Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the first vessel in Richard Branson’s new Virgin Voyages fleet. The vessel, named Scarlet Lady, was delivered Friday, February 14, at Fincantieri’s Genoa Sestri Ponente shipyard. The adults-only Scarlet Lady comes in at about 110,000 gross tonnes and is 278 meters long by 38 meters wide, with 1,400 guest cabins […]
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U.S. Sanctions Rosneft Trading Unit Over Venezuelan Ties
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday ramped up pressure on Venezuela by blacklisting a subsidiary of Russian state oil major Rosneft that President Donald Trump’s administration said provides a financial lifeline to President Nicolas Maduro’s government. The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Rosneft Trading […]
Europe’s Busiest Port Reports Flat Throughput in 2019
Throughput at the Port of Rotterdam remained flat in 2019 amid “significant underlying shifts” in the various commodity sectors served by the Europe’s busiest port. The Port of Rotterdam Authority last week reported freight throughput of 469.4 million tonnes in 2019, only fractionally higher than the 469 million tonnes reported in 2018. While sectors such […]
Ships Evacuated After Missile Strike Near Tripoli Port
By Ahmed Elumami and Emma Farge TRIPOLI/GENEVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces said they attacked the sea port of Libya’s capital on Tuesday to target a weapons depot, signaling a new escalation in the battle for control ofTripoli. The Libya National Army (LNA) faction, which is based in the east of the sprawling […]
Benny Cenac’s Business: The Houma Machine and Propeller Shop
Benny Cenac, CEO of Cenac Marine Services and Houma native, takes great pride in continuing his family’s multigenerational business and legacy. One of his family businesses, Houma Machine & Propeller, is a renowned propeller shop, selling and repairing ship propellers of various sizes all over the world. Ship propellers have advanced greatly over the years. Today, the largest propeller has a diameter of 31.5 feet, and […]
