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LyondellBasell slips in Q4 despite strong year
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS -- LyondellBasell Industries has revealed a net loss of $218 million for the fourth quarter 2011.
The netherlands: Beyond the naughty bits
While the Netherlands might be most commonly associated with the excesses of Amsterdam, its capital, there is a vibrant cultural scene here dating back centuries.
Kristof's hire is part of W&O's corporate transformation during the past year to provide more senior-level leadership of its branches to better serve its customers and foster continued growth.
Time to take the bang out of NY in the Netherlands?
If you are anything like the rest of us, your ears are probably still aching from New Year's Eve.
Julie Lasky presents a guide to shopping for Delftware, a porcelain that dates from the 17th-century. Photo: Christie's. Just like windmills and stair-stepped rooflines, Delftware is a symbol - let's face it, a cliche - of the Netherlands.
It Will Take Weeks To Remove Cruise Ship From Italian Coast
The firm Smit, of Rotterdam, Netherlands, said Tuesday the search operation for the missing 29 people has the first priority and a survey of the ship must take place before the extraction begins.
Five ways to make this year's family break the greenest ever
From taking the ferry to a budget version of the Orient Express, Greentraveller founder, Richard Hammond, shares his top five ways to holiday without harming the planet With air travel responsible for 6.4 per cent of the UK's carbon emissions, finding greener alternatives for getting around can have a hugely beneficial environmental impact.
Divers explode holes in stricken ship's hull in race to search for 29 missing off Tuscan coast
In this underwater photo released by the Italian Coast Guard Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 the cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side, after it ran aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, Italy.
Environmental fears mount in Italian cruise wreck
The ship's jailed captain, meanwhile, lost the support of his Italian employer as he battled prosecutors' claims that he caused the deadly wreck and abandoned a sinking ship before its 4,200 passengers and crew had been evacuated.