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Bright future for Bunkering at Indian Ports

Dec 08, 2015

Hinode’s 5th Annual conference on the Outlook for bunkering and Marine Lubricants in India clearly acknowledged the fact that India was well on its way to becoming a Bunkering destination. Lack of infrastructure, duties, quality of bunkers…

Colombia to Build Museum showcasing Shipwreck Discovery

Dec 06, 2015

Colombia will build a museum to showcase artefacts found in the wreckage of a Spanish galleon discovered near the historic Caribbean port city of Cartagena, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday.The San Jose, thought by historians to be laden with emeralds and precious coins…

Coughlin Named "Director of the Year"

Dec 03, 2015

Dun & Bradstreet Chairman of the Board, Christopher Coughlin, will be honored later this evening by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) as Director of the Year.'Dun & Bradstreet is extremely proud to have Chris as our Chairman of the Board…

South China Sea Hearing in Court

Dec 01, 2015

The Philippines has sought to debunk China's claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea, court officials said Monday (November 30) as an international tribunal wrapped up a five-day hearing, says an AFP report. The Philippines has…

U.N. Climate Deal 'Quite Close' - Latvian President

Nov 29, 2015

World leaders are 'quite close' to reaching a deal to fight climate change when they meet in Paris from Monday, Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, Europe's first Green party head of state, said, adding any deal should be legally binding…

Merkel Urges Binding Goals to Tackle Climate Change

Nov 29, 2015

Germany's chancellor gave a qualified welcome on Saturday to China's pledge to tackle rising temperatures ahead of a global climate conference but she called for more ambitious goals to cut greenhouse emissions.In her weekly internet podcast on Saturday…

Gates to Launch Mega Clean Tech Initiative

Nov 28, 2015

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will launch a multi-billion-dollar clean energy research and development initiative on Monday, the opening day of the U.N. climate change summit in Paris, GreenWire reported Friday.Gates and a group of…

Rates, Fees of Danish Maritime Authority to be Revised

Nov 28, 2015

A number of fee rates within the Danish Maritime Authority's area will be changed from 2016. The price schedule is available from the webpage of the Danish Maritime Authority.The Danish Maritime Authority has recalculated the rates of the fees within the Authority's area…

#MyCoastGuardStory: Collecting Stories from the Ranks

Nov 25, 2015

#mycoastguardstory hashtag announced in anticipation of The Finest Hours, the greatest Coast Guard rescue story ever told The National Coast Guard Museum Association, Inc. has launched a new social media initiative designed to collect and…

Exhibition on Polar Expedition of Heroes in Murmansk

Nov 25, 2015

The exhibition 'The attraction of the North' opens in Murmansk, in the framework of the presentation of the VIII International festival of documentary films and television programs 'Northern Character'.Visitors can see photos taken during the high-latitude expeditions 1929-1940 years…

McAllister Towing – 150 Years of Family Business

Nov 24, 2015

“Early in 1864, a young man names James McAllister stood on board a sailing vessel where he served as a mate. The boat was about to set sail from the Red Bay of Cushendall … (James) did not know that this would never be home again.” The opening lines from the first chapter of the new book…

Naval Captain wins Business Woman of the Year Award

Nov 19, 2015

Minister for Defence Senator the Hon Marise Payne congratulated Royal Australian Navy weapons engineer Captain Mona Shindy who received the 2015 Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award last night. Captain Shindy, who is the RAN’s Director…

Long Beach Trade Luncheon Celebrates Women

Nov 19, 2015

A heavy equipment operator, port construction manager, shoe company executive and maritime university student encouraged Long Beach young women to explore careers in shipping industry at this week’s fifth annual Celebrating Women in Trade luncheon…

GAC’s Manager is CILT’s Young Manager of The Year

Nov 19, 2015

The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT) has named GAC Sri Lanka Managing Director, Mahesh Kurukulasuriya its Young Manager of the Year. He was presented with the award by the institute’s Patron, HRH The Princess Royal at a ceremony…

Celata Heads BOEM's Gulf of Mexico Office

Nov 18, 2015

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper today announced Mike Celata as the Regional Director of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region. Celata, who starts his position immediately, has been with BOEM and its predecessors since 1988…

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