729 results found for 'cuba'

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  • Total, Siemens mulling LNG-to-power project in Cuba

    1 May 2018

    A consortium comprising France’s Total and the German conglomerate Siemens are reportedly first in line to sign a deal for the construction of a 600-megawatt gas-fired power plant in Cuba.

  • MSC Opera Finds New Home in Cuba

    3 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Cruise line company MSC Cruises announced today that, starting in December 2015, its 2,120-guest MSC Opera will homeport in Havana for the winter 2015-16 season to offer guests 16 Caribbean cruises. The completely renovated 65,542 GRT MSC Opera within the company’s €200 million Renaissance program will offer cruises to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Mexico with two nights […]

  • USA: TPA Hosts Cuba Forum

    22 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) hosted a forum on November 16 with presentations from experts on the topic of the current and future challenges and opportunities of conducting legal maritime related trade with Cuba. With an attendance of approximately 100 business representatives from throughout Florida and the Southeast, the forum included discussions on an array […]

  • Tampa Port Authority Hosts Cuba Forum

    22 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) hosted a forum on November 16 with presentations from experts on the topic of the current and future challenges and opportunities of conducting legal maritime related trade with Cuba. With an attendance of approximately 100 business representatives from throughout Florida and the Southeast, the forum included discussions on an array […]

  • Total: No offshore drilling deal signed with Cuba

    12 May 2015

    French oil company Total has denied it signed an agreement to explore for oil offshore Cuba, during a historic visit to the island nation by the French president Francois Hollande. Cuban national television has informed the oil exploration deal between Total and Cubapetroleo was signed during the visit by the French president Hollande to Cuba on Monday, […]

  • Carnival Gets Green Light to Begin Traveling to Cuba

    7 July 2015
    Business & Finance

     Cruise line conglomerate Carnival Corporation & plc has won approval from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Commerce to begin travel to Cuba. Carnival Corporation intends to take travelers to Cuba beginning in May 2016 via its newly launched fathom brand – a new social impact travel brand providing purpose-oriented, social impact experiences, […]

  • Repsol Drills Duster Offshore Cuba

    20 May 2012

    Spanish oil titan Repsol on Friday announced it would plug and abandon an exploration well offshore Cuba. Repsol’s well in Cuba’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was drilled by the Scarabeo 9, a 6th generation semi submersible drilling rig. The Saipem-owned rig failed to find hydrocarbons, and Repsol’s spokesman told BusinesWeek that the result is disappointing […]

  • ALBA-1 Cable Activated (Cuba)

    21 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    In February 2011, the first submarine cable connecting the island nation of Cuba to the global internet (by way of Venezuela) landed on Siboney beach, Santiago de Cuba. In the two years since, the fate of the cable has been a mystery for Cuba observers. In the past week, the global monitoring system has picked […]

  • Carnival Gets Green Light to Begin Traveling to Cuba

    7 July 2015
    Business & Finance

     Cruise line conglomerate Carnival Corporation & plc has won approval from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Commerce to begin travel to Cuba. Carnival Corporation intends to take travelers to Cuba beginning in May 2016 via its newly launched fathom brand – a new social impact travel brand providing purpose-oriented, social impact experiences, […]

  • Gallery: Adonia Cracks the Cuban Code

    3 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Fathom’s Adonia arrived in the Port of Havana yesterday morning, becoming the first U.S. cruise line to sail from U.S. to Cuba in over 50 years. The cruise ship was carrying 704 passengers, including Cuban-born individuals. Adonia will sail to Cuba every other week with the seven-day itineraries departing from PortMiami on Sunday afternoon, and arriving to […]

  • NCL Changing Itineraries across Three Brands amid Cuba Ban

    10 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Short timeframe for compliance with Cuba restrictions worsen impact on Norwegian Cruise Line’s earnings.

