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Last week, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals "stayed" a lower court judge's order—thus retaining the CDC's authority for a Conditional Sailing Order (COS) U.S. federal government/CDC and the State of Florida, the drama continued last Friday. As Florida readied an emergency petition to the U.S. Supreme Court about the "stay," the appeals court reversed its position on that "stay." The result? The COS protocols became guidance for cruise lines sailing from Florida ports, not a legal requirement. That said, the court case itself continues. Other News

HMS Protector Sails Further North Than Any Other Royal Navy Ship in History June 29, 2021 The Royal Navy’s HMS Protector has set a record for sailing closer to the North Pole than any other British surface ship in history. The Plymouth-based survey ship is on her first Arctic patrol after completing an extensive overhaul in January. Since then, Protector has been conducting extensive trials and training with the goal of deploying to Antarctica later this year. HMS Protector has spent this month in the Arctic Circle, north of 80 degrees latitude, carrying out ‘Ice Ramming Trials’ to asc...

A recently released report on the 2018 grounding of a Russian ship in the Canadian Arctic points out the many dangers of a coming shipping boom in an increasingly ice-free Arctic, including the lack of reliable navigational charts and crews inexperienced in polar waters.

BIMCO Ice Reporting for Season 2020/2021 ends The BIMCO Baltic ice reporting season for 2020/2021 covering Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden ends, according to BIMCO's release. For the Canadian region, some areas like the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes have ended their ice season. Though there are other areas like the Eastern Waters of Newfoundland and Labrador Coast and the East Coast waters still experiencing some last bits of the ice coverage, BIMCO ends its ice reporting 2020/2021 season for the Canadian region today and members wis...

New Zealand releases Southern Ocean patrol ship RFI 17 May 2021 by Tim Fish The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has issued a request for information (RFI) for the design and build of a new Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel (SOPV). New Zealand is looking to add a third OPV to its fleet. (RNZN) In the RFI, released on 11 May, the NZDF stated that it is primarily looking for a commercial ship design, highlighting that the SOPV is a non-combat vessel and will be expected to undertake mainly non-military tasks. However, existing military patrol ship designs are not excluded. According to New Zealand�...