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Richard D. Steinke To Receive 2011 Connie Award

May 09, 2011

Port of Long Beach Executive Director to be Honored by the Containerization & Intermodal Institute      Long Beach, CA (May 9, 2011) -- Richard D. Steinke, who will retire this year as executive director of the Port of Long Beach and who…

SUNY Maritime Ships Sets Sail

May 09, 2011

The Empire State VI, ’s training ship departed today on schedule on its annual training cruise to .  Students will complete on-board training that will qualify them for US Coast Guard issued Deck and Engine licenses.  More than 400 students…

UKHO Appoints New Non-Executive Chair

May 09, 2011

Following an open competition, the UKHO is delighted to announce the appointment of Sandra Rogers as our new Non-Executive Chair.Sandra, who has been on the UKHO’s board for more than eight years having joined in July 2002, has been Interim…

BRAEMAR Announces Results for Year February 2011

May 09, 2011

Braemar Shipping Services plc (“Braemar”, “the Company” or “the Group”), a leading international provider of broking, consultancy, technical and other services to the shipping and energy industries, today announces full yearresults for the year ended 28 February 2011…

Purchase Of The Business And Certain Assets Of BMT Marine

May 09, 2011

Braemar is pleased to announce the purchase of the business and certain assets of BMT Marine and Offshore Surveys Limited (“BMTMOS”) on 6th May 2011 from the Administrator, Deloitte.BMTMOS provides Hull and Machinery, P&I and Marine Warranty survey services around the globe…

Wilhelmsen Gets Shipping Company of the Year

May 06, 2011

“Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s position as a front runner in the marine market is confirmed,” said the company’s Sales Director for Africa, Middle East and Black Sea (AMB), Nikolai Norman, as the company scooped the Shipping Company of the Year…

Milestone for Cape Town Container Terminal Expansion

May 06, 2011

South Africa’s state-owned freight transport and logistics giant Transnet Limited today celebrated a significant milestone in its R5.4 billion expansion of the Cape Town Container Terminal. On completion, the five-year project will double the terminal’s capacity to 1…

Aker Solutions Q1 Results 2011

May 06, 2011

6 May 2011 - Aker Solutions' operating revenues in the first quarter of 2011 were NOK 12 billion, and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation amounted to NOK 1.8 billion, including profit from asset sales and non-recurring items…

Eiliv Gjesdal Appointed CFO of Kvaerner

May 06, 2011

Eiliv Gjesdal has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Kvaerner. Gjesdal is following the appointment of Jan Arve Haugan as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  Gjesdal joined Aker Solutions in 2002 and has extensive…

Wrist Ship Supply Acquires Strachans

May 05, 2011

Global offshore market new target for supplies as Wrist continues rapid expansionWrist Ship Supply, one of the world’s largest ship supply companies, today announced the acquisition of Strachans Ltd, the UK’s leading independent food distributor to the offshore catering market…

Capital Product Partners Merger with Crude Carriers

May 05, 2011

CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P. ANNOUNCES A DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT WITH CRUDE CARRIERS CORP., THE ACQUISITION OF M/V CAPE AGAMEMNON, AN INCREASE IN THE SPONSOR’S INVESTMENT IN THE PARTNERSHIP BY 7.1 MILLION UNITS AND FIRST QUARTER 2011 FINANCIAL RESULTSATHENS…

Gilje Appointed VP of L-3 Valmarine

May 05, 2011

L-3 Valmarine has appointed John Egil Gilje as vice president and director Sales & Marketing of L-3 Valmarine effective April 1, 2011. Gilje will report directly to Finn Inge Langeland, managing director of L-3 Valmarine.With more than 18 years of international management experience…

Moore Stephens Calls on HMRC to Consult

May 05, 2011

Leading accountant and shipping adviser, Moore Stephens says companies operating within UK tonnage tax could consider leaving the UK, as a result of HMRC’s decision to unilaterally reinterpret the regime rules.Sue Bill, a tax partner with Moore Stephens…

Distinguished Rear Admiral Joins Marport Board

May 05, 2011

Ottawa, Ontario – May 4, 2011 – Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc., a leading developer of Software Defined Sonar® technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rear Admiral Millard S. Firebaugh, USN (ret) to the Marport Board of Directors…

Seaspan Shipyards Ranked As A Top 10 Defence Company in Canada

May 05, 2011

Seaspan Marine Corporation is pleased to announce that it has been ranked 8th among the top 50 defence companies in Canada for 2011 by Canadian Defence Review (CDR) magazine. Each year, CDR commissions an expansive search to determine the top defence companies in Canada…

Logistics News

Russian Oil Producers Threaten Force Majeure Over Baltic Port Attacks

Russian Oil Producers Threaten Force Majeure Over Baltic Port Attacks

BIMCO: 130 Container Ships Stranded in Persian Gulf

BIMCO: 130 Container Ships Stranded in Persian Gulf

Hapag-Lloyd Earnings Down from Last Year

Hapag-Lloyd Earnings Down from Last Year

Transneft Looks to Redirect Oil From Attacked Baltic Ports

Transneft Looks to Redirect Oil From Attacked Baltic Ports

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