As part of the eight measures approved to support the United States, NATO, about three weeks later, sent elements of its Standing Naval Forces to patrol the Eastern Mediterranean and monitor shipping, expanding that to include the entire Mediterranean several months later.
In 2002, the ship expanded from 12 cabins to 85 to accommodate traveller demand, and today, almost all 17 cruises each year are sailing at full occupancy, prompting the company to unveil the Aranui 5 in 2014, a ship that will be almost twice the size.
It would also attempt to close off North Korea's illicit trade networks, by interdicting ships, expanding sanctions against Chinese companies, and freezing the assets of individual leaders.
Crispian Riley-Smith, a British dealer sharing the space with Ms. Gordon, runs a slightly tighter ship, expanding beyond his focus on 17th and 18th-century European drawings, to include 19th-century Dutch drawings.
While the airlines' share of online travel spending will begin to slow by mid-decade, as hotels, rental cars and cruise ships expand their presence on the Internet, they are expected to rule the online travel roost by a big margin for the forseeable future, according to Jupiter.
Global shipping has expanded dramatically in recent decades.
But advances in packaging and shipping have expanded the mail-order market to include much more fragile foods.
In the 17th century, when the discovery of the sea route to the Indies gave an enormous impetus to Dutch commerce and shipping, Rotterdam expanded its harbours and accommodations along the Meuse.
