Accidents
Repeat test for 12 crew on TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 6 now negative for COVID-19
With 922 passengers and 666 crew onboard, TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 6 docked at the port of Piraeus (Athens), Greece early...
September 29, 2020
Aranui 5 cruise aborted after several crew test positive for COVID-19
A voyage from Tahiti to the Marquesas Islands was cancelled after several crew had tested COVID-19/Coronavirus positive. The 2015-built cargo cruise...
September 28, 202012 crew on the first cruise ship to dock in Greece test Coronavirus-positive
12 crew from the first cruise ship to dock in Greece following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown have tested positive for COVID-19, the Greek...
September 28, 2020
Costa Diadema crew tests positive for Coronavirus
A crew who boarded the cruise liner Costa Diadema a few days ago has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The man (of Indian nationality...
September 27, 2020- Accidents
Viking Line's Amorella ferry runs aground in Aland Islands archipelago
A Baltic Sea passenger ferry with about 300 people onboard has run aground in the Aland Islands archipelago between Finland and Sweden on Sunday...
September 20, 2020 
Person tests positive for COVID-19 onboard Hurtigruten’s ms Finnmarken
Hurtigruten cruise line has confirmed Saturday afternoon, September 19, that a person onboard its ms Finnmarken (Otto Sverdrup) cruise ship had...
September 20, 2020
Mauritian crew stranded on three MSC Cruises ships in Brazil head back home
Dozens of Mauritian cruise ship crew who were stranded off Brazil's coast throughout the pandemic have started their journey home following desperate...
September 14, 2020
MSC Grandiosa crew tests positive for Coronavirus during screening
New Coronavirus (COVID-19) cruise cases were reported in a few hours in Palermo (Sicily Italy) including an MSC Grandiosa ship employee. The...
September 11, 2020
7 positive COVID-19 cases on CroisiEurope's Vasco de Gama river ship
Two passengers (of French nationality) and 5 crew on the CroisiEurope-owned and boat Vasco de Gama tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19...
September 11, 2020
Silversea Cruises ship in Saudi Arabia sails back after suspected Coronavirus case
A top-luxury cruise ship in Saudi Arabia returned to port after a suspected Coronavirus (COVID-19) case was detected onboard. Silversea Cruises...
September 10, 2020103 crew from Mauritius still stranded on 3 MSC Cruises ships in Brazil
After seven months since the shutdown of the cruise shipping industry due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there is still crew waiting for...
September 9, 2020
The Bahamas Government investigates potential damage from sheltering cruise ships
The Bahamas officials launched a joint probe into claims of "potential environmental damage" caused by ships sheltering in waters close to the Berry...
September 7, 2020
Port of Galveston TX opens for business after Hurricane Laura
Port Galveston Texas remains open for business and provides maritime-related jobs along with economic benefits for the region after Hurricane Laura...
August 31, 2020
Carnival Corporation detects ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted information technology...
The world's largest cruise shipowner - Carnival Corporation announced that its joint current report on Form 8-K had been filed with the US Securities...
August 18, 2020
False positive Coronavirus (COVID-19) test cancels 2020 Alaska cruise season
A week after the first cruise ship in Alaska for 2020 returned to port with a guest who tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) aboard, follow-up...
August 13, 2020