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- Carnival starts work on new Dominican cruise center
Carnival Corp. & PLC and a partner have broken ground on a new $65 million cruise port facility on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic.
The Amber Cove Cruise Center, which will be on the Bay of Maimon northwest of Puerto Plata, is scheduled to open in 2014, Carnival said in a press release. The last cruise ship to call at Puerto Plata was nearly 30 years ago and Carnival (NYSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) expects the project to re-establish the Dominican Republic’s northern coast as a cruise destination.
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- SC Line launches cargo service at Port Everglades
SC Line has launched new cargo service at Port Everglades to serve Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Panama.
The Panama-based shipping company will export new and used vehicles, boats and heavy equipment to the three countries.
"We are honored the SC Line chose Port Everglades for its newest venture," said Chief Executive and Director Steven Cernak, in a statement. "This new cargo shipping service fills an important niche in the Caribbean, especially now that the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia...
- Wake Forest Baptist, Hanesbrands partner on medical mission
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Hanesbrands showed off their efforts Wednesday to improve medical facilities and health care in the Dominican Republic.
The two Winston-Salem-based groups have focused on improvements at the Hospital Pedro de Marchena, a public hospital in Bonao in the central region of the Caribbean country. Hanesbrands has been working since 2007 to improve the hospital in Bonao, where the company has a manufacturing plant, and Wake Forest Baptist joined the efforts last...
- JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts expands to Caribbean
Marriott International Inc., which noted the strong market in worldwide travel in its most recent earnings report, is extending its luxury hotel brand, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The 131-room hotel, Marriott’s first JW Marriott in the Caribbean, will open in 2014.
"The Dominican Republic is a highly desirable destination for today's luxury traveler and a growing business hub in the Caribbean," said Chairman J.W. Marriott Jr.
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