729 results found for 'cuba'

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  • US Coast Guard Responds to Increase of Cuban Immigrants

    7 January 2015

    The United States Coast Guard has increased patrols in the Florida Straits in response to the surge of illegal migration attempts into the United States over the last three weeks while continuing to aggressively patrol the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard repatriated 121 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, interdicted in […]

  • CMA CGM Connects Mexico and the Caribbean

    9 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    French container carrier CMA CGM has decided to add a new service to directly connect Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. The new INDIGO line will provide a weekly direct service on the market and reduced transit times between Mexico and the Caribbean, according to the company. As part of the new service, CMA CGM […]

  • US Removes Oil Tanker, Shipowner from Its Blacklist

    5 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Monsoon Navigation Corporation and Panama-flagged Ocean Elegance were sanctioned in May 2019.

  • US Sanctions Nine Ships, Four Owners for Venezuela Ties

    15 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Another four shipping firms and nine vessels were hit by sanctions after transporting Venezuelan oil.

  • US Blacklists Two Shipping Firms, Tanker for Violating Venezuela Sanctions

    10 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    US blacklisted two shipping firms and a crude oil tanker in relation to the country’s sanctions on Venezuela.

  • US Removes Sanctions on PB Tankers

    4 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    PB Tankers was removed from the list after terminating its contract with Cuban state-run company Cubametales.

  • Cuba to Begin Using Fiber Optic Cable Linking Island to Venezuela and Jamaica

    29 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

      Over the next few months, Cuba will begin using the optic fiber cable linking the island to Venezuela and Jamaica along 1600 kilometers,acco… (cubaheadlines) [mappress] Source: cubaheadlines, August 29, 2011;      

  • Cuba: Damex Shipyard Launches Multi Purpose Cargo Vessel ‘Damen Stan Lander 5612’

    6 May 2011

      The Damex Shipbuilding & Engineering shipyard in Santiago — one of the few fully foreign-owned operations in Cuba — finished assembling … (CubaStandard) [mappress] Source: CubaStandard, May 6, 2011;

  • Hyundai wins Cuban order

    30 November 2005

    December 01, 2005 Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s largest shipbuilder, said it won a $130 million contract from the government of Cuba to build a power plant.

  • Cosco Freighter Arrested in Colombia

    3 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Colombian authorities detained Cosco’s general cargo ship Da Dan Xia at the Port of Cartagena on March 1, on suspicion that the ship was illegally carrying explosives and heavy ammunition, possibly to Cuba, the local daily El Heraldo reports. The 2009-built, 1,200 TEU ship was detained after the authorities received reports that the ship’s cargo was not properly documented. The […]

  • FRS Buys Majority Stake in Clipper, Grows Presence in North America

    21 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    German shipping group Fast Reliable Seaway (FRS) has bought a majority interest in US-based ferry company Clipper to expand its presence in Canada. With the acquisition, Clipper will introduce a new hub in Vancouver connecting downtown Vancouver to downtown Victoria. FRS also said it plans to launch a new ferry service from Florida to Cuba, pending government guidance and […]

  • Update: Colombia Arrests Captain of Freighter Carrying Illegal Arms

    9 March 2015

    Colombian authorities have arrested the captain of the China-flagged general cargo ship Da Dan Xia, which had been detained at the Port of Cartagena last week while carrying around 100 tonnes of gunpowder and various weaponry without valid documentation, the country’s Attorney General’s office reports. While searching the 2009-built, 1,200 TEU ship, the police found the weaponry in eight containers which were […]

  • Carnival Corp Nearly Triples Its Profit

    31 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Miami-headquartered cruise company Carnival Corporation & plc has reported a net income of USD 142 million in the first quarter of 2016, compared to a net income of USD 49 million seen in the same period a year earlier. Revenues for the first quarter of 2016 were USD 3.7 billion compared to USD 3.5 billion […]

  • PDVSA Takes Delivery of Cuban-Built Harbor Tug

    9 August 2011

    PDVSA, Venezuelan state oil company, has taken delivery of the second in a series of Cuban-built harbor tugs. The first, Kariña, was delivered in April last year. Like that vessel, the latest tug, Guaiquerie, has been built in the Havana shipyard of Caribbean Drydock Company. The PDVSA program is for a total of eight tugs, six […]

  • Coast Guard finds 2 of 6 missing S. Fla. boaters

    25 September 2007

    U.S. Coast Guard crews have found two of six people reported missing from an abandoned fishing boat found in disarray north of Cuba — 160 miles south of their destination in the Bahamas.

  • U.S. Steps Up War Against Somali Pirates

    11 February 2006

    The United States Navy has put Somali pirates operating in the Indian Ocean on notice: They will be intercepted, pursued, arrested and handed over to coastal states for trial (or taken to US navy base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba).

  • Destroyer Sampson christened

    17 September 2006

    The great-granddaughter of the Navy officer who defeated the Spanish fleet outside Cuba

  • Somali Piracy Suspects May Be Charged Outside Kenya

    2 February 2006

    Ten suspected Somali pirates being held in Kenya could be charged in India, at the US navy base at Guatanamo Bay, Cuba, or in Kenya. US ambassador W. Bellamy said yesterday they could be charged in Kenya because, he argued, it is nearest to where they were arrested.

  • Navigators Insurance Company Settles on Potential US Sanctions Breaches

    7 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    New York-based marine insurance specialist Navigators Insurance Company has agreed to pay a USD  271,815 fine to settle potential civil liability for 48 apparent violations of U.S. sanctions imposed on North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and Sudan, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reports. Between May 8, 2008 and April 1, 2011, Navigators and its London […]

  • PHOTO: Cuban Easydredge Vessel Takes Shape

    30 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Royal IHC is making good progress on the construction of the Easydredge 3,700m³ that is being built for Tecnoimport and Empresa Constructora de Obras Maritimas from Havana, Cuba. The company, just a few minutes ago, announced that since the keel laying ceremony (12 March) in Kinderdijk, 19 blocks have been added to the slipway. This 3,700m³ […]

  • Florida Legislators Against Cuban Offshore Drilling

    4 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    With Cuba poised to drill for oil off its coast as early as this spring, Florida lawmakers are renewing efforts to block it, citing fears… By Lesley Clark, (Miami Herald) [mappress] Source:Miami Herald, February  4, 2011;

  • Higher Revenues Boost Royal Caribbean’s Q2 Earnings

    25 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Royal Caribbean Cruises closed the quarter ended June 30, 2019, with record second-quarter earnings.

  • Search Suspended for Missing Carnival Victory Crewmember

    8 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    After searching around 2,600 square nautical miles for over 45 hours, officials were unable to locate the crewmember.

  • Shanghai Shipyard Ltd Delivers 35.000 DWT Bulk Carrier Leonor (China)

    14 October 2011

    State-owned Shanghai Shipyard Co. Ltd. delivered the second of 10 bulk cargo ships Cuba has ordered in China, Granma reported. The 35,000… (cubastandard) [mappress] Source: cubastandard, October 14, 2011;

  • China: Shanghai Shipyard Delivers New Bulk Carrier to EIGT

    14 October 2011
    Business & Finance

      State-owned Shanghai Shipyard Co. Ltd. delivered the second of 10 bulk cargo ships Cuba has ordered in China, Granma reported. The 35,000… (CubaStandard) [mappress] Source: CubaStandard, October 14, 2011;