Cruise operators see brighter horizon as vaccines spur bookings
27 Feb, 2021 07:30 PM
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Cruise lines had to wave goodbye to hopes of sailing in 2020 after virulent strains of Covid forced their ships to anchor. Photo / Getty Images
Financial Times
By: Alice Hancock in London Royal Caribbean s disclosure this week of a $1bn loss for the fourth consecutive quarter marked the end of a gloomy year since a Covid outbreak on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship brought the industry to a standstill.
But investors finally found cause for celebration, pushing the company s share price up almost 12 per cent as it revealed a bump in bookings spurred by fresh confidence around vaccines and lockdown easing.
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Memoirs of Hans Hendrik, The Arctic Traveller, Serving under Kane, Hayes, Hall and Nares, 1853-1876: Written by himself.
By Hans Hendrik. Written in 1877. Multiple editions available ’Memoirs of Hans Hendrik, The Arctic Traveller, Serving under Kane, Hayes, Hall and Nares, 1853-1876: Written by himself. ’ In “Dead Reckoning,” his masterful history of Europe’s search for the Northwest Passage, Canadian historian Ken McGoogan argues persuasively that those explorers who paid close attention to Native peoples of the Arctic, and who worked closely with them, generally thrived. In an often deadly climate, learning from those who dwelt in it was paramount.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has reported an adjusted net loss of $2.2 billion for financial 2020 after nearly a year out of the water. This compares to an adjusted profit of $1.1 billion for 2019.
CMA CGM Will Operate Six Gas-Powered Ships in US
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday February 26, 2021 Container line six of its LNG-fuelled ships to serve customers in the US.
15,000 TEU ships on the
China-
Los Angeles route, it said in a statement on its website on Thursday. The company has not revealed where the ships will bunker. The ships will start to be delivered from
October, and will all be operational by the end of
2022. American customers will be able to choose to transport their goods using LNG, a new technology that helps to preserve air quality by eliminating almost all atmospheric pollutants, the company said in the statement.