Hundreds of truck drivers blocked traffic arriving at southern Brazil's Paranagua port on Thursday to protest a policy that fines them for parking outside designated areas.Shipment of commodities like corn and soybeans was not affected, the port authority said in a statement…
The Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards of the USCG, Jeff Lantz will discuss regulatory enforcement in the United States and ballast water management at NAMEPA’s EIM Seminar, “Compliance, Cost and Competency in America,” on June 5 as a part of the Posidonia 2014 conferences…
Roger Lee Easton, Sr., visionary, inventor and pioneer of modern day navigation passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at his Wheelock Terrace residence located in Hanover, New Hampshire.Born April 30, 1921, in North Craftsbury, Vt., to Frank Birch Easton…
Board Members to Proclaim the Many Merits of Maritime in New York.NYMAR (New York Maritime Inc.) Board members are heading to Athens next week to promote the multiple advantages afforded by the New York Maritime Cluster. Chief on the list…
SUNY Maritime College has honored Richard Angerame, President and CEO of utiliVisor, as part of its 2014 Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner, the institution’s annual event to raise scholarship funds for outstanding current and future Maritime students…
Retired Coast Guard Captain Eric Christensen has joined the PVA Staff as the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Risk Management. In this position, he will be a resource for PVA members regarding safety, security and environmental protection…
ShipConstructor 2014 R2.1, released from SSI, has been specifically designed to rapidly respond to emerging trends in ship design and engineering as identified by SSI's new Client Council program, the company said.Client Council Program'Both…
The American Welding Society (AWS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science of welding, has announced the opening of AWS Asia. Based in Hong Kong, China, with a second office in Beijing, AWS Asia will help serve AWS’s growing Asian market…
During a recent tour of northeast England, Lord Livingston, the UK’s Minister for Trade and Investment, visited the Gateshead headquarters of Seacurus which, in April 2013, launched CrewSEACURE, the first ever insurance policy designed exclusively…
Composite high-speed craft designer and builder CTruk has appointed shipbuilding industry veteran Peter McIntosh OBE to succeed Andy White as chairman.McIntosh, the former executive director of VT Group PLC, holds experience of the marine…
Teekay Tankers Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Kevin J. Mackay as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Teekay Tankers, effective June 20, 2014.Mr. Mackay will join Teekay Tankers from Phillips 66 Corporation (Phillips 66), where he is…
John Mack, a former chief executive and chairman of Morgan Stanley, has left the board of Russia's top oil producer, Rosneft, for personal reasons, the Kremlin-controlled company said on Thursday.The departure of Mack, aged 69, after less than a year on the board…
Siemens informed that with effect from July 1, 2014, Janina Kugel will assume the position of Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) for Siemens AG in addition to her current responsibilities as Head of Personnel Strategy and Executive Development. Ms…
Norman Hauser has accepted the position of interim president for Metro Ports, replacing former Metro Ports President James Dillman. In this position, Hauser will report to Michael Giove, chief operating officer of Nautilus International Holding Corp…
Brazil's National Federation of Stevedores, known as FNE, on Wednesday scrapped a plan for a nationwide strike over hiring and pension practices in peak soy exporting season.'We have suspended the strike in order to give the government more time' to make an offer…