  • Drilling Offshore Cuba to Begin in October

    22 April 2011

    Construction of the Scarabeo 9 platform in Singapore will be completed by the end of June, Saipem SpA, the oil services company that owns… Cuba Standard [mappress] Source:Cuba Standard ,April 22,2011;

  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Setting Course for Cuba

    26 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Miami-based cruise liner Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) has set sights on offering cruises to Cuba following in the footsteps of Carnival’s Fathom brand which is scheduled to embark on its first cruise to the island on May 1st. Namely, the company’s Oceania Cruises brand is in discussions with Cuban officials seeking approval to commence cruises […]

  • Cuba, U.S. sign offshore oil spill prevention deal

    11 January 2017

    The United States and Cuba have signed a bilateral agreement to prepare for and respond to oil spills and hazardous substance pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida. The deal was signed on Monday, January 9. According to Granma, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, the […]

  • US Eases Security Measures on Vessels Arriving from Cuba

    18 March 2016

    The U.S. Coast Guard has removed conditions of entry on vessels arriving from Cuba, thus allowing easier access to ports to cruise ships and cargo vessels sailing between the two countries. The USCG said on Thursday that the decision comes following a comprehensive assessment which has determined that Cuba meets the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) […]

  • Russia, Cuba set to ink offshore oil deal

    10 July 2014

    Russian oil companies Rosneft and Zarubezneft are expected to sign an agreement with Cuba’s national oil company Cupet, to develop an offshore block in Cuban waters.

  • Norwegian Sky in Maiden Visit to Havana, Cuba

    3 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian Cruise Line had its first ship, the Norwegian Sky, call in Havana, Cuba on May 2. The call was the first of Norwegian Sky’s 53 planned four-day voyages weekly from Miami to Cuba, with 52 including an overnight stay in the capital of Havana. Earlier this year, the cruise line company said that it […]

  • Carnival Cleared to Sail from US to Cuba

    22 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Cuba has granted approval for Carnival Corporation & plc to begin travel to Cuba starting on May 1, 2016 thus clearing the company’s 704-passenger MV Adonia to sail to Cuba through its newest brand Fathom. Cuban authorities from Havanatur Celimar, various other agencies and Carnival Corporation signed agreements on Monday enabling cruising by Carnival Corporation to […]

  • Zarubezhneft Getting Ready for Drilling Offshore Cuba

    10 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Russia’s Zarubezhneft is getting ready to begin its oil and gas exploration campaign offshore Cuba. Songa Mecur, the semi-submersible rig to be used for the campaign, is expected to arrive to Trinidad next week, where it will undergo preparations work before setting sail to Cuban waters. The drilling program is expected to start in November. […]

  • Carnival Sued over Cuban Cruise Policy

    14 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    US-based cruise liner giant Carnival has been hit with a class-action lawsuit for allowing “discriminatory practices” regarding the cruises to Cuba spearheaded by its recently launched social impact brand Fathom. Namely, two Cuban-Americans, with a potential of more joining the proceedings,  filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the company with the Miami federal court claiming their civil […]

  • Adonia Sets Off on Historic Voyage to Cuba

    2 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Fathom’s Adonia departed Miami on May 1 and is en route to Havana to become the first cruise ship to sail from the USA to Cuba in over 50 years, according to local media. The 704-passenger Adonia is expected to reach Havana on Monday, May 2, between 7 and 9 am, local time. The cruise ship is […]

  • Cuba: Dredging Begins at Port of Casasa

    28 June 2012

    Dredging has begun of a 2-mile channel to the port of Casasa on Cayo Coco, cubastandard.com reported. Dredging project will cost USD$2 million. The channel is planned to be 270 feet wide and 18 feet deep. Cayo Coco (Coco Key) is an island in central Cuba. It lies within the Ciego de Ávila Province and […]

  • Fairmount Marine’s Tug Prevents Disaster Offshore Cuba

    2 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Fairmount Marine’s powerful tug Fairmount Alpine played an important role by preventing  a shipping disaster on the coast of Cuba. The crew of the Fairmount Alpine managed to connect with the drifting cargo vessel off Cuba and managed to tow the distressed vessel into safe waters. The cargo vessel was reported drifting off Cuba with […]

  • Iran to Supply LNG to Argentina, Cuba

    5 December 2010

    The managing director of Iran LNG Company, a subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company, says Iran will soon start exporting Liquefied N… (presstv) [mappress] Source: presstv, December 6, 2010;

  • New Catamaran for Maritime Transportation in Cuba

    2 May 2005

    The DAMEX shipyards, in eastern Santiago de Cuba province, built a catamaran that will be used for passenger transportation in the country. Rio Las Casas, the first boat of its kind built in Cuba using aluminum technology, can carry 237 passengers. The catamaran will be operated by the company Practicos de Cuba and will cover […]