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Thursday, 01 October 2020

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Trump gives break to cruise ship industry with block on CDC health ban

The Independent 01 Oct 2020

The White House has blocked a new order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to keep cruise ships docked until mid-February, a step that would have displeased the politically powerful tourism industry in the crucial swing state of Florida....

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Report: Federal 'no-sail order' for cruise ships extended again, now until Oct. 31

Ocala Star Banner 01 Oct 2020

The halt to sailing has negatively affected Port Canaveral and the overall Space Coast tourism industry. Like other major cruise ports, Port Canaveral has lost much of its revenue because of the cruise industry shutdown ... "it's frustrating to see one industry singled out the way it's been," Murray said ... "The cruise industry is no different....

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Mike Leavitt works to restart the cruise industry as White House seeks to end no-sail order

The Salt Lake Tribune 01 Oct 2020

The White House has blocked a new order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep cruise ships docked until mid-February, a step that would have displeased the politically powerful tourism industry in the crucial swing state of Florida ... The cruise ship industry has considerable political influence in Florida....

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‘We want our island back’: the group that wants to ban cruise ships from the Florida Keys

Yahoo Daily News 01 Oct 2020

... – and an industry dominated by corporations and ever larger ships ... The cruise ship industry in Key West has lobbied for one thing in Benson’s experience ... The cruise ship industry has grown steadily in Key West from 1999, when 597,000 passengers visited the city, to 910,000 in 2019....

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CDC wanted to ban cruises until February 2021. Then the White House intervened.

Yahoo Daily News 01 Oct 2020

waters in March after COVID-19 outbreaks on several cruise ships ... The cruise companies have published plans they say will prevent much of the passenger and crew deaths, hospitalizations and stranded ships the industry experienced in the fall and summer, but the CDC has not yet allowed them to resume passenger operations.Story continues....

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CDC Extends No-Sail Order to Oct. 31 but Remains Skeptical of Cruise Safety

Barrons 01 Oct 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended its no-sail order for cruise ships until Oct. 31, giving the industry a begrudging signal that its U.S ... 29, there have been at least 3,689 Covid or Covid-like illness cases on cruise ships in U.S ... It remains to be seen just how full the cruise ships will be once they resume sailings....

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Future Care, Inc. Partners With 1Health.io to Bring Easy and Convenient COVID-19 Testing to the ...

The Marshall News Messenger 01 Oct 2020

, an international medical management and cost containment service provider exclusively to the maritime industry, today announced it has partnered with , the leading technology company that provides precision testing as a service, to provide saliva-based COVID-19 tests to ship owners, managers and crew members traveling to United States ports....

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CDC 'no sail' order blocked

Arkansas Online 01 Oct 2020

The White House has blocked a new order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep cruise ships docked until mid-February ... Robert Redfield, director of the CDC, had recommended the extension, worried that cruise ships could become viral hot spots, as they did at the beginning of the pandemic....

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White House blocked CDC cruise ban extension. New no-sail order will expire Oct. 31

Tyler Morning Telegraph 01 Oct 2020

The cruise companies have published plans they say will prevent much of the passenger and crew deaths, hospitalizations and stranded ships the industry experienced in the fall and summer, but the CDC has not yet allowed them to resume passenger operations ... In June, 50 passenger-less cruise ships were still floating in and around U.S....

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Holland America Line's Rotterdam Reaches Next Building Milestone with Coin Ceremony Celebration at Fincantieri Shipyard

Ellensburg Daily Record 01 Oct 2020

1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of Rotterdam's float-out next week, Holland America Line celebrated the ship's coin ceremony today, Thursday, Oct ... Ship to be floated out next week ... Throughout the ship, Rotterdam will showcase Holland America Line hallmarks that drive one of the highest guest repeat rates in the industry....

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CDC Extends Cruise Ship ‘No-Sail' Order Until Oct. 31

NBCBayArea 01 Oct 2020

... and need for additional time to assess industry measures to control potential SARS-CoV-2 transmission on board cruise ships with passengers without burdening public health, support continuation of the No Sail Order at this time," a statement from the CDC said in part....

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V.Group appoints former Topaz boss as new CEO

Splash24/7 01 Oct 2020

He brings strong commercial acumen, broad shipping experience and strategic transformation knowhow. There remains an abundance of opportunities in the broader ship management industry from which V.Group is well placed to benefit....

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Becomes the Only Major Server Manufacturer to Ship World’s Most Secure Industry-Standard, ...

The Marshall News Messenger 01 Oct 2020

HPE is the only major server manufacturer to produce made-in-USA industry-standard servers ... The new HPE ProLiant DL380T server is shipping today to U.S. customers as the first industry-standard server to be produced through the HPE Trusted Supply Chain process, which HPE plans to expand to the rest of its portfolio in 2021 ... INDUSTRY KEYWORD....