Safety & Security

Holland America Line is adding mBark facial recognition and the VeriFLY vaccine verification program in all US, Canadian and European homeports.

Jorge Roig is retiring from US Customs and Border Protection after three decades at bustling South Florida ports.

Bureau Veritas recently participated in what it described as the world’s first international search and rescue exercise (SAREX) in a remote polar zone.

Cruising in the Canary Islands' La Palma is safe and operations there continue as normal, according to Mariano Hernandez, president, Cabildo de La Palma despite lava flow from the island’s volcano intensifying.

Mexico reportedly sent 450 troops to the Caribbean resort of Tulum after two foreign tourists died in a drug-related gang shootout last week, raising questions about the safety of shore excursions to the nearby Mayan ruins.

Cruise line executives need to participate in tabletop exercises to better understand the nature of data breaches and how they occur.

Seabourn introduced a bevy of features and enhanced services across eight areas, from housekeeping and culinary to entertainment and embarkation.

The Canaveral Port Authority has been awarded a total of $1.392m in federal and state funding to help strengthen security operations.

Speedcast and HudsonCyber have teamed to provide a new tailored solution for maritime companies, including cruise operators, that will help mitigate cybersecurity threats and become compliant with new international cybersecurity regulations.

US port authorities received almost $30m in funding from the US Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency's Port Security Grant Program, part of the total $100m awarded.