Crew change crisis has shown the best of unions and employers, ITF official insists

Grimaldi says: ‘If governments are determined to prop up ferry routes then they should proceed in a uniform, non-distorting fashion, regardless of their financial strength, in accordance with existing European Union state aid rules.’

Administrators Duff & Phelps say the vessels are not part of the insolvency proceedings 

Cruise giants Carnival and Royal Caribbean have pushed back the launch of new ships into 2021 as they continue to assess the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on their operations

The coronavirus response will mark 2020 out as a year when the global economy went into reverse. This will have a negative impact on future seaborne trade and, while there will be a rebound, annual growth will track lower in 2022-24

Coronavirus has had huge impacts on the cruise and ferry sectors and this will be reflected in shipbuilding orders and deliveries this year, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence’s latest Shipbuilding Outlook