Prized for its beauty, teak is in short supply, forcing the yacht industry to look for alternatives.
On Dec. 16 last year, the Maersk Sana, a Singapore-registered cargo ship, cruised into the United States and docked at the Port of Miami an hour before dawn. On board was a container carrying 51,000 ...
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Teak has long been the wood of choice for luxury yacht makers (and owners) because it stands up so well to the elements at sea. But as the BBC reports, the industry is scrambling to come up with ...
Florida companies Teakdecking Systems and Florida Teak imported more than half a million pounds of Burmese teak from Myanmar despite U.S. economic sanctions against the Myanma Timber Enterprise, the ...
This year the Myanmar Government is allowing only about 20% of the volume of Teak to be exported as was exported last year. Short and narrow strips generally used for flooring in Asian countries and ...
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