23/02/09 20:28 Filed in:
Shipping
It’s
called
short-sea
shipping,
and it is being proposed as an alternative to
trucks and trains for moving freight domestically,
The Associated Press reported today.
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Tags: shipping, freight, marine highways
16/02/09 22:17 Filed in:
Piracy | Fishing
Industry
The
Indian Ocean supplies nearly 25 percent of the
world’s tuna, according to the
Indian Ocean Tuna
Commission.
But the recent upswing of piracy in the Gulf of
Aden and surrounding waters, has negatively
affected the region’s $6 billion industry, which
saw
a 30 percent decline in catches
last year,
reported the BBC. Read
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Tags: Tuna, somalia, fishing
