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Stories for May 6th 2015

  • Wednesday, May 6th 2015 - 06:06 UTC

    Punta Arenas cruise visitors this season totaled 56.383 with 100 calls

    Of the 100 vessel calls, forty were international and the rest domestic (Pic LPA)

    The results of the 2014/2015 cruise season were considered 'positive' for Punta Arenas, in the extreme south of Chile, which received 100 vessel calls, of which 40 international and 60 domestic, totaling 56.383 visitors, a similar number to the previous season.

  • Wednesday, May 6th 2015 - 05:49 UTC

    US approves licenses for passenger ferry service with Cuba

    “The ships are ready to go,” said Robert Muse, a Washington-based lawyer who represented Baja Ferries and specializes in Cuba embargo matters.

    The US Treasury Department has approved licenses for passenger ferry service between the United States and Cuba, a Treasury Department official announced. One of the licenses was issued to Baja Ferries, part of a major shipping group with passengers and cargo operations, including on Mexico's west coast, according to a lawyer who handled the license application.

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