Fortis Inc. will host its inaugural U.S. Investor Day on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in New York. The following senior executives will provide an overview and update on Fortis operations, recent developments and strategic outlook:• Barry Perry…
Vard Holdings Limited will release its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2014, before market opens on Friday, 27 February 2015.Senior management will host a results teleconference, details of which are as follows:Date : Friday…
10 Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) employees from the company's Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding divisions were recognized for achievements in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields during the 29th…
As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) furthers measures for controlling onboard noise and vibration levels in the interest of passengers and seafarers’ health, it has become increasingly important for the shipyards and design houses…
Andrew Sheen has been appointed by the Irish Continental Group (ICG) to the position of Managing Director of its Irish Ferries division. Sheen will assume his new role with effect from the beginning of April, reporting to ICG’s CEO, Eamonn Rothwell…
The Passenger Vessel Association (PVA) elected Dave Anderson of Fire Island Ferries, Inc. as the 2015 PVA President during the group's annual convention in Long Beach, CA, the PVA announced today. The group also elected Margo Marks of Beaver Island Boat Company in Charlevoix…
Fluid flow technology developer Asahi/America, Inc. announced the addition of George Tenhagen to its sales team today.Tenhagen, who will represent Asahi/America in Florida, Georgia and Alabama, was the area manager of facilities engineering…
ARTEMUS Transportation Solutions will partner with the Marine Exchange of Puget Sound to hold the Global Commerce- International Transportation & Trade Shipping 101 Course on March 23-27 in Seattle. The five-day course covers materials needed…
U.S. West Coast port operations resumed in full on Monday after shipping companies suspended loading and unloading of freighters for the weekend, citing chronic cargo backups the shippers and dockworkers have blamed on each other during months of labor tensions…
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), the leading measurement of commodity shipping costs, hit a 28-year low on Friday. The index, named after an 18th century London coffee-house where shipping merchants gathered, fell to 554 points on Friday, the lowest it's been since August of 1986…
Evercore has appointed David Andrews as a senior managing director in the advisory boutique's energy group, working out of the firm's Houston office.Andrews has a wealth of experience in the oilfield services area, having started his career at Lehman Brothers before moving to Deutsche Bank…
Subsea and marine recruitment specialist etpm has introduced two new key service lines and made two senior appointments to further grow and develop its service offering to companies operating in the current economic climate in the oil and gas sector…
Atlantic Offshore Rescue has appointed a new managing director for its U.K. division to lead the organization from its Aberdeen base. Matthew Gordon joined the company at the start of the year and replaces John Bryce, who is retiring but…
Second ocean shipping executive pleads guilty to price fixing on ocean shipping services for cars and trucks A former executive of Japan-based Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K-Line) pleaded guilty Friday, February 6, and was sentenced to 14 months in a U…
An agreement between the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has been signed for the parties to collaboratively improve safety and environmental standards in the country’s ship-recycling industry…