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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Petrol prices at risk of increase due to pirate attacks

    Petrol prices at risk of increase due to pirate attacks While 2024 kicked off with a welcome reduction in petrol and diesel prices, South African motorists should brace for pain at the pumps in the coming months. Increased piracy activity in the Red Sea could cause a surge in fuel prices over...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Orange gets new ship to help fix undersea cable breaks

    Orange gets new ship to help fix undersea cable breaks French telephone carrier Orange SA christened a new €50 million (R1.01 billion) vessel, the Sophie Germain, strengthening the company’s out-sized role in the business of fixing undersea Internet cables when they break. The 100-metre-long...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    China docked advanced surveillance ship at Durban harbour

    China docked advanced surveillance ship at Durban harbour A Chinese surveillance ship that can track rocket and spacecraft launches was docked at the eastern port of Durban this week, less than two months after South Africa drew the ire of Western nations by holding naval exercises with China...
  5. LazyLion

    Fire Breaks out aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship

    A fire that broke out aboard a Royal Caribbean ship did enough damage that the rest of the cruise was canceled and the company said the more than 2,200 passengers will be flown from the Bahamas back to Baltimore where the trip began. The fire that began at 2:50 a.m. Monday was extinguished...
  6. LazyLion

    More Carnival Cruise Ship Woes at Sea

    Yet another Carnival cruise ship is having mechanical problems at sea, the third in a month, US media reported Friday. It was an added headache for the company whose vessel Triumph suffered an engine fire last month in the Gulf of Mexico, leaving thousands stranded for days without power or...
  7. LazyLion

    Queen Mary II docks in CT

    http://www.ewn.co.za/Story.aspx?Id=81303 Anybody got pics of it from today?
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