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HSH Nordbank Looking to Split Off Bad Shipping Loans

May 22, 2015

HSH Nordbank AG, the world’s second-largest financier of ships, plans to split off a 'bad bank' for non-performing shipping loans as part of a plan to create a sustainable business model, reports Reuters. The city of Hamburg was willing…

Navios in Red, but Beats Estimates

May 22, 2015

Navios Maritime Holdings, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and Logistics Company, slumped to a loss in the Q1 although the result beat by $0.10 per share the average estimate of analysts who had forecast red ink for the dry bulk company…

Volume Up in Dutch Maritime Technology Sector

May 22, 2015

The Dutch maritime technology sector has had a good year. Turnover increased by 17%, from EUR 6.4 billion in 2013 to EUR 7.5 billion in 2014. The sector employed 31,680 FTEs, up from 29,361 in 2013.  “Overall we see a nuanced picture, with ups and downs…

Carrier Schedule Reliability Improves in April

May 22, 2015

Transport consultant Drewry’s Carrier Performance Insight (CPI) for April records 67.6%, up by 4.1 percentage improvement on the previous month in the aggregate reliability of ships on the main Asia-Europe, transpacific and transatlantic trades…

European Ports Identify Their Priorities

May 22, 2015

European ports are real “multitaskers”: they combine different functions ranging from gateway to the world, nodes in the transport chain, hotspots for Europe’s industrial activity, safe and secure shelters, the link between Europe’s peripheral regions and islands to the mainland…

ERMA Bullish on Ballast Water Treatment

May 22, 2015

After having delivered several BWTS systems in Kita Nihon shipyard in Japan, one more ERMA FIRST BWTS was successfully installed onboard the Bulk Carrier M/V SCARABÉ(DWT: 60,000t), managed by NIOVIS SHIPPING COMPANY, which was built at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co…

Conrad Announces Management Team Changes

May 21, 2015

Conrad Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of Scott J. Theriot as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Johnny Conrad, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Scott has been in the shipyard business since 1976…

Registration for SHIPPINGInsight 2015 Now Open

May 21, 2015

Online registration is now open for the SHIPPINGInsight 2015 Fleet Optimization Conference & Exhibition. Now entering its fourth year, SHIPPINGInsight is an annual maritime technology forum in North America that brings together shipping companies…

New Flag Program Honors US Merchant Marines

May 21, 2015

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the launch of the United States Merchant Marine Flag Program, which will provide U.S. Merchant Marine Flags for display nationwide, honoring the historic and continuing contributions of U…

LR Establishes Applied Technology Group

May 21, 2015

Lloyd’s Register establishes the Applied Technology Group, centered around the activities of Martec Limited The Applied Technology Group (ATG) describes is a team established with the goal of providing expanding technology leadership capabilities…

SSI to Showcase New Software at Nor-Shipping

May 21, 2015

SSI informs it will showcase the latest versions of its CAD/CAM software, ShipConstructor and EnterprisePlatform, at Nor-Shipping 2015, June 2-5.SSI CEO Darren Larkins will be in attendance along with SSI representatives Nick Danese of NDAR and Pedro Antunes of Vera Navis.

Engineering Apprenticeship Pathways at RGU

May 21, 2015

Advanced apprenticeships for engineers will soon be available through Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen thanks to a five-figure funding boost from Skills Development Scotland.The university has secured $62,670 to develop a new Advanced…

WAGO Appoints Regional Sales Manager

May 21, 2015

WAGO has announced the appointment of Jim Ratcliffe to the position of Regional Sales Manager for Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Ratcliffe, who previously held positions with General Electric and Schneider Electric, brings a strong engineering and sales background to his new role with WAGO…

NMRA Offers Maritime Student Scholarships

May 21, 2015

The National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) is again offering its annual scholarships to students pursuing education in the maritime trades.Interested high school seniors, and college and vocational students can request an application from NMRA…

KPI Bridge Oil Appoints Seattle Trader

May 21, 2015

KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers, marine lubricants and risk management products, has appointed  Daniel Chin as a Bunker & Lubricant Trader at its Seattle Office.Having worked as an oil trader in Korea as well as in Singapore and Pakistan…

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