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Container Line's 1,000 voyages started with a single voyage and by 1989 had reached the 500th voyage.
The following is a brief history of BCL's first 500 voyages, adapted from a company history contained in its 1989 annual report and other sources.
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DATE: Aug 26, 1999
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ruling Labour Party's annual conference -- with an Opposition MP included as well.
Last night Acting Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons accepted a Government offer that a United Bermuda Party MP accompany the trio of Government Ministers slated to atten...
DATE: Aug 26, 1999
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Rotterdam in 1989, shipping chief William Brewer was nearly overcome with emotion.
The launch of the 387-foot vessel marked the fulfilment of his long-held dream for Bermudian control in the shipping business.
"It was probably the most moving day of ...
DATE: Aug 26, 1999
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As the charts show, BCL has proven to be a long-term success, which is the only kind of success a shipping company can achieve. The enormous expense of building a vessel is only justified if the ship produces revenue to cover its cost...
DATE: Aug 26, 1999
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Bermuda's small business development chief yesterday blasted claims by a bosses' organisation that the new national pension scheme would kill off little firms as scare tactics.
And Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation general Manager Willia...
DATE: Aug 26, 1999
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Bermuda-based insurer was targeted by immigration chiefs after a whistle-blowing call to a special hotline.
And last week Overseas Partners Ltd was visited by immigration officials in a row over allegations of an employee working without a work per...
DATE: Aug 25, 1999
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The cruise liner Norwegian Dream collided with a cargo ship yesterday on its way back from a 13-day tour of the Scandinavian capitals. At least 20 passengers suffered minor injuries and the ship's bow was badly gouged.
The Norwegian Dream is the old ...
DATE: Aug 25, 1999
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Bermuda was a possible blip on the horizon which could threaten London's stubborn clinch on the international insurance market, a new study has found.
But the UK Insurance Report, published by consulting group British Invisibles, concluded that for n...
DATE: Aug 25, 1999
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chief Gerald Simons. He fears the legislation will be a cash drain on the BEC.
Raymond Hainey reports.
Plans for a national pension scheme could drive small or vulnerable firms out of business, Bermuda Employers Council's president warned yesterday.
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DATE: Aug 25, 1999
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DATE: Aug 25, 1999
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