Tourism minister Elena Kountoura.
Greek government deep in talks to encourage cruise-ship sector
By James Brewer
Greece has confirmed that it wants to establish six new home-ports for cruise ships as part of its drive to expand the thriving tourism industry.
Tourism minister Elena Kountoura said it was “our aim” to have more than six such ports and “we are co-operating with major international cruise lines.” She added: “We work closely with global and European cruise lines to introduce new,...
“Year of Zayed” launched in Dubai
Row4Ocean
START: 14 DECEMBER 2018
DAKAR TO PARAMARIBO – 2305 NAUTICAL MILES
Representing the spirit of DP World, Patrick Bol has formed a team of rowers; Lewis Knollman, Andrew Ruinoff, and Matt Wilds to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 27 days or less to collect samples of water and draw attention to the plastic pollution problem – smashing world records along the way.
“Year of Zayed” on board the QE2 for the Dubai Press Conference
RIDING THE OCEAN WAVE – A WORLD...
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ROW4OCEAN training in Dubai for the 14 December departure.
Row4Ocean
START: 14 DECEMBER 2018
DAKAR TO PARAMARIBO – 2305 NAUTICA
Eight billion kilos of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year.
Eight billion kilos of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year. For the number crunchers among us, that’s an astounding 22 million kilos of plastic every day – enough to fill over 1500 40-foot containers per day. No wonder our beaches are covered in plastic debris.
Over the course of time, the sun...
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