OCEANIA News, Aug 30, 2011

Container line to bypass Auckland New Zealand Herald Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world's second largest container line, will begin its Oceania Express service in October, with the Bay of Plenty facility its sole port of call in this country. The new route links Australasia with the ... See all stories on this topic »

Dennis Meredith appointed Technical Director of WSH Times of India He has also been appointed as the TD for the forthcoming Oceania Cup (the Oceania qualifying tournament for the Olympics) - to be played in Hobart in early October this year. Meredith, who played in 22 ties for Australia, was responsible for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Wallaby 'non-wannabe' is Khotso's big threat Times LIVE But instead of gearing up with the Wallabies, the 23-year-old is in Daegu at the world athletics championships as a hot gold medal contender, having landed the four best jumps of the year including an Oceania record 8.54 metres. ... See all stories on this topic »

Big Brother at The Brewhouse Bridgwater Mercury In Oceania the party is in control, free thought and love are punishable by death and history only happened if Big Brother said it did. Propaganda such as "War is Peace" and "Ignorance is Slavery" flickers from TV screens in this dark production. ... See all stories on this topic »

Oceania Championships 2012 - Selection Criteria Badminton Oceania The Thomas / Uber Cup Qualifying and Oceania Team and Individual Championships are being held in Mebourne, Australia next February. BNZ is intending to select two teams to play in this competition and will be holding a Selection tournament on 1st ... See all stories on this topic » Badminton Oceania

AAM in crosshairs as mining row goes feral Sydney Morning Herald SOUTH African investment group Hosken Consolidated's tiny foray into OceaniaCapital Partners has produced something slightly unusual for shareholders, two ways of cashing in all or some of their stake. Oceania, some might recall, has been liquidating ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Where are Europe's cheapest cities to visit? Globe and Mail Oceania Cruises has been named the world's most innovative cruise line by Virtuoso, a network of travel agencies specializing in the luxury market. Luxury seems to be the operative word: Among the innovations cited were the first Bon Appétit cooking ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

With hat trick of gold medals, Adams joins legendary shot putters Kumbernuss ... International Association of Athletics Foundation Additionally of course she set a record for New Zealand plus an Oceania and Commonwealth record. The 26 year-old produced a superb last round effort of 21.24 metres on Monday night. “I knew I had a big throw in me when I came here. ... See all stories on this topic » International Association of Athletics Foundation

Fiji win puts teen at 63rd in world Timaru Herald Craighead tennis player Emily Fanning's world ranking is at a new high after taking out the OceaniaClosed Junior Championship in Fiji. The win adds to the 16-year-old's successful run at International Tennis Federation tournaments and takes her world ... See all stories on this topic »

Leaders maintain winning form IEWY News It was a similar scenario in Iran, while FIFA.com's weekly review of domestic matters across Asia and Oceania includes silverware claimed in Cambodia and New Zealand. Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus recorded commanding victories with the duo only ... See all stories on this topic »

New art gallery to open at USP in Fiji Radio New Zealand International A new art gallery will be officially opened today at the Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. “Called the Gallery of Oceanian Art , it will be available for public viewing tomorrow. ... See all stories on this topic » Radio New Zealand International

Athlete is 'on the right track' Southland Times The 17-year-old Central Southland College pupil boasts some impressive results closer to home, placing second in the under-19 age group of the New Zealand championships, then 15th at theOceania championships, both earlier this year. ... See all stories on this topic »

FIA Institute expands academy scheme to 18 drivers for 2012 autosport.com The 18 drivers will be made up of at least three from: the Americas; western/northern Europe; central/eastern Europe; Middle East/Africa and Asia/Oceania. As with this year, the primary goals of the six workshops are to increase driver skills and road ... See all stories on this topic »

Confident Massey trio China-bound Manawatu Standard All three students competed at the Taupo Oceania Duathlon this month and Hammond won the under-23 contest, O'Connor came third in the elite division and McPherson was fifth overall. Hammond also won the qualifying event in Wellington in March, ... See all stories on this topic »

Coaches upbeat on London Wairarapa Times Age New Zealand and Australia have qualified for the Olympics because Fiji has withdrawn from theOceania championships which were to be held in October and double as qualifiers. "All the teams ranked 1-12 are medal chances, but we have to improve by 15 to ... See all stories on this topic »

Europeans to bring experience to youthful GreenEdge women's team Cyclingnews.com While Bannan wasn't able to confirm, reigning Australian and Oceania road champion Shara Gillow, former Australian champion Ruth Corset and former under 23 Australian criterium champion Chloe Hosking have all been linked to GreenEdge. ... See all stories on this topic »

Singapore Museum nominates five Indian artists for prize Economic Times Apart from India, entries have also been received from Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea), Pakistan, Singapore, ... See all stories on this topic »

Fiji withdrawal leaves easy passage to London 2012 for Australia and New Zealand Insidethegames.biz By Duncan Mackay August 29 - Australia's and New Zealand women's hockey teams have both qualified for the London Olympics next year after Fiji pulled out of the Oceania Cup qualifying tournament, it was announced today. The three-team tournament in ... See all stories on this topic »

Innovative Composite Technologies to be Showcased in the Asia-Pacific Region Azom.com Covering topics ranging from machining and simulation to non-destructive testing, the Forum includes presentations from CG Tech, Flow International, Kuka, Oceania Composites Engineering, Steinbichler Optotechnik and Tecnatom. JEC Asia 2011 ICS program ... See all stories on this topic »

