Stories for 2005 , page 110

Wednesday, June 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Longliner catches fire in Montevideo; 11 feared dead

Eleven of 39 crewmembers of Ukrainian longliner “Simeiz” moored in Montevideo which caught fire early Wednesday remain missing. The vessel had to be tugged out to the bay because she was carrying six tons of ammonia and had recently refuelled.

Tuesday, June 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Oil prices moving to the 60/65 US dollars pb range

Oil prices rose to almost 60 US dollars per barrel on Monday following growing security concerns in Nigeria, a strike threat in Norway and deepening worries about insufficient refining capacity.

Tuesday, June 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine Fisheries concerned with provincial “licencing”

The increasing number of fishing licences extended by the Argentine provinces is becoming a growing challenge for federal authorities because of the pressure on marine resources, the last example of which are the dismal catches of shrimp.

Tuesday, June 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Lan Chile expands number of flights to Brazil

Lan Chile was awarded through a bidding process 27 new weekly frequencies between Chile and Brazil, according to industry sources in Santiago. Another Chilean airline, Sky, was also granted seven weekly frequencies.

Tuesday, June 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Mercosur cities among the cheapest in the world

Tokyo and Osaka in Japan are the most expensive cities in the world followed by London which remained top of the list in Europe because of its steep housing and transport costs, and Mercosur capitals are amongst the cheapest according to the latest report from Mercer Human Resource Consulting.