International Business News - MHL http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Cuba's communist leadership has long cast itself as David standing up to the U.S. Goliath and the crippling force of America's punitive trade and travel embargo. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/170927-cuba-us-elections-reax.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/analysis-obama-changes-could-test-castros-grip.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081108/analysis-obama-changes-could-test-castros-grip.htm Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:07:54 EST The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Wednesday urging the U.S. to repeal its trade embargo against Cuba, and the island nation's foreign minister said he expects the next American president to respond positively. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/un-again-urges-us-to-lift-embargo-against-cuba.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:45:13 EDT The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Wednesday urging the United States to repeal its 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba, which the country's foreign minister vowed would never bring the Cuban people "to their knees." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/un-urges-us-to-lift-embargo-against-cuba.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:24:14 EDT Global Ship Lease Inc. said on Tuesday that it is buying two new ships for $77 million each, for delivery by the end of 2010. The Marshall Islands-incorporated lessor of container ships said it is buying the ships from German interests. The vessels are being built at Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding. They will be chartered to Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. for seven to eight years for $28,000 per vessel per day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/global-ship-lease-buys-2-ships-for-154-million.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:15:36 EDT Climate change is wreaking havoc in the small island states of the South Pacific and assistance is needed for those already hit by rising seawater and severe storms, an islands leader said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/climate-change-creating-havoc-in-pacific-islands.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:28:32 EDT An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully tested early Wednesday, the Air Force said. The ICBM was launched at 1:01 a.m. and its three unarmed re-entry vehicles traveled about 4,220 miles over the Pacific Ocean to targets near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, an Air Force statement said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/unarmed-missile-tested-in-launch-from-calif-base.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:14:24 EDT Shares of Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. dropped in their debut on Wednesday after the drybulk shipper's initial public offering of 8.3 million shares priced below expectations at $15 apiece. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/britannia-bulk-holdings-shares-fall-after-ipo.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:25:13 EDT Bermuda-based Teekay Offshore Partners LP, which provides marine transportation and storage services to petroleum companies, said Friday it priced a public offering of 7 million common units at $20 per unit--its closing price Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/teekay-offshore-partners-prices-public-offering.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:09:54 EDT Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc., a provider of drybulk shipping and maritime logistics services, has registered for an initial public offering of 8.3 million shares, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/britannia-bulk-holdings-registers-for-ipo.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:22:45 EDT