carnival Offers Ships to Help with Coronavirus Response

The world’s largest cruise company has offered its laid-up ships to governments and hospitals as they try to combat coronavirus and handle the influx of

March 19, 2020
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VIDEO: THANK YOU To The Unseen Maritime Professionals On The Front Lines Of COVID-19
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VIDEO: THANK YOU To The Unseen Maritime Professionals On The Front Lines Of COVID-19

While gCaptain joins the majority of people working from home, Coast Guard, Navy, Tugboaters, Seafarers, facilities engineers, ferry captains, and millions of

March 19, 2020
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container terminal at port
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ICS and ITF Call on United Nations to Keep Ports Open, Facilitate Crew Changes

The International Chamber of Shipping and Internatiional Transport Workers’ Federation are calling on the United Nations to keep ports open and facilitate

March 19, 2020
Total Views: 259

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Tankers Drop Anchor as Traders See Profit in Price Rout

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil tankers starting to drop anchor as traders start deploying the vessels to keep barrels at sea in the wake of the price

March 19, 2020
Total Views: 151

Operations Suspended at Port Houston Container Terminals After Worker Tests Positive for COVID-19
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Operations Suspended at Port Houston Container Terminals After Worker Tests Positive for COVID-19

Update: Port Houston container terminals are set for reopening for regular business March 20. Full statement at the bottom. Port Houston has suspended

March 19, 2020
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Being Deployed to New York

By Keshia Clukey (Bloomberg) — The Navy hospital ship Comfort is being dispatched to New York City, Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters in Albany

March 18, 2020
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