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First Mega Containership Coming to America

Dec 18, 2015

The largest container ship to visit the U.S. West Coast is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles on December 26. The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, which was launched on December 10 is scheduled to make her maiden call at APM Terminals-Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles…

Piraeus Port Privatization Bid Soon

Dec 18, 2015

As the pushed back the date - the Dec. 21 deadline - for the submission of binding bids for the sale of its biggest port Piraeus (OLP) approaches, the pace is picking up with binding bids, reports WSJ. Three of the world’s biggest port operators expected to submit their binding bids next week…

Passenger Vessel Foundation Receives Major Gift

Dec 17, 2015

A Passenger Vessel Industry Icon Lives On The Passenger Vessel Foundation today announced receipt of its largest donor gift to date. The Padelford Packet Boat Company has provided a gift in excess of $155,000 to the Foundation. The Padelford…

Furuno Bolsters Sales Squad

Dec 17, 2015

Furuno has announced several changes to its sales department, including the addition of two commercial sales representatives and promotion of several long-time employees, as well as welcoming new service personnel into the company. All of these changes became effective on December 1st…

Port of New Orleans Elects New Board Chairman

Dec 17, 2015

Port of New Orleans' Board of Commissioners Elects William T. Bergeron Chairman; Michael W. Kearney Elected Vice Chair, Robert Barkerding Jr. Elected Secretary Treasurer The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans today elected William T…

Shippers’ Confidence Dips Slightly -Moore Stephens

Dec 17, 2015

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell in the three months to November 2015, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.  The average confidence level…

Brazil Prosecutors Charge 12 in SBM Offshore Graft Scheme

Dec 17, 2015

Brazilian prosecutors on Thursday charged 12 people with a bribery scheme involving Dutch firm SBM Offshore NV, the world's top leaser of oil production ships, and state oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA .  Police said they had four arrest orders as part of the scheme…

Chart Tile Service to Aid Charts Update

Dec 17, 2015

NOAA Coast Survey gives commercial navigation systems better tool to receive updated nautical charts.  Accessing up-to-date nautical charts on electronic systems and mobile apps is about to get easier, as developers start adopting NOAA Coast Survey's new Chart Tile Service prototype…

Hong Kong Trekkers Pledge $59K for Sailors’ Society

Dec 17, 2015

140 industry supporters brave the Hong Kong trail in monsoon conditions to raise funds for seafarers in need.Some 140 Sailors’ Society supporters took on a 32km trek along the Hong Kong trail to raise money for the global maritime charity…

Emco Wheaton Extends Sales Team

Dec 17, 2015

Emco Wheaton has boosted its European sales team with two important additions having brought in Olaf Stellberger as Global MLA Sales Manager in Emco Wheaton’s Kirchhain office in Germany and Stefan Dubbledeman joining the North and West Europe sales team as TODO Sales Manager…

Stolt-Nielsen Board Elects a New Director

Dec 17, 2015

The Board of Directors of Stolt-Nielsen Limited has announced the election of a new director, Rolf Habben Jansen, Chief Executive Officer of Hapag-Lloyd AG.  The Board of Directors of SNL received approval at the Company's Annual General Meeting in April of 2015 to fill two vacancies…

Bibby HydroMap’s First Apprentice Becomes Category B Certified

Dec 17, 2015

Twenty-year-old Emma Lamont has recently graduated top of her Hydrographic Survey Category B course with Skilltrade in the Netherlands.   Lamont joined Bibby HydroMap in 2012 as a hydrographic surveying apprentice, and has since played…

Veiseth appointed CFO of EMG

Dec 17, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has appointed Hege A. Veiseth (38) as acting CFO of the company effective from 1 January 2016, following the resignation of Svein Knudsen. Hege has worked for EMGS since 2007 and is currently the Group Finance Manager of the company…

Maersk Joins WTO’s Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

Dec 17, 2015

The new alliance was announced at the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya and consists of governments, international companies such as Maersk Group, DHL and Wal-Mart, and the International Chamber of Commerce and the World Economic Forum…

Highest Funding for Corps, Navigation Programs

Dec 17, 2015

WCI today applauded the work of negotiators to reach a final agreement last night for an FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill that funds the Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works program under the Energy & Water Development Appropriations bill.…

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