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JetBlue adding cruise vacations to its travel products offerings
The New York City-based carrier (Nasdaq: JBLU) said it’s now offering JetBlue Vacations’ Flight + Cruise packages and said it’s the “first domestic U.S. airline to offer customers the ability to book their flight, cruise, and hotel all in one place.” The packages include cruises from Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity…
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بالصور احتفالية هيئة قناة السويس بنصر اكتوبر والمولد النبوى الشريف
في إطار الاحتفال بانتصارات أكتوبر والمولد النبوي الشريف، شهد الفريق أسامة ربيع رئيس هيئة قناة السويس، واللواء شريف بشارة محافظ الإسماعيلية، وأعضاء مجلس إدارة الهيئة وعدد من أعضاء مجلس النواب والشيوخ، مساء أمس الثلاثاء، العرض المسرحي”عاشق ومداح”، بنادي الشاطئ التابع للهيئة بمحافظة الإسماعيلية. يأتي ذلك في إطار التعاون بين هيئة…
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Australia’s Largest Heroin Bust Worth $104M Made in Melbourne
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Saturday, October 16th announced the seizure of a record 450 kilograms of heroin from a container of ceramic tiles at Melbourne port, in a joint operation with the Australian Border Force (ABF). The joint statement referred to the drug haul as the ‘largest heroin…
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Maersk Drilling awarded contract extension to drill world record well in Angola
TotalEnergies E&P Angola has exercised an option for the 7th generation drillship Maersk Voyager to drill the ultra-deepwater Ondjaba-1 exploration well in Angola’s Block 48. The contract extension has an estimated duration of 54 days, which means that Maersk Voyager is now contracted until February 2022. The work on Ondjaba-1…
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Webinar : ABS – Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage PDF
Navigating the Energy Transition: Understanding U.S. Regulations for Offshore Wind Vessels Climate change has taken center stage globally. Requirements are constantly emerging from regulatory bodies, financial institutions as well as several other organizations, driving companies to not only account for their carbon footprint but to also find ways to reduce…
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Port of Rotterdam throughput rises substantially again in Q3
Container volume back above pre-corona level, a large increase in throughput of oil products, iron ore, coal, and biomass Goods throughput in the port of Rotterdam rose to 118.5 million tonnes in the third quarter, 14.6% more than in the same period last year. Throughput was 350.1 million tonnes through…
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Japanese company Kubota chooses port of Rotterdam for Northern European distribution
Japanese machine manufacturer Kubota is the new tenant of a large distribution centre in Alblasserdam. The site of the port area is strategically located next to BCTN’s container terminal and will be Kubota’s operating base for deliveries to the Northern European market. Emile Hoogsteden, Commercial Director of the Port of…
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Allard Castelein president of the Port of Rotterdam Authority until summer of 2023
The shareholders of the Port of Rotterdam Authority – consisting of the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Dutch State – have appointed Allard Castelein for a third term on the recommendation of the Supervisory Board. Castelein will remain president of the Port of Rotterdam Authority until the summer of 2023,…
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Container ship disabled, towed back to Piraeus
Container ship AS ROSALIA left Piraeus Greece, on Oct 16, bound for Rijeka Croatia with ETA Oct 18, but suffered mechanical failure and was disabled later same day in Elaphonisos Channel between southern Peloponnese and Kythira island. The ship was taken on tow on Oct 17, and towed back to…
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