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400m loa on MSC's Antwerp horizon (Containerisation International)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:55:12 GMT
Ocean carrier, MSC is to be allowed further - and significantly relaxed - Antwerp calls with its 366m 13,800TEU ' Daniela' class ships. Following an evaluation by the joint Belgian/Dutch nautical authority in December, the River Scheldt length restriction - currently ...

Antwerp Opens All-Weather Terminal (Journal of Commerce Online)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:45:59 GMT
Antwerp Stevedoring International loaded breakbulk steel for Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB from its new all-weather terminal at the Port of Antwerp for the first time this week.

GM Europe head says to sell Opel to Magna soon: report (Boston Globe)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:00:17 GMT
General Motors Europe President Carl-Peter Forster expects to sell German unit Opel to Canadian auto parts supplier Magna soon, he told a German newspaper.

Bonhams Old Master Sale Offers Best Of The Grand Tour With Paintings By Locatelli, Carlevarijs, and Others (Art Daily)

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:10:05 GMT
Jan van Kessel II (Antwerp 1626-1679), The Coronation of the King of the Birds, signed with initials and dated 'I.V.K. F. Ao. 1667' (lower right) oil on canvas, 107.6 x 203cm (42 3/8 x 79 15/16in).

Alexisonfire Happy To Hit The Road (ChartAttack.com)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:42:11 GMT
It's been a while since Alexisonfire proper have dominated the airwaves around here.

Planet Ark (Planet Ark)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:49:34 GMT
A sea otter tries to cool down near an ice block at Antwerp's zoo July 2, 2009.

Elephant gets cold shower (The Globe and Mail)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:37:08 GMT
With temperatures in Belgium reaching a tropical 30 degrees Celsius on Thursday, one of Europe's oldest animal parks, the Antwerp Zoo is giving its animal residents cold showers, ice treats and frozen seafood.

On Black Sisters' Street, By Chika Unigwe (Independent)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:16:16 GMT
Not many novelists would wander around the seedy red-light district of Antwerp in a mini-skirt and thigh-high boots to carry out research. But this is what Nigerian writer Chika Unigwe did for her novel about the lives of African sex workers in the Belgian city. She also spent time persuading these women to share their stories.

Nigeria: Scramble For KFA Tickets as Mourinho Arrives (AllAfrica.com)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:31:46 GMT
Lagos — Twenty-four hours before the arrival of Jose Mourinho, the " Special One" to Nigeria tomorrow there appears to be frenzy for the tickets to watch the KFA selected team versus the junior team of Belgium's Royal Antwerp FC.

At the port today (The Post and Courier)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:39:30 GMT
MSC Sophie 798 7 p.m. Freeport Norfolk Cap San Nicolas 844 7 p.m. Norfolk Jacksonville COLUMBUS ST. YM Hiroshima 642 1 p.m. Norfolk Antwerp NORTH CHARLESTON OOCL Kobe 853 8 a.m. Norfolk Port Said Ever Refine 965 7 p.m. Norfolk Colon Yorktow...



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