Finance

Commissioners Louis Sola and Rebecca Dye briefed Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf about the US Federal Maritime Commission response to COVID-19.

Genting Hong Kong sold the nightlife brand Zouk to a company owned by Lim Keong Hui, a director of Genting HK and a son of Chairman and CEO Tan Sri KT Lim.

Jim Heaney, who served as CFO for Carnival Cruise Line the past five years, joined The Fresh Market as CFO.

The administrators of insolvent Cruise & Maritime Voyages confirmed the sale of UK commercial assets to CVI Group Limited (CVI), a company owned by Christian Verhounig, former chief executive of CMV.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings entered into an agreement with investors including MSD Partners, Durable Capital, Headlands Capital, Deep Field Asset Management and Declaration Capital for the private placement of $85m in convertible preferred stock.

AWilhelmsen, one of the founding companies of Royal Caribbean, sold 2m shares of RCL for a total of about $127m.

Family-owned US-flag operator Blount Small Ship Adventures is ceasing operations due to the coronavirus pandemic and has put its three vessels up for sale.