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$100M Being Pumped Into MSC's Ocean Cay Expansion
November 21, 2023
$100M Being Pumped Into MSC's Ocean Cay Expansion
BIMINI, BAHAMAS - It's a $100 million Heads of Agreement for the expansion of the Mediterranean Shipping Company's Development on Ocean Cay.
November 09, 2023
Economic Affairs Minister says its difficult for government to impact consumer prices
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said yesterday that in the absence of the total expansion of price control, it is difficult for the government to impact consumer prices. Halkitis acknowledged that the high cost of goods is a vexing issue, with the government having undertaken several initiatives to address the situation. "That's a [...]
Family of drowned man believes Ocean Cay unsafe
September 06, 2023
Family of drowned man believes Ocean Cay unsafe
A vacation cruise to The Bahamas ended in tragedy for a family of four following the drowning of 26-year-old Guyanese national Akeem Charles at Ocean Cay, a private island in The Bahamas owned by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) cruise line.
Hutchison eyes more layoffs in GB
February 02, 2012
Hutchison eyes more layoffs in GB
More layoffs at Hutchison Port Holdings could be on the horizon, Guardian Business has learned, as Grand Bahama's sole container company is reeling from lost business.
Well-placed sources familiar with the matter said 10 employees may have a date with the chopping block as early as this week.
September 01, 2010
Letter: Government should step in to save truckers' business
EDITOR, The Tribune.
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company, better known as MSC, has now taken the ill-advised decision, effective 20th September 2010, to commence delivering, within Bahamian territory, all those containers arriving by their shipping line for and on behalf of clients within the Commonwealth.
This back-firing, ill-advised and not so smart, corporate, decision will mean the demise of mos...
September 16, 2010
Local truckers banding together to fight MSC's proposed changes
By GENEA NOEL
FN Senior Reporter
genea@nasguard.com
Freeport,Grand Bahama-Local independent truck drivers have banded together against a policy of the Mediterranean Shipping Company(MSC)that will control the movement of containers in and out of the Freeport Container Port and increase fees.
A notice was sent to local merchants, shipping agents and brokers informing them that effective Monday, Sep...
September 16, 2010
Truckers fear MSC move will putfinal nail in coffinof businesses
By INDERIA SAUNDERS
Guardianâ Business Reporter
inderia@nasguard.com
Truckers in Grand Bahama are protesting what they claim will be the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in investment if the Mediterranean Shipping Company(MSC)goes ahead with a plan to control movement in and out of the Port area.
Set to launch today on that island, the deal has spurred around a dozen of independent...
September 16, 2010
Truckers fear MSC move will put final nail in coffinof businesses
By INDERIA SAUNDERS
Guardian Business Reporter
inderia@nasguard.com
Truckers in Grand Bahama are protesting what they claim will be the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in investment if the Mediterranean Shipping Company(MSC)goes ahead with a plan to control movement in and out of the Port area.
Set to launch today on that island, the deal has spurred around a dozen of independent truckers...
MSC truck plan 'misunderstood'
September 21, 2010
MSC truck plan 'misunderstood'
By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
FREEPORT - The new trucking policy implemented on Monday by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) may have been "misunderstood" by some truckers who feared the company was attempting to impose a monopoly.
Last week, several independent truckers and members of the opposition expressed concern over a notice sent by MSC to merch...
September 22, 2010
Chamber chief: MSC's 146 per cent fee rise 'certainly not acceptable'
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
Mediterranean Shipping Company's (MSC) move to increase container delivery charges by 145.8 per cent was yesterday slammed as "certainly not acceptable" by the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce's president, given that the business community and consumers could "ill afford" such a burden in the current economic climate.
Urging MSC and the island's trucking...
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