The Russian National Committee for UNEP (UNEPCOM) endorsed the initiative of Rosneft and the Russian Geographical Society to elaborate interdisciplinary scientific program for comprehensive Arctic research. This program will help to set out…
Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO of Antwerp Port Authority, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award on Monday at a ceremony in Rotterdam. The distinction forms part of the IBJ Awards which are presented annually by the International Bulk Journal…
Chief engineer of car-carrier vessel pleads guilty to obstruction of justice in marine oil pollution caseThe chief engineer of the cargo vessel M/V Selene Leader pleaded guilty in federal court in Baltimore, Maryland, to obstruction of justice…
Capt. Howard Goldman relieved Capt. Todd Cramer as commander of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport during a change of command ceremony on Friday, Nov. 14.A naval submariner originally from Baltimore, Md., Goldman is a 1987 graduate of Rice University in Houston…
The Lafayette Chapter of the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) has announced its 2014-2015 board members. Members from oil and gas companies volunteer to serve as officers and committee members in an effort to promote industry education and other community efforts…
Satellite data reveals major boost in shipping trafficMaritime traffic on the world’s oceans has increased fourfold over the past 20 years, according to a strudy recently published by the American Geophysical Union which examined international ship traffic…
WQIS announces senior leadership change as president Richard Hobbie sets retirementRichard Hobbie III will retire from his position as President & CEO of the Water Quality Insurance Syndicate (WQIS) after four decades as underwriter, claims manager and board member…
Brian Wynne has been named president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), succeeding the retiring Michael Toscano on January 12, 2015.Wynne is currently president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA)…
Stolt-Nielsen Limited’s board of directors has resolved to initiate a buyback program to purchase up to $50 million worth of its common shares, the company announced today.The buyback program will comprise up to 3,100,000 common shares, representing up to 4…
Cubility AS, an industry provider of solids control solutions that improve efficiencies and HSE around drilling operations, has announced the appointment of Kai Preben Sæveland as the company’s Chief Financial Officer.Kai’s role will be to manage the financial performance of the company…
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (OTCBB: GSKNF) has announced that John C. Wobensmith, the company's CFO has been appointed as President effective December 19, 2014. He succeeds Robert Gerald Buchanan, who will retire as of the same date. Buchanan has served as President of Genco since June 2005…
Laborde Products has hired Bobby Dugas as its general service manager, company president Brian Laborde announced during a recent company-wide meeting.Dugas has more than 25 years of experience in the engine service business. Most recently…
BMT Group Ltd, an international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been recognized in the Global Business Excellence Awards 2014. The judging panel recognized BMT’s continued focus on its staff and how effective communication…
Seafarers arriving at Associated British Port’s (ABP) Port of King’s Lynn in East Anglia now have a place to call their own with the launch of a seafarers’ center at the port on November 17.Initiated by seafarers’ charity Apostleship of…
Charterers’ future procurement decisions will be driven by an increasing drive to improve sustainability within shipping supply chains.The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a pioneering coalition of companies from across the global…