Russian traveler sets record on
round the globe solo balloon voyage
Fedor Konyukhov started his trip around the world
using his hot-air balloon (Morton), where he landed in
a desert area of Western Australia about 20 kilometers
away from the town of Bonnie Rock.
Few hours before landing in bonnie rock, the hotair balloon (Morton)
reached Northam, Western
Australia, where the trip started on the 12th of July.
The Russian traveler succeeded to set new Roundthe-World record for solo balloon trip.
It
took
approximately 11 days, 5 hours and 31 minutes for him
to fly around the world, covering 34950 kilometers.
Which Arab country is ranked as The Best
Maritime Capital of the World?
The "Hellenic Shipping News" website published a topic,
highlighting Dubai - The Capital of United Arab Emirates
(UAE) as one of The Best Maritime Capitals of the World.
Moreover the site expected Dubai to be ranked the
seventh among the World’s Best Maritime Centres by
2020. According to Menon Business Economic Group's
report, Dubai is ranked on the top 10 Maritime Centres
in The World; and fourth among the world’s top five
“Headquarters for Operators of Ports”
The same report mentioned that, Dubai is ranked sixth in
both “Ports and Logistic Services’ and “Global Logistics
Level” and tenth in both the “Size of Navy Fleet Owned
by Owners’ and the “Size of Fleet Managed’’.