DP World Becomes Third-Largest Terminal Operator Journal of Commerce Dubai-based company handled 31.5 million TEUs in 2009 to rank one notch higher | DP World became the world’s third-largest terminal operator, according to the latest rankings of global operators by Drewry Shipping Consultants, which based the rankings on container throughput last year. | DP World ...
Flotilla UN probe starts in Turkey Al Jazeera | A UN human rights inquiry into Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla has begun with a two-week visit to Turkey and Jordan to interview witnesses and government officials. | "Technical and legal experts are accompanying the mission which intends to inspect the ship Mavi Marmara in which...
Five-star hotel brings a touch of luxury to Cape Town's regeneration The Guardian | With the opening of the Taj Cape Town, will the city prove the broken windows theory of urban decay? The lights of Cape Town are burning more brightly as the city centre becomes a more desirable area. Photograph: Eric Nathan/Alamy The growth and de...
US project helps needy families Nation | Several needy families received a range of goods from a United States humanitarian programme during a ceremony yesterday. | The handover was made at the Liaison Unit of Non-Governmental Organisations of Seychelles’ (Lungos) office at Orion Mall und...
VP calls for small islands to benefit from development Nation | Vice-President Danny Faure has repeated the call for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to benefit from infrastructure development as part of regional programmes. | He was speaking at the 14th heads of state summit of the Common Market for Easte...
Transit Cargo At Mombasa Port On the Rise All Africa Rwanda bound cargo handled by the Mombasa Port is registering positive growth this year, after dropping by 14 percent last year, a top official at Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has said. | ...
NC-based Marines return from Horn of Africa The News & Observer | CHERRY POINT, N.C. -- Marines from a Cherry Point helicopter squadron have returned to North Carolina after a six-month deployment to the Horn of Africa. | About 50 Marines from ...
In the heart of Somali piratedom Middle East Online Mohamed Garfanji, Somalia's top pirate boss, talks sparingly and has the edginess of a wanted man who never lowers his guard and is always planning his next move. | On his first encounter with foreign journalists his eyes only stop scanning his surro...
Environmental Ministers Meet to Discuss Marine Management All Africa Ministers responsible for marine industries management and marine environment in South Africa, Namibia and Angola are to gather in Cape Town later this week for the 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Benguela Current Commission. | ...
EU Navfor Welcomes Spanish Amphibious Ship All Africa On 31 August, the Spanish amphibious ship SPS GALICIA joined the EU NAVFOR Task Force 465 to start her tour of operations. | ...
Somali Government Asked To Do More For Citizens Scoop Friday, 3 September 2010, 10:45 am | Press Release: United Nations | UN Political Chief Encourages Somali Government To Do More For Its Citizens | New York, Sep 2 2010 1:10PM | The United Nations political chief has voiced his solidarity with the people of Somalia during a one-day visit to the Horn of Africa nation, and encouraged its leaders to fo...
Opec to invest $40b in refineries Gulf News | Dubai: Members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) will be investing heavily in downstream activities over the coming years despite uncertainty about the global economic climate, Opec Secretary General Salem Al Badri said in the latest Opec Bulletin. | "Over the next decade, members were expected to invest around $40 ...
