Headlines
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Cruise lines cancel voyages in China
Wednesday | Jan 29 2020THE growing health emergency in China has begun to affect some of the major cruise lines, with MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean both cancelling cruises departing from the country to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
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Scrubbers to be scrubbed?
Wednesday | Jan 29 2020WASHWATER discharges from open-loop Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) technology will worsen the accumulation of carcinogens in marine environments, according to Senior Researcher, Marine Program for The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) Bryan Comer.
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Spiking volleyball dreams
Wednesday | Jan 29 2020P&O Cruises Australia has helped to build new gym facilities for Vanuatu’s female beach volleyball team, as part of its Pacific Partnership program.
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Scrubbers impact “minimal”: New report
Tuesday | Jan 28 2020A NEW report co-sponsored by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has found that discharges from Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) have a minimal environmental impact on water and sediment quality.
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P&O bids g’day to Oz
Tuesday | Jan 28 2020P&O Cruises celebrated Australia Day on Sydney Harbour for the eighth year running, with close to 2,000 guests on board Pacific Explorer to officially mark the jubilant occasion.
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Viking chief slams LNG propulsion
Friday | Jan 24 2020VIKING’S revolutionary new expedition vessels (CW 17 Jan) will not be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) because the company’s Chairman, Torstein Hagen, believes there are significant environmental issues associated with the fuel.
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In a good position: CLIA
Friday | Jan 24 2020CRUISE ships are in a better position to minimise the risk of coronavirus infection than other forms of travel due to their stringent health procedures, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) claims.
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Growth on NCL’s horizon
Friday | Jan 24 2020BRINGING capacity down under will be Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) biggest focus over the coming years, the company’s Vice President and Managing Director APAC Ben Angell has told CW.
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Viking launches agent marketing centre
Thursday | Jan 23 2020VIKING Cruises has announced the launch of a new marketing centre catering for Australian and New Zealand travel agents.
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Aurora ship to Australia?
Thursday | Jan 23 2020AURORA Expeditions is investigating the option of bringing a ship to Australia in between polar seasons, MD Robert Halfpenny has told CW.
