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Royal Caribbean orders new Quantum-class cruise ship

2015-05-11 01:00:00| Ship Technology

German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has received a contract from cruise operator Royal Caribbean Cruises to build a fourth Quantum-class cruise ship.

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Caribbean Looks to Paris Climate Summit for Very Survival

2015-05-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter-Press Service: Caribbean leaders on Saturday further advanced their policy position on climate change ahead of the 21st Conference of Parties, also known as COP 21, scheduled for Paris during November and December of this year. The position of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), 14 independent countries, was put forward by the group's chairman, Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, during a meeting here with French President Fran§ois Hollande."For the Bahamas, which has 80 percent of its land mass within one...

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American Fast Freight Buys Caribbean Shipping Services

2015-05-08 21:18:44| Logistics - Topix.net

American Fast Freight Inc., a logistics and trucking operator, announced the acquisition of Caribbean Shipping Services Inc. to expand in the U.S.-Puerto Rico ocean shipping market. Terms weren't announced by American Fast Freight, which specializes in managing ocean freight shipments among the U.S. mainland and offshore points such as Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

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Endangered corals smothered by sponges on overfished Caribbean reefs

2015-04-28 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] For reef-building corals, sponges do not make good neighbors. Aggressive competitors for space, sponges use toxins, mucus, shading, and smothering to kill adjacent coral colonies and then grow on their skeletons. A recent survey of coral reefs across the Caribbean shows that overfishing removes the predators of sponges, greatly increasing the threat of fast-growing sponges to an already diminished population of corals. A research team headed by Dr. Joseph Pawlik at U…

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