Cruise news (money-tagged)

Contract awarded for two Brisbane ferry terminals
Brisbane City Council awarded a USD 25 million contract to a single supplier to construct a ferry terminal at Howard Smith Wharves as well as upgrade...
September 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association releases Environmental Technologies and Practices...
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association released the Global Cruise Industry Environmental Technologies and Practices Report produced by Oxford...
September 11, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation orders Revolution Series Digesters for $400,000
BioHiTech Global Inc received USD 400,000 in new food waste digester purchase orders for its "Revolution Series Digesters" from the world’s...
September 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
Miami-Dade County borrows from Wall Street to fund PortMiami cruise terminal projects
Miami-Dade County is currently looking to borrow from Wall Street in order to fund its cruise ship terminal projects at PortMiami Florida. On Monday...
September 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Tom Cruise hires GBP 0,5 million Hurtigruten cruise ship for Mission Impossible 7 crew
Tom Cruise has rented an entire cruise ship in order to prevent any more filming delays to his next "Mission: Impossible 7" movie production. The...
September 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Private investors interested in a GHK-Genting Hong Kong cruise brand
GHK-Genting Hong Kong Ltd (Hong Kong China-based holding company that operates cruise, shipbuilding and resort businesses) had received indicative...
August 31, 2020
Cruise Industry
Lindblad Expeditions to enhance financial flexibility by raising $85 Million
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. reported that it had entered into an agreement with a group of investors including MSD Partners, Durable Capital...
August 29, 2020
Cruise Industry
Genting Hong Kong Ltd. suspends all payments to creditors
Hong Kong-based Genting Cruise Lines (controlled by the Malaysian-Chinese billionaire Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay) on August 20 suspended all payments to...
August 25, 2020
Accidents
Cruise industry's pause results in $23-billion loss to Florida's economy
All major cruise shipping companies are facing financial struggles amid the ongoing pandemic. All river and ocean voyages have been paused since mid...
August 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
The Bahamas want cruise ships back to Nassau
The Bahamas Tourist Minister announced he wanted cruise ships to not only visit private islands but the major Bahamian cities as well. According...
August 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crystal Endeavor megayacht's delivery delayed 'by about a year'
The Asia-based Crystal Cruises' owner GHK is delaying the launch of new ships while issuing a profit warning because of the pandemic forcing the...
August 11, 2020
Cruise Industry
CMV-Cruise And Maritime Voyages goes into administration/bankruptcy
CMV-Cruise And Maritime Voyages has gone into administration (similar to the USA's filing for bankruptcy). The company has appointed Paul Williams...
July 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
German shipyard Meyer Werft suspends operations for 6 weeks
German shipyard Meyer Werft halts production and suspends operations from Monday, July 20, for 6 weeks (through August 30) due to a slump in orders...
July 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages in talks with investors to stay afloat
The UK-based company CMV-Cruise and Maritime Voyages which was at the centre of a repatriation row involving hundreds of crew is in talks with...
July 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Port Galveston awarded USD 3,75M grant for cruise corridor roadway
Port Galveston got a USD 3,75 million Texas state grant for a new internal roadway planned to improve shipping traffic and cruise port access between...
July 13, 2020
Cruise Industry