Anniversaries

Port Solent’s Prosecco Festival returns this October

Port Solent Prosecco Festival fire dancers

Following the success of last year’s event, Port Solent is offering Prosecco lovers another evening to remember on Saturday 20 October from 6.30pm with a show-stopping, glitz and glamour-styled festival of Prosecco.

Spread across the entire Boardwalk, guests will enjoy taste bud-tingling glasses of Prosecco, a variety of live music, daring entertainment and an evening full of glamour and sparkle. New to this year, we will also have street theatre acts,...

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Daikin Reefer celebrates 50 years of Market – leading reefer innovation

Shin Furuta, President, Daikin Reefer,

With quality and reliability at its core, Daikin Reefer continues to push the boundaries of reefer technology

OSAKA, 27 September 2018: Daikin Reefer, a leading global supplier of container refrigeration equipment, is this month officially celebrating its 50th anniversary. Central to the evolution of the refrigerated container market since the very beginning, Daikin Reefer was one of the first major reefer manufacturers in 1968 and has maintained its...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/daikin-reefer-celebrates-50-years-of-market-leading-reefer-innovation/

The BDI@1,524 …hooray hooray?

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) clinched 21 points earlier on today greatly assisting the mood for the World Maritime Day! Geopolitics in perplexed jeopardy; ultra-caution should be observed. John Faraclas daily briefing:

The Capes’ BCI managed a good 39 points plus and now stands at 1,949 points..

A dozen points for the Panamaxes BPI  now reading 1,689…

Any point is more than welcomed and that happened with the Supras’ BSI  now at 1,195 an the Handies’ BHSI now at 627!

The Wets were both up; the last...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/172386/

Hot Port News from GAC

22-Sep-2018

WORLD HOLIDAYS: 23 SEPTEMBER-6 OCTOBER 2018
Worldwide

World Holidays: 23 September-6 October 2018
Saturday, September 22, 2018, Worldwide

Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following:
22 Sep (Sat)-24 Sep (Mon) – Mid-Autumn Festival
23 Sep (Sun) – September equinox
24 Sep (Mon) – Heritage Day (South Africa)
24 Sep (Mon) – Trinidad & Tobago Republic Day
1 Oct (Mon)-7 Oct (Sun) – China National Day celebrations
1 Oct (Mon) – Hong Kong National Day
1 Oct...

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