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February 15, 2016
PM meets with global shipping giant in Geneva

GENEVA, Switzerland: Principal and founder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Gianluigi Aponte and his senior management team met with Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Hawksbill Creek Agreement Cabinet Negotiating Committee, February 11, at MSCs headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland for two days of deliberations on matters relating to the expiring concessions under the Hawksbill Creek...

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February 15, 2016
PM meets with global shipping giant MSC in Geneva

Principal and founder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Gianluigi Aponte and his senior management team met with Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Hawksbill Creek Agreement Cabinet Negotiating Committee, February 11, at MSCs headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland for two days of deliberations on matters relating to the expiring concessions under the Hawksbill Creek Agreement and growth...

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February 12, 2016
Bahamas PM meets with Global Shipping giant in Geneva

Principal and founder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Gianluigi Aponte and his senior management team met with Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Hawksbill Creek Agreement Cabinet Negotiating Committee, February 11, at MSCs headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland for two days of deliberations on matters relating to the expiring concessions under the Hawksbill Creek Agreement and growth...

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December 17, 2015
Remarks by Prime Minister The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, M.P. on signing of the Heads of Agreement between The Bahamas Government and Mediterranean Shipping Company Limited (MSC)

Today gives rise to a major economic thrust in The Bahamas as we gather here to witness the signing of a Heads of Agreement between The Bahamas Government and Mediterranean Shipping Company Limited (MSC), the world?s second largest global shipping company and one of the largest and fastest growing cruise lines headquartered in Geneva.

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December 17, 2015
Shipping company signs deal for 100m port

THE Mediterranean Shipping Company yesterday committed to the construction of a $100m private island cruise port, set to get underway at Sandy Cay in early 2016...

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December 08, 2015
Tropical Shipping and CDEMA sign MOU

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Tropical Shipping and the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency, CDEMA, to enhance disaster response in the region.

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December 07, 2015
Prime Minister and Ministers with Mediterranean Shipping Company Executives

President and CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. Diego Aponte, and Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago are pictured during recent meetings in London with Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie.

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December 02, 2015
Maura: Overhaul of shipping infrastructure essential

The government must take greater steps in overhauling the country's shipping infrastructure to support Family Islands development as the region competes for business from increasingly larger international freight vessels, according to Arawak Port Development Ltd. (APD) President and CEO Mike Maura.

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October 04, 2015
VAT exemptions, tax breaks, free shipping for Joaquin relief efforts

The government has announced a raft of exemptions from value-added tax (VAT) where disaster relief operations are carried out by charitable and non-profit organizations in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin, and Arawak Port Development (APD) President and CEO Mike Maura has also announced a relief plan which will see some shipments designated by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) ship...

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October 01, 2015
Mrs. Bernadette Christie officially names new shipping vessel in Japan

IMABARI, Japan -- Campbell Shipping Company Limited received delivery of a new 37,500 dead weight ton dry-bulk carrier, September 29, 2015.
Wife of the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Mrs. Bernadette Christie, sponsor of the new vessel, was invited to break a bottle of champagne and officially name the vessel at the Imabari Shipyard of Imabari, Japan. After the ceremony Mrs. Ch...

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