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Cruise ships return – but more up-market

Monaco
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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Port Authority promises to go up-market as cruise ships return
Cruise ships have come back to Monaco after two years of absence due to the pandemic…

In love and disappointed, Spanish woman took to drugs
A 25 year-old Spanish national has appeared in Monaco Criminal Court charged with possession of a hallucinogenic drug in July last year…

Dutch government preventing 14 Russian yachts leaving The Dutch government said on Wednesday it is currently...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/07/cruise-ships-return-but-more-up-market/

Lockdown-induced eCommerce shift here to stay for supply chains

More than a third of businesses believe that the move to online shopping seen during the COVID-19 pandemic is now a permanent shift, according to new research from international supply chain and logistics consultancy SCALA.

From surveying business leaders across the grocery and homeware industries, 36% of companies believe that eCommerce will now remain at the inflated levels seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, wherein enforced social distancing restrictions prompted a surge in eCommerce activity.

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/06/lockdown-induced-ecommerce-shift-here-to-stay-for-supply-chains/

Tourism Office looks back at 2021

Good Morning Monaco

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Tourism Office looks back at 2021, forward to 2022
Officials from Monaco’s Tourist and Convention Authority told a meeting of leading figures in the hospitality sector that, as expected, the 2021 results were better than those for 2020, as pandemic restrictions eased…

Prince Albert visits Barclays Monaco exhibition
His Serene Highness Prince Albert visited Barclays’ Monaco Office in early February to view a display of memorabilia from Barclays over the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/06/tourism-office-looks-back-at-2021/

Ukrainian MPs witness MC’s full support

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de Monaco
Good Morning Monaco

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Ukrainian MPs witness Monaco’s full support
The National Council and members of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF), meeting in Monaco on Monday, expressed their full solidarity with Ukrainian parliamentarians…

Oil jumps over 3% as deaths prompt talk of new sanctions
Oil prices jumped over 3% on Monday, with investors worried about tighter supply as mounting civilian deaths in...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/05/ukrainian-mps-witness-mcs-full-support/

Oil price creeps up, Tesla shows resilience, but Covid causes fresh woes for airlines

Susannah Streeter

4 April 2022 – Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:

‘’As the uneasy stalemate continues between Russia and European nations about energy supplies, the price of oil has crept up again today to above $105 a barrel, as worries remain about the much tighter supply of crude on world markets. The unprecedented release of US oil reserves in a drip drip daily strategy over the coming months, had lowered prices, and the two-month truce in Yemen...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/04/oil-price-creeps-up-tesla-shows-resilience-but-covid-causes-fresh-woes-for-airlines/

Oligarch chopper seized in Monaco

Monaco
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Monday, April 4, 2022

Oligarch chopper seized in Monaco
According to multiple press reports two helicopters whose beneficial owner was Alisher Usmanov, one of Russia’s largest oligarchs, have been seized by French customs officials, including one in Monaco…

Prince Albert visits historical site in Morocco
On Friday, April 1, HSH Prince Albert paid a visit to Bayt Dakira in Essaouira, a highly spiritual and patrimonial place for the preservation and promotion of the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/04/oligarch-chopper-seized-in-monaco/

Martine Ackermann: Moving mountains

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de Monaco
Good Morning Monaco

Saturday, April 2, 2022

Martine Ackermann: Moving mountains
Founder and president of the Child CARE Monaco Association Martine Ackermann spends her weekends at the Monte-Carlo Country Club, one of the donation points for Ukrainian refugees…

Back from Ukraine with a plan for serious help
When IUM graduate student Matt Ciaccio went to Ukraine recently, it was little more than a fact-finding trip, he told NEWS.MC…

Monte-Carl...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/02/martine-ackermann-moving-mountains/

Worshippers venerate visiting icon

Good Morning Monaco

Friday, April 1, 2022

Monaco’s Orthodox worshippers venerate 13th Century Icon
One of the Orthodox Church’s most holy and ancient icons visited Monaco on Thursday, March 31, an occasion that had been planned for several weeks…

Europe’s Russian gas in jeopardy as Ukraine braces
President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency, his strongest economic riposte…

Anti-ageing event suddenly...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/01/worshippers-venerate-visiting-icon/

Monaco ‘moves on’ with mobile charging

Monaco
Good Morning Monaco

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Monaco is ‘moving on’ with charging points
The ‘Monaco On’ network makes charging electric vehicles even more effective, accessible and available to the greatest number of users, the Government said on Wednesday…

ISM celebrates new sporting status
The International School of Monaco has received accreditation by the World Academy of Sport (WAoS) as an Athlete-Friendly Education Centre (AFEC)…

CMB showcases Monaco’s history and assets The World Expo in...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/31/monaco-moves-on-with-mobile-charging/

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