The Utopia of the Seas: A New Oasis Class Cruise Liner Sets Sail

The Utopia of the Seas: A New Oasis Class Cruise Liner Sets Sail

The immense silhouette of the Utopia of the Seas, which had been growing for 14 months in form B of the Chantiers de l’Atlantique, shook in the early morning of Saturday September 16. After its launch and the opening of the hold on the Loire estuary, the giant liner, still devoid of functional propulsion, was … Read more

NASA’s X-59 Plane: The Future of Supersonic Travel and Reducing Sonic Booms

NASA’s X-59 Plane: The Future of Supersonic Travel and Reducing Sonic Booms

NASA’s X-59 plane aims to reduce the sonic boom to a thud. Ah, the glory days of travel, when the places were bigger, the food was better, and you could cross the Atlantic in less than three hours. Since the end of the Concorde in 2003, quickly crossing the Atlantic is a thing of the … Read more

Grande Costa d’Avorio: On-going Cleaning and Salvage Operations in Port Elizabeth following Major Fire Incident

Grande Costa d’Avorio: On-going Cleaning and Salvage Operations in Port Elizabeth following Major Fire Incident

The cleaning and salvage operations of the ro-ro container ship Grande Costa d’Avorio continue in Port Elizabeth, near New York. For the record, a dramatic fire broke out on the evening of July 5, 2023 aboard the Italian shipowner Grimaldi, costing the lives of two firefighters. The combined efforts of the Coast Guard and New … Read more

Lunar Codex: A Global Collection of Art Bound for the Moon

Lunar Codex: A Global Collection of Art Bound for the Moon

“Quiescence” by Rosario Bitanga-Peralta (pictured) is one of more than 30,000 works of art included in the Lunar Codex, which physicist, artist and businessman Samuel Peralta intends to send to the moon. Rosario Bitanga/Samuel Peralta The second manned moon landing mission – Apollo 12 in 1969 – had a secret payload attached to one of … Read more

Leonardo Menjívar signs with Liga Deportiva Alajuelense: Transfer from AD Chalatenango

Leonardo Menjívar signs with Liga Deportiva Alajuelense: Transfer from AD Chalatenango

Leonardo Menjívar, former Chalatenango player The soap opera ended. The young Salvadoran soccer player, Leonardo Menjívar, has signed with the Liga Deportiva Alajuelense de Costa Rica, who arrives from AD Chalatenango where both teams were in negotiations on the issue of the player’s training rights and in the end they reached an agreement for the … Read more

2023 Municipal Elections on the Costa Tropical: Live Results, Party Choices, and Mayoralties

2023 Municipal Elections on the Costa Tropical: Live Results, Party Choices, and Mayoralties

Citizens registered on the Costa Tropical have 73 lists – plus six in the case of the ELA of Carchuna Calahonda – to choose this May 28 and choose the party that will win the elections. In seven of the municipalities there are only two options (PP or PSOE) – Jete, Otívar, Albondón, Murtas, Polopos, … Read more

“Nuclear Attack Submarine La Perle Conducts First Dive After Repairs”

After a first surface navigation last week, the nuclear attack submarine (SNA) Perle conducted Monday, May 22, in front of Toulon, its first dive since 2019. A first static immersion, in particular to check the tightness of the hull and carry out the weighing of the building following the repairs carried out after the fire … Read more

South Florida Weather Forecast: Rainy Week Ahead with Stormy Afternoons

MIAMI.- Another work week begins and in South Florida we do it with a high probability of rain and storms, mainly in the afternoon, which will be repeated throughout the week. In general, this Monday we expect a calm morning, with periods of rain and storms in the afternoon, starting just after noon. The strongest … Read more

“MSC World America: Sister Ship to MSC World Europa Officially Laid Down in Saint-Nazaire”

The first sister ship of MSC World Europa, delivered on October 24 to the Italian-Swiss company MSC Cruises by Chantiers de l’Atlantique, MSC World America will be officially laid down on May 31 in Saint-Nazaire. The traditional coin ceremony will take place on the same 2023-05-14 22:20:00 #Chantiers #lAtlantique #lay #liner #MSC #World #America #hold

The Costa del Sol: Pioneering Sustainable Tourism with Carbon Footprint Offset Initiative

The Costa del Sol stands out in its letter of introduction as being a pioneer destination in allowing travelers to measure and offset the carbon footprint of their stay, a project that has earned it an award at the “Digital Tourist Awards 2023”, organized by Ametic with Segittur , State Society for the Management of … Read more