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September 28th, 2009 PRINCETON, New Jersey - Cruise Shipping Miami, the international exhibition and conference serving the cruise industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marilyn McHugh, as portfolio director. McHugh will report to Michael Kazakoff, vice president, and will be responsible for the development and growth of the Cruise Shipping brands in the global marketplace.

September 13th, 2009 PRINCETON, New Jersey - Cruise Shipping Miami, the international exhibition and conference serving the cruise industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved website, www.cruiseshippingmiami.com. The revamped website was designed to enhance the visitor experience with an easy to navigate layout and will serve as the premiere, year-round online destination for all 2010 events, including Cruise Shipping Miami 2010 taking place on March 15-18, virtual tradeshows, and webinars.

August 11th, 2009 BRUSSELS - eCommerce business - Borderlinx (www.borderlinx.com) - is working with Visa to give its cardholders the chance to easily purchase goods online from US retailers. Borderlinx provides shoppers with a US address and shipping services to make previously hard to access US stores as easy to shop from as their local retailers.

July 22nd, 2009 DUBAI - Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (DFM: GULFNAV) the regional leader in Maritime and Shipping Services has announced the appointment of Mr. Khalid Karim to the position of Chief Financial Officer Khalid brings to Gulf Navigation over 30 years of tremendous depth of experience in major oil & gas and shipping companies in senior finance roles.

July 21st, 2009 ATLANTA - CoffeeCup Software, Inc. (www.coffeecup.com) has released Shopping Cart Creator 3.5 with the aim of bringing e-commerce within reach of the average user.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - - Over Three Quarters of Parents Who Find Getting the Right Size and Fit of Uniform Difficult Said the 'School Buddy' Service Would Improve the Quality of Their Shopping Experience *** - With Photo June 29th sees the new and exclusive launch of the 'Bhs School Buddy' uniform shopping service. Bhs are the only retailer in the UK to offer such a service to their customers.

June 24th, 2009 CINCINNATI - Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) today announced that it does not expect the bankruptcy filing by Eastwind Maritime Inc.

May 18th, 2009 MARLOW, England - NetDespatch has announced a secure parcel delivery system that ensures that goods are only released to authorised recipients. Called SecureScan, the system requires two cryptographically paired encoded barcodes to be matched on delivery to confirm the recipient's ID.

May 10th, 2009 BRUSSELS - International e-Commerce Service Lets People Import Goods From the US as Easily as Buying From Local Web Site and Have Them Delivered to Their Door Borderlinx, the cross-border e-commerce solution provider, has joined forces with the Danish postal service, Post Danmark, to make it easy and cost-effective for people all over Denmark to buy goods easily and cost-effectively from the US. Borderlinx will handle receipt of goods in the US and will organise for them to be shipped to Denmark - including dealing with customs and import issues.

April 14th, 2009 BRUSSELS - New Social Promotion Enables Shoppers to Benefit From Shipping Discounts That Increase as More People Join Borderlinx, the cross-border e-commerce solution provider, has launched a new promotion that lets its members save up to 100% of their international shipping costs by joining a new social campaign: the more people take part in the promotion, the more discount each member receives. The offer closes on 30th April 2009 and shipping discounts will be valid until the end of May 2009.

September 8th, 2009 France's Sarkozy hails Bongo in Gabon electionPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says he has sent a letter of congratulations to Gabon's newly elected president, Ali Bongo — in a vote contested by the opposition in the African country. A Sarkozy spokesman says the presidential palace sent the letter but that the receiving country usually announces such correspondence.

June 18th, 2009 Omar Bongo, longtime leader of Gabon, to be buriedLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Omar Bongo of Gabon, one of the world's longest ruling heads of state, was to be buried Thursday in his native province after a weeklong state funeral that saw nearly two dozen world leaders pay their respects. The 73-year-old Bongo became president in 1967 and died in office last week after a 41-year rule, longer than any other president except Cuba's Fidel Castro and longer than any other head of state, except for the monarchs of Britain and Thailand.

June 18th, 2009 Omar Bongo, longtime leader of Gabon, buriedLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Omar Bongo of Gabon, one of the world's longest ruling heads of state, was buried Thursday in his native province after a weeklong state funeral that saw nearly two dozen world leaders pay their respects. The 73-year-old Bongo became president in 1967 and died in office last week after a 41-year rule, longer than any other president except Cuba's Fidel Castro and longer than any other head of state, except for the monarchs of Britain and Thailand.

June 8th, 2009 PARIS - Gabon's President Omar Bongo died Sunday of cancer at the age of 73, French weekly Le Point reported, quoting a French government source. Africa's longest serving head of state suspended his powers on May 6, ostensibly to mourn the death of his second wife Edith Lucie, who passed away in Rabat, Morocco, on March 14 after a long ailment.

June 10th, 2009 Gabon government swears in Bongo replacementLIBREVILLE, Gabon — The head of Gabon's senate was sworn in Wednesday as the Central African nation's interim president, the first time in more than four decades that anyone except the late leader Omar Bongo has held power. Bongo died Monday at the age of 73 after suffering cardiac arrest at a Spanish hospital where he had been treated for weeks.

September 3rd, 2009 Gabon opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou injuredLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou has been injured by police during protests against the electoral victory of the eldest son of Gabon's longtime dictator. Louis-Gaspon Mayila, head of a political party allied to Mamboundou, said the opposition leader was injured in the arm when police fired tear gas early Thursday at opposition demonstrators who camped outside the electoral commission in Libreville overnight.

April 14th, 2009 LONDON - Country star George Strait is in mourning after the shock death of his brother Buddy. Buddy, 58, was found dead Friday in a San Antonio, Texas hotel room, where he was staying while conducting business in the city, reports contactmusic.com.

June 11th, 2009 Body of late president returns to Gabon from SpainLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Helicopters circled and security forces lunged forward to secure the plane Thursday as a Spanish Air Force jet carrying the body of the president of Gabon landed at the country's international airport. President Omar Bongo, 73, died Monday of cardiac arrest at a Spanish hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for an unspecified illness for some weeks.

June 9th, 2009 Obama offers condolences to GabonWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is offering condolences to the people of Gabon after their longtime president died. Gabon's President Omar Bongo died Monday in Spain.

September 2nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian actor Hugh Jackman has topped the favourite drinking buddy of choice poll. The poll that surveyed over 1200 people saw model Jennifer Hawkins at the second spot, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.ustralian PM Kevin Rudd bagged the third position; gaining more votes from women wine-drinkers than men.