Hurtigruten Expeditions is changing its name and brand identity to HX in December.

Swan Hellenic unveiled its 2024/25 Antarctic season which sees SH Diana and SH Vega sailing in the white continent from mid- November ’24 until early March ’25.

Seabourn Pursuit will make the company’s first expeditions in the South Pacific between March and October next year.

SunStone, the Miami-based owner of Ocean Explorer, confirmed its ship has been successfully assisted off its grounding by Tarajoq, a Greenland research vessel involved in several earlier attempts to refloat her.

Cathy Kusuma was appointed VP sales at Atlas Ocean Voyages, which also added regional/area sales and key account directors.

The 134-passenger Ocean Explorer, which Australia’s Aurora Expeditions has been operating temporarily in place of Greg Mortimer while that ship undergoes repairs for propeller damage, is stranded in the remote Northeast Greenland National Park.

British physiotherapist and Army Capt. Harpreet 'Preet' Kaur Chandi MBE will serve as the godmother for Atlas Ocean Voyages' World Voyager.

Polar operator Poseidon Expeditions chose Sea Chefs to provide hospitality and catering for its 114-passenger Sea Spirit.

Beth Stolyar joined the Sydney commercial team of Swan Hellenic as sales director, Australia and New Zealand.

Hurtigruten Expeditions' Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen met for the first time on Monday at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, in the Northwest Passage.