Rand Logistics, Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Robert Kurz and Edward Levy as Class III and Class I directors, respectively.Kurz is Vice President of Kinder Morgan Terminals and the President of their tanker division…
Glander International Bunkering (GIB) has appointed Luis Cañizales as bunker and lubricant trader for their Dubai office. Cañizales comes to Glander International Bunkering with studies and experience in the maritime industry. Cañizales is a graduate of the Premier Maritime institution…
INTERTANKO issued a press statement today stating its approval for the recently completed European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) Sulphur Inspection Guidance supporting the implementation of Council Directive 1999/32/EC. EMSA’s guidance aims…
Marianne MacTurk will retire from her position as sales manager at Pima Valve, Inc. after three decades as software technician, general office management and international sales management. Adrienne Link has been appointed to fill MacTurk’s role, Pima Valve announced.
Rescues in Saginaw Bay, Michigan, Sunday evening and Lake Erie Monday morning are the latest in an alarmingly high number of Great Lakes ice rescues since Saturday, prompting a Coast Guard reminder of the risk of venturing out onto the ice…
Rajesh Tripathi assumed charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the public sector Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) w.e.f. February 02, 2015. Capt. D. K. Mohanty, Chairman and Managing Director has been relieved from the services of the Corporation w…
President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, roadmap for Indonesia as a maritime power in the Indo-Pacific region, has been lauded by the international community, with several countries offering to cooperate with the government to realize this vision…
Maersk Line is ranked as the most reliable container shipping carriers last year, according to new research released this morning by industry analyst SeaIntel. Maersk and Hamburg Sud again topped the liner shipping reliability rankings…
Inmarsat has announced the successful launch of their second Global Xpress (GX) satellite (Inmarsat-5 F2) on board an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan yesterday (Sunday 1 February) at 12:31 GMT…
ExxonMobil Mobil Corporation earned $32.5 Bi in 2014 Highlights:…
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announcec that its Australian container liner business will be handled by Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), effective February 1, 2015.Both HMM and ISS are working closely together to ensure that the change…
Julian Metherell has informed the board of Directors of Genel Energy plc of his intention to retire from the Company, with effect from the close of the Annual General Meeting on 21st April 2015. Julian Metherell's successor as Chief Financial Officer will be Ben Monaghan…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., today announced the delivery of the LNG carrier Papua by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (Hudong) on January 30. The Papua is the first in a series of four ships to be built by Hudong to provide LNG…
On 23rd January 2015, the Royal Mumbai Yacht Club saw around a hundred dignified members of the shipping fraternity gather for the second WISTA Annual Forum, an event that lived up to the industry’s expectations. The select crowd included long-term supporters of WISTA India and WISTA members…
The insurance and certification requirements of the Convention on the Removal of Wrecks become effective this April. In this connection, the Danish Maritime Authority has a request for Danish companies and shipowners.Therefore new regulations…