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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

Crude Falls Below $114 as Iraq Supply Fears Ease

Jun 23, 2014

Sunni insurgents capture three towns in Iraq's Anbar Iraq's oil exports near record rates in June U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lands in Baghdad Brent crude dipped below $114 a barrel on Monday as worries about disruptions…

OW Bunker Appoints Leonard

Jun 23, 2014

OW Bunker appointed Steve Leonard as the company’s Global Sales Director. With more than 25 years of experience in the marine fuels industry, Leonard will be responsible for advancing the company’s global sales to support its wider growth plans…

KR Authorized to Deliver Statutory Services to Oman

Jun 23, 2014

Korean Register (KR), an IACS member classification society, announced today that it has been fully authorized by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the Sultanate of Oman to deliver statutory services on behalf of the Oman government…

Terma NA Names Hungerford President & CEO

Jun 23, 2014

Terma North America Inc. (TNA), a subsidiary of the Denmark-based Terma A/S, has appointed Larry Hungerford as President & CEO, effective immediately. Larry Hungerford joined Terma North America Board of Directors in February, 2008. During…

KR Authorized for Oman

Jun 23, 2014

IACS member classification society, Korean Register (KR) has been authorized by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the Sultanate of Oman to deliver “statutory services” on behalf of the Oman government. The Oman authorities have also authorized LR and BV…

MLE Puts Liverpool on the Maritime Map

Jun 23, 2014

The inaugural Maritime Logistics & Energy thematic within the International Festival for Business 2014 has come to a close. Highlighting Liverpool’s international role as a mercantile, maritime and global trade gateway city, the MLE fortnight’s 48 events wrapped up on June 20…

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