Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of its second Excel-class cruise ship following construction at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku. Like its earlier siste ..
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In episode 196, you meet Agustina Calatayud, Lead Transportation Specialist in the Inter-American Development Bank Transportation Division (IDB). IDB is working to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Through financial and technical support for countries working to reduce poverty and inequality, we help improve health and education and advance infrastructure.
Listen to Agustinatalking about how she is promoting the maritime leg of the supply chain and how...
Texas-based Eagle LNG Partners has entered into an agreement with cruise operator the Royal Caribbean Group for the provision of bunkering services for the latter’s ..
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Caribbean Member States and industry have set the course for the future to protect the Caribbean marine environment during the latest meeting of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Centre – Caribe (RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe). The 10th RAC/REMPEITC-Caribe Steering Committee Meeting (which is held every two years) was held in Curaçao Netherlands (18-19 May).
Through the Centre, IMO supports capacity-building activities, including practical training in oil spill preparedness...
Amsterdam-based DYT Yacht Transport recently took delivery of a new large yacht transport vessel built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China. Designed by DYT parent co ..
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French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has handed over the fifth in a planned series of six ships ordered by Miami-based cruise operator Royal Caribbean Internati ..
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Ah, the Caribbean, a tropical paradise of idyllic isles fringed with palm trees, coral reefs and white sand beaches, famous for calypso music, cricket and…. oh, fla ..
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A new programme to develop and implement a Sustainable Maritime Transport (SMART) system in the Caribbean has begun in a preparatory phase, aimed at supporting the small island developing states (SIDS) of the Caribbean region to build-back better from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the maritime sector.
SIDS economies in the Caribbean are heavily dependent on the maritime sector. The long-term programme will aim to deliver safe, secure, efficient and reliable transport of goods across the...
Why did the killing of a 900-pound killer whale (Orcinus orc) last month by fisherfolk from St. Lucia cause outrage? Certainly, the fisherfolk involved were astounded by ..
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For the third year in a row, forecasters with the Colorado State University tropical weather and climate research group are calling for a busy hurricane season.
They said we’re likely to see above-average numbers of hurricanes, major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger) and total named storms (hurricanes plus tropical storms) in the Atlantic basin, which includes the western Atlantic, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
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