The unprofitable ground services and cargo businesses would be sold off or wound down.

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The vessel's operator, the Dubai-based Pioneer Ship Management Services, reported that a cargo of petrol was loaded in Nigeria and was being moved to the US and Europe.

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Singapore recently signed an agreement allowing passenger services to China to rise by 75% and cargo deliveries to triple by 2004.

FORBES: Dogfight

One global company based in Florida, MTN has for the past thirty years pioneered and developed satellite-based services for virtually all of the cruise ships and cargo carriers in the world.

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