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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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November 09, 2016
Women's International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) to Establish Bahamas Chapter

The Women?s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) is a worldwide networking and mentoring organization for women at the management level in the maritime industry.

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February 19, 2016
NEMA starts shipping building supplies to islands hit by hurricane

THE first set of building supplies to start the rebuilding phase on three Family Islands affected by Hurricane Joaquin last October have been shipped by the National Emergency Management Agency.

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February 19, 2016
U.S. Embassy presents AMVER awards to Campbell Shipping Company

On Wednesday, February 17th, Lieutenant Commander Tom Gill, the U.S. Embassy?s Coast Guard Liaison Officer to The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, officially recognized award-winning Bahamian flagged vessels under Campbell?s Shipping Company for their strong participation during 2014 in the United States Coast Guard?s (USCG) Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) system.

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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 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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