31 Dec 2003
USCG Group Philadelphia Evacuated
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Press Release stating that the U.S. Coast Guard evacuated its main building at Group Philadelphia after a suspicious package was discovered…
31 Dec 2003
Master of QM2 Named Commodore
Captain Ronald Warwick, master of Cunard Line's new Queen Mary 2, has been awarded the rank of commodore, the highest position a cruise line can bestow on one of its captains.
31 Dec 2003
Port of Rotterdam Reports Increase
This year, 328 million (metric) tons of cargo was handled in the port of Rotterdam, an increase of almost 2% compared to 2002. The former record year 2000 was beaten with 6 million tons (mt).