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Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Financial Times

• Cruises face a choppy voyage back to profitabilityPassenger trips restart in big markets but nearly a year of shutdown has cost the industry dear

Times Online

• Unfinished ferries cast adrift in blizzard of new jobs and responsibilities [subscription]Last week’s Scottish government reshuffle leaves critical questions unanswered about how the SNP’s political dominance at Holyrood is going to deliver a post-Covid economic recovery that touches every corner of Scotland.

Birmingham Post

• Port giant secures interest rate discount on debts if it honours green pledgesAviva Investors and BNP Paribas on board with innovative approach to net zero incentive

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Western Isles MSP: Ferry discussions with new transport secretary ‘useful and productive’Discussions with Transport Secretary Graeme Day about disruption to Scotland’s island ferries were “useful and productive”, the MSP for the Western Isles has said.

Other News Sources

• Port of Rotterdam Suspends Plan for Unmanned Transport of ContainersThe Port of Rotterdam announced that it is suspending the current tender process for the selection of unmanned transports to operate on a dedicated road connecting the container terminals and other operations in the Maasvlakte region of the port. The project had been billed as a major advancement and demonstration in improving port efficiency and automation.