Monday, July 8, 2013

Iconic QE2 To Go To Chinese Shipyard For Conversion - Shipping Times

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Iconic QE2 To Go To Chinese Shipyard For Conversion
Shipping Times
Much of this speculation bore little relation to economic or business reality and even ignored the value Dubai places on the ship as an iconic piece of history was ignored at the time. Now the news that her drydocking was in fact to ... His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of QE2 Shipping LLC, Dubai & QE2 Holding Pte Limited, Singapore today (7th July 2013) addressed a gathering of dignitaries to provide an update regarding the iconic liner-the QE2. He began by thanking the teams involved in the project ...

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QE2 ocean liner to be luxury hotel in Asia under new owners - AsiaOne

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QE2 ocean liner to be luxury hotel in Asia under new owners
AsiaOne
Dubai will spend another US$90 million (S$115 million) to refurbish the ocean liner QE2 before it steams out of the emirate in October to be moored in Asia as a 400-room luxury hotel, its new owners said on Sunday. The QE2, launched more ... QE2, which undertook its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City in May 1969, will continue to be owned by Dubai and there are no plans to sell the ship, Buamim said, dismissing media reports that the ship would be sold to Chinese investors. "We have already ...

Chinese yards invited to bid to convert QE2 - SinoShip News

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Chinese yards invited to bid to convert QE2
SinoShip News
Dubai: One of the most famous names in cruise shipping, the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), is set to pass through Singapore and then Hong Kong before it heads to a Chinese yard to be transformed into a floating hotel to be moored in Asia. The ship is now at ...

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QE2 due in Singapore November 1 - SeaShip News

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QE2 due in Singapore November 1
SeaShip News
Dubai: One of the most famous names in cruise shipping, the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), is set to pass through Singapore and then Hong Kong before it heads to a Chinese yard to be transformed into a floating hotel to be moored in Asia. The ship is now at ...

Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October - Las Vegas Sun

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Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October
Las Vegas Sun
An official involved in the transformation of the storied passenger liner Queen Elizabeth 2 into a floating hotel says the ship will set sail in October for Asia to begin the $90 million overhaul. But full details remain under wraps. The Singapore-based group ...

QE2 to begin transformation into all-suite hotel - Hotelier Middle East

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QE2 to begin transformation into all-suite hotel
Hotelier Middle East
Plans to complete the transformation of the iconic QE2 cruise liner into a luxury floating hotel are well underway according to Dubai Drydocks World, with the ship scheduled to leave Dubai to begin restoration work in Asia by October 18, 2013. The project ...

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Ocean liner QE2 to start new life as floating luxury hotel in Asia next year - GMA News

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Ocean liner QE2 to start new life as floating luxury hotel in Asia next year
GMA News
DUBAI - Dubai will spend another $90 million to refurbish the ocean liner QE2 before it steams out of the emirate in October to be moored in Asia as a 400-room luxury hotel, its new owners said on Sunday. The QE2, launched more ... QE2, which undertook its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City in May 1969, will continue to be owned by Dubai and there are no plans to sell the ship, Buamim said, dismissing media reports that the ship would be sold to Chinese investors. "We have already spent the ...

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UAE- $90 million to breathe new life into QE2 - MENAFN.COM

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UAE- $90 million to breathe new life into QE2
MENAFN.COM
He refused media reports speculating a possible sale of the cruise liner as he said: "There is no need to sell the QE2. We are not scrapping or destroying it. The ship is ours and we will take care of it. We will deliver an iconic project for the world to romance ...

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QE2 to Hoist Blue Peter Again - MarineLink

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QE2 to Hoist Blue Peter Again
MarineLink
Dubai's QE 2 Holdings Ltd. chairman, His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, sets out his company's vision of a new life for the veteran cruise liner – as a hotel ship – in his speech to dignitories. Outlining the work that has been completed, HE provided details ...

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QE2: All-suite luxury hotel by 2014 - Emirates 24/7

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QE2: All-suite luxury hotel by 2014
Emirates 24/7
Buamim said nearly $90 million (Dh330 million) will be spent by QE2 Shipping, a consortium of private investors, for renovation of the ship. Seven out of nine engines have been overhauled, with the ship fully ready to start its new ... The cruise terminal at Port Rashid was set to become the liner's permanent home after it was to be converted into a 300-room luxury hotel, with the terminal developed to include a maritime museum. Istithmar World, a subsidiary of Dubai World, had purchased the 293-metre long vessel ...

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Classic liner to become hotel in Asia under new owners - eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition

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Classic liner to become hotel in Asia under new owners
eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
The classic transatlantic liner QE2, laid up in Dubai since 2008, and now in dry dock in Dubai, is set to leave Dubai on October 18, ultimately for China, where she will be converted into a luxury hotel. ... the vessel as a 400 room luxury hotel, with the identity of the individual investors not revealed nor the final destination of the vessel, but she will be moored in Asia and will not return to Dubai, Buamim said, adding, "We are going to do what we think is right as this is our ship but we won't scrap it and we won't destroy it.

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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Dubai planning huge QE2 refurbishment - Herald Scotland

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Dubai planning huge QE2 refurbishment
Herald Scotland
In 2007 the liner was bought by Dubai World's investment arm, Istithmar, and was to take up a permanent berth on the Palm Jumeirah, acting as a heritage museum displaying artefacts from the ship and from maritime history. However, the plans of the ...

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QE2 To Depart Dubai - Maritime Matters

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QE2 To Depart Dubai
Maritime Matters
Reports in maritime circles indicate that the former Cunard liner QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 will depart Dubai on October 18. A festive send off, according to a few reports, will accompany the fabled ship as she departs for her transformation in to an hotel ship in a ...

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90 million to breathe new life into QE2 - MENAFN.COM

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90 million to breathe new life into QE2
MENAFN.COM
He refused media reports speculating a possible sale of the cruise liner as he said: "There is no need to sell the QE2. We are not scrapping or destroying it. The ship is ours and we will take care of it. We will deliver an iconic project for the world to romance ...

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QE2 ship to be converted into a luxury hotel - Arab News

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QE2 ship to be converted into a luxury hotel
Arab News
The famous QE2 cruise liner is to leave Dubai on Oct. 18 for China to be converted into a luxury hotel. The conversion of the vessel into a 400-suite hotel will cost $ 90 million (Dh 330m), and be completed by 2014. Khamis Juma Buamin, chairman of Dubai ...

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