Bbc. C0. Uk news and the news app. Now on bbc news live to singapore for Asia Business report. The diamond princess disembarkation continues but with a british ship operated by an american firm, who is legally responsible for looking after passengers . And there is a new force hitting stores. Big bucs disney is banking on yes, take a look at the baby yoda business empire. Welcome to fridays Asia Business report. We begin with the coronavirus, also known as covid 19 because passengers from diamond princess ship continue to disembark and with passengers and crew in fact did, its become the biggest cluster outside hubei province, china. Two elderly japanese in their 80s were confirmed to have tied died and experts question whether the quarantine processes failed. The japanese government has come under criticism but the ship is british and is operated by an american company, carnival. He was legally responsible, and we put that rest into andrew leave. A number of parties are obviously resp
As a professional who has sat at many a negotiating table, I am all for sitting down to address concerns and differences, particularly when the public interest is at stake. In this regard, I agree with Rich Moniak who in a recent column suggested that we should choose a seat at the table with the cruise ship industry.
The start of the cruise season has been anything but cruisey. For the second time in a fortnight high winds meant the Ovation of the Seas has not come into port. The ship can carry almost five thousand passengers. Earlier this month the Royal Carribean ship chose not to dock in Dunedin due to blustery conditions, today it was in Wellington. In a separate incident the P&O Ship, Pacific Adventure, was denied entry into Aotearoa due to biosecurity concerns over its dirty hull. Cruise Ship Association chief executive Jacqui Lloyd speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default default/index.html?videoId=6341876383112
By RNZ The start of the cruise season has been anything but cruisey. For the second time in a fortnight, high winds meant the Ovation of the Seas, which can.