U.S. ag equipment exports up 15 percent in 2011 Western Farm Press Asia's export purchases gained 13 percent to $483 million, and exports to Australia/Oceania grew 20 percent, representing $452 million worth of farm-related equipment. Exports to Europe gained 19 percent to $1.6 billion, and exports to Canada increased ... See all stories on this topic »

Men's basketball Olympic qualifying capsules Tucson Citizen ... who finished third, fourth and fifth in FIBA Americas Championship; the teams who finished second and third in FIBA Africa Championship; teams who finished second and third in FIBA Asia Championship; and the FIBA Oceania Championship runner-up. ... See all stories on this topic »

Captain Cook's waistcoat up for auction Voxy The waistcoat will go up for auction next Thursday 8 Sept at Webb's, alongside a substantial sale of art and artifacts from Oceania and Africa. The Maori and Pacific material in the sale has been consigned from significant international private ... See all stories on this topic »

AFL makes inroads in Rugby mad Pacific Radio Australia ARNOTT: There are now six thousand children learning afl in Tonga - and the under 16 side recently won the Oceania Cup. As well as going head to head with rugby in the Pacific - the AFLis also taking on soccer in Asia. Australian rules has proved ... See all stories on this topic »

Arts diary August 30 Marlborough Express ... Feu'u about his work and key role in encouraging Pacific modernist artists. Also paintings by Dennis Knight Turner, who passed away this month in London. These paintings incorporatingOceania motifs were from his last exhibition to show in New Zealand. See all stories on this topic »

Ericsson appoints new president and country manager for Singapore and Brunei The Borneo Post “Under Seow's leadership, we are confident that we will be able to further strengthen Ericsson's position in Singapore and Brunei,” Ericsson head for the Southeast Asia and Oceania region, Arun Bansal said. “The Singapore and Brunei markets present ... See all stories on this topic »

Daegu 2011 - Day 3 SUMMARY - 29 August International Association of Athletics Foundation Valerie Adams made her return from a down year complete with a third successive World title, and another Oceania Area record to boot! With the win sealed after the fourth round courtesy of a 20.72m launch, the New Zealander let it all hang out in the ... See all stories on this topic » International Association of Athletics Foundation

Blue Panorama to Confirm SSJ Order in October Aviation International News ... manufacturer had placed parts-manufacture orders for many more, according to SJI, a marketing, sales, customization and delivery joint venture between Sukhoi and Alenia Aeronautica responsible for Africa, the Americas, Europe, Japan and Oceania. ... See all stories on this topic »

Olympic hockey hopefuls to get plenty of chances Stuff.co.nz The women's squad learned late last week that the three-team Oceania Cup in Tasmania in October has now become a two-team trans-Tasman clash over three matches after Fiji withdrew because it was unable to field a team. Fiji will remain in the men's ... See all stories on this topic »

Players chosen for 3-on-3 tournament Pacific Daily News As the teams were short on time for fundraising, the Guam Basketball Confederation extends a special thanks to Steve Smith, FIBA Oceania's secretary general, for paying for one complete team to attend the event. In addition, GBC extends its gratitude ... See all stories on this topic »

McCalebb Leads Macedonia into FIBA European Championships UNO Privateers Athletics When he returned, he directed Macedonia to victories over Montenegro and FIBA Oceania champion New Zealand before losing a pair of games against Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Kaman's Germany squad. In the most recent contest against the German side on Sunday ... See all stories on this topic »

Fiji's Singh wants return to top Boxscore News Progressing past that Al-Wahda match was always going to be a tough task for theOceania champions but the situation is much different in the Fiji camp for the Pacific Games. Anything less than a semi-final spot will come as a huge disappointment to ... See all stories on this topic » Boxscore News

US rating downgrade won't hurt Indian exports: Scindia TwoCircles.net To reduce dependence on US and European markets, India is divesifying its markets with a special focus on Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Oceania region, the minister said. India's exports surged 46.45 percent at $29.21 billion in June as compared ... See all stories on this topic »

Two More Teams Qualify For London 2012 Olympic Games In Eventing United States Eventing Association (press release) ... direct team qualification is the Asia Pacific Eventing Championship which will take place at Blenheim (GBR) from 8 to 11 September and which is open to teams from the Olympic Groups F (Africa and Middle East) and G (South East Asia and Oceania). ... See all stories on this topic »

Golden Adams wins again sportal.co.nz Not only that, it also broke her own Oceania and New Zealand records with a put of 21.24m that easily earned gold over rival Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus. Adams started slowly with 20.04 being her best effort after three rounds, including a foul throw, ... See all stories on this topic »

Restructuring undergirds expansion Business Times (subscription) Citing statistics from international trade body World Steel Association, Mr Goh explained that more than half of global steel consumption came from the Asia and Oceania regions last year. In particular, the company is looking at Asean as a key area of ... See all stories on this topic »

Port of Tauranga boost Waikato Times The port company yesterday said MSC, the world's second largest container shipping line, was planning to start the new Oceania express service in October. The service's port rotation would be Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Tauranga, Balboa on the Panama ... See all stories on this topic »

New Zealand port added to MSC service portworld MSC national operations director Mark Godfrey stated that the new service, the Oceania Express Service, will be using a port rotation of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Tauranga, Balboa, Long Beach and Melbourne. "MSC recognises the Port of Tauranga as a ... See all stories on this topic »

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