SAAM’s Ordinary Board Meeting appointed Macario Valdés Raczynski as new General Manager of the company, a position that he will take on as from March 16. Valdés holds a degree in commercial engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an MBA from University of Berkeley…
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and the University of Nicosia have signed a cooperation agreement granting the University’s Maritime Academy full access to BSM’s state-of-the-art Maritime Training Center, located at the Limassol Marina…
Belgium became the latest country to ratify a key international measure for environmental protection, the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, bringing the treaty within sight of meeting entry into force criteria. Aimed at preventing the…
As a part of its global restructure, Tranas has announced that Andrew Ward has joined the team as the Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific. Ward succeeds Johan Gustavsson, who moves into the newly created role of a Vice President Global Customer Support…
Safebridge, a provider of web-based e-learning products for the maritime industry, providing online, onboard and classroom training for nautical officers and captains, hosted the Port State Control of Germany in January 2016 offering a customized…
ISP (International Safety Products), whose global portfolio of marine safety products and services covers commercial, leisure and military markets, have announced the appointment of James Tinkler as Head of Sales. Tinkler, who was formerly…
Delta 'T' Systems has named industry veteran Tony Matherly as its production manager, company president Lynn Oien announced. Matherly has worked within the marine industry for 25 years, most recently at Rybovich. Always in the systems end of ship and yacht building…
Current Executive Vice President Koichi Fujiwara has been appointed as Chairman and President as well as a Representative Director of classification society ClassNK, effective March 7, 2016. Current Executive Vice Presidents Yasushi Nakamura…
The California Air Resources Board has fined the China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd. $129,500 for failure to switch its engines over from heavy diesel bunker fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur fuel when close to the California coast, as required by state law…
Italian shipbuilder signs deal with an American university for the start-up of an advanced training course Shipbuilder Fincantieri and the University of Rhode Island (URI), on behalf of its International Engineering Program (IEP), has signed…
Mumbai-based ship management company MMS Maritime India (MMSI) announced that its crew workforce has grown by a quarter in the last year. MMSI said its total crew staff is now 300 with at least 50 new officers and 26 ratings, joining the team…
SSI members and key industry stakeholders work together to define tangible milestones across all areas of sustainability that must be collectively delivered by the industry to meet the SSI’s 2040 Vision London – 7 March 2016 - The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (“SSI”)…
Orient Overseas (International) Ltd recorded an almost 5% increase in profit for the full year 2015, despite the weakness in the container shipping market, thanks in part to yield and cost management efforts. Though the year started well for the Hong Kong corporate…
Finance Ministry Arun Jaitley in Union Budget for financial 2016-17 (Apr-Mar) has announced imposition of 14% service tax on services provided by domestic shipping companies transporting goods from outside India. “The service tax on services…
The Hong Kong Shipping Register has crossed of 100 million gross tonnage, informed the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung. To Hong Kong, it’s more than a vote of confidence, Anthony said. Hong Kong’s maritime tradition is almost two centuries old…