Allocate Software, a provider of offshore and maritime workforce management software, announced McDermott International Inc successfully deployed the company’s Offshore Suite, creating a central skills matrix that harnesses the talents of its…
Change at the top at Fronius International GmbH: Harald Scherleitner is the new head of the Perfect Welding Division. He is taking up the position vacated by Wolfgang Lattner, who in 2017 plans to retire after 41 years at the company.In Scherleitner…
Onboard and ashore, IoT application services, which rely on ships’ onboard equipment data, have become increasingly prevalent throughout the maritime industry. Japan Ship Machinery & Equipment Association’s (JSMEA) Smart Ship concept utilizes…
Ensco (NYSE: ESV) announced today that CEO and President Carl Trowell will present at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City on Wednesday, 7 September 2016, beginning at 10:25 AM EDT. Investor materials to be used during…
Cheaper production and material costs as well as weaker demand has driven the price of new container equipment down to record lows and is forecast to fall further during 2016, according to the latest edition of the Container Census report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry…
Pollution around the Port of Long Beach has been dramatically cut over the last decade, however, according to the latest study, lingering effects from ships at anchor in early 2015 impacted air quality last year. The 2015 annual inventory of port-related air emissions…
South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping is planning on submitting a self-rescue plan to creditors this week to stave off bankruptcy by Aug. 25, reports Korea Herald quoting local media. According to the shipper, the plan includes details on securing…
CMA CGM’s mega containership Vasco De Gama ran aground off the Port of Southampton on the UK’s south coast just after midnight on August 22, 2016, reported Fleetmon. The damages of the 2015-built, 17,859 teu giant vessel are being assessed…
The U.S. Coast Guard has certified Danos’ fabrication facility in Amelia, La. as an official port facility, allowing both foreign and U.S. vessels to access the facility or remain docked there. The Coast Guard granted Danos port facility…
Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited (GBSL), a Caribbean shipyard providing retrofit, refurbishment and revitalization to cruise and commercial vessels, has added four new positions to its executive team in 2016. Taking up the new executive positions are Ian Edward Ross…
BG Freight Line, a fully owned subsidiary of Peel Ports Group, is to receive new tailor-made short sea container feeder vessels optimized for the company’s Irish Sea Hub services. The new class of ‘green’ vessels has been developed by BG…
The Oregon Department of Transportation has awarded a ConnectOregon grant of $2.6 million to the Port of Portland along with tenant Auto Warehousing Co. to fund part of a $7 million expansion of auto handling facilities in the Rivergate Industrial District near Terminal 6…
Retlif Testing Laboratories, a global independent EMC and Environmental testing leader serving the maritime industry since 1978, has announced the appointment of Scott Poggi, as Director of Operations. In his new position as Director of Operations…
Though most visible to the general public for its work at America’s airports, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) also helps to secure the country’s transportation network in a number of other ways, including assisting the U…
Charles L. Szews has been appointed by Rowan Companies plc to the group’s board of directors, effective immediately. Szews was recommended to the company by one of its largest shareholders, Blue Harbour Group, L.P., which has entered into…