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Tentec Takes Training to the ME

Jun 24, 2014

Since day one of its 2012 formation, Tentec Training has provided training and competence assurance programs in the assembly and tightening of bolted connections. Along with providing hands-on practical and theory training in the U.K., which…

SNAME Journal in Thomson Reuters Web Index

Jun 24, 2014

SNAME Journal of Ship Production and Design Now Included In Thomson Reuters Web of Science Index of Scholarly LiteratureThe Journal of Ship Production and Design (JSPD) published by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)…

EUCAP Nestor Kicks Off MPIU Training Course

Jun 24, 2014

A four week seamanship training course, developed by EUCAP Nestor for the new Marine Police Investigation Unit (MPIU), kicked off this week. The course is part of a tailor-made Basic Training program for the MPIU, specifically made to ensure…

Carnival Profit More than Doubles

Jun 24, 2014

Carnival Corp, the world's largest cruise operator, said its quarterly profit more than doubled as costs fell.Net income rose to $106 million, or 14 cents per share, in the second quarter ended May 31, from $41 million, or 5 cents per share…

Upcoming Chesapeake MTI Professional Mariner Job Fair

Jun 23, 2014

Chesapeake Marine Training Institute (Chesapeake MTI) says it will host a professional mariner job fair August 13, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its campus in Hayes, Va.Among the mariners the companies are seeking include wheelhouse tug operators…

Washington Navy Yard Honors Shooting Victims, Coworkers

Jun 23, 2014

The memory of those killed during a Sept. 16, 2013, shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard will always burn brightly and the wounds will carry on for a lifetime, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said June 23.Mabus spoke at a Navy Yard ceremony…

DHT Announces Co-CEOs

Jun 23, 2014

DHT Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Svein Moxnes Harfjeld and Trygve P. Munthe as co-CEOs of DHT. Munthe will no longer hold the position as President of DHT. Harfjeld and Munthe have been CEO and President of DHT respectively, since joining DHT in 2010…

Descartes Announces Public Offering

Jun 23, 2014

Descartes Systems Group today announced the commencement of a marketed, underwritten public offering of 9,500,000 Common Shares. The underwriters will also have the option, at any time not later than the 30th day after the filing of the final prospectus supplement…

Dampier, Hedland Port Authorities to Merge

Jun 23, 2014

From July 1, 2014, Dampier Port Authority will be merged with Port Hedland Port Authority to form a new body named Pilbara Ports Authority, GAC reported in its daily hot news report.The Western Australian Government recently passed the Ports Legislation Amendment Bill 2013…

Houston May Outgrow its Skilled Labor Supply

Jun 23, 2014

Bustling Houston, one of the bright spots in the U.S. economy, is growing so fast that business leaders fear running out of skilled labor as billions are spent building new energy infrastructure on the Gulf Coast.The Greater Houston Partnership…

Brazilian Ports Pause for World Cup Matches

Jun 23, 2014

Football fever is so intense in Brazil, the host of the World Cup soccer tournament, that even the main shipping ports in the commodity-exporting powerhouse are shutting down when the national team plays.In Paranagua, Brazil's No. 2 soy exporting port…

Coalition Asks Senate for Vessel Discharge Legislation

Jun 23, 2014

On June 20, a diverse coalition of 58 national and regional organizations representing a wide array of leading business, maritime and labor organizations signed on to a letter to Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John Rockefeller (D-W…

Chesapeake Institute to Host Job Fair

Jun 23, 2014

Chesapeake Marine Training Institute will host a free professional mariner job fair August 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its campus in Hayes, Va.Professional marine companies, including the Maryland-based Vane Brothers Company, will be on site to meet and interview potential job candidates…

Wilson Joins American Club’s Asia Office

Jun 23, 2014

John Wilson, a figure in Asia's marine surveying and consultancy community, has been recruited by Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc. (SCB), managers of the American Club. Wilson will join SCB’s Hong Kong office as director – technical services, Asia…

New CMA CGM Agency in Chad

Jun 23, 2014

CMA CGM announced the opening of CMA CGM Tchad, new Group Agency in N’Djamena (Chad), replacing its former third-party agent with immediate effect.cma-cgm.com

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