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Miami to Host Port & Intermodal Finance & Investment Conference

Mar 06, 2013

Port authorities, terminal Operators, shipping Lines, intermodal companies & the financial community to attend upcoming Infocast conference.Conference organizer, Infocast, brings its Port & Intermodal Finance & Investment Summit to Miami, FL on April 16-18…

Rolls-Royce, Derby (UK) Office Opening

Mar 06, 2013

HRH Duke of Kent K.G. performed the official opening of Atlantic House, a new state-of-the-art office facility located on the Raynesway Site.Lawrie Haynes, Rolls-Royce President – Nuclear said: 'We are delighted to welcome HRH Duke of Kent…

Two CMA CGM Vessels for Damen Shiprepair Brest

Mar 06, 2013

Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) was contracted for the regular dry docking and special survey for two CMA CGM container vessels: Fort St. Marie and Fort St. Louis. Furthermore, an option for Fort St. Pierre and Fort St. Georges has been discussed…

Damen Redelivers Seven Vessels to HamburgSüd

Mar 06, 2013

Container vessels outfitted with Becker Twisted FinsIn October 2012 Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) won the contract for installing the first Becker Twisted Fin on seven container vessels of the fleet of Hamburg (Germany) based liner shipping company Hamburg Süd…

Damen Delivers Shoalbuster 3209 to Acta Marine

Mar 06, 2013

Coastal voyager on its way for offshore wind farmsLady sponsor Annemie van der Ven- Scheeren, who named the ‘Coastal Voyager’ of Acta Marinein Amsterdam (The Netherlands) on 28th February, has not taken her task lightly. The spouse of the…

MOL Introduces Onboard New Seafarer Training Program

Mar 06, 2013

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) has announced that the company has built additional training facilities and cabins on CADET training vessels and started a new onboard intensive training program, called Cadet Actual Deployment for Education with Tutorial (CADET Training)…

Tom Ridge, Howard Schmidt Launch Cybersecurity Firm

Mar 06, 2013

The Two Security Experts to Provide Strategic and Advisory Consulting to C-Suite Executives and Government Leaders.Tom Ridge, the first U.S. secretary of Homeland Security, and Howard A. Schmidt, former Cybersecurity Advisor to President Barack Obama and President George W…

New Polar-Orbit Satellite Under NOAA Control

Mar 06, 2013

These satellites are critical for advanced warning of severe weather including tornado outbreaks, heavy snowfall, hurricanes, heat waves, floods, & wildfires.Data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite will…

BC Ferries Financial Losses: Consultation Report Released

Mar 06, 2013

Kirk & Co. were engaged to assess public & stakeholders opinions regarding measures to ameliorate BC Ferries financial operating losses.BC Ferries operates one of the largest integrated marine transportation networks in the world. Despite…

Chinese Ship Disabled North of Tubbataha Reef

Mar 06, 2013

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reports another foreign vessel in trouble off Palawan, to be taken in tow.The Chinese cargo ship M/V Tai An Hai reported engine trouble and was drifting late some 96 kilometers south of Tubbataha Reef, reports The Philippine Star…

Marinette Marine Awarded Two Navy Contracts

Mar 06, 2013

Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) has been awarded options to build two additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). These are the fifth and sixth LCS ships that MMC has been contracted to build under the 2010 block buy contract. The award of…

HK Shipping Industry Needs Direction Say Group

Mar 06, 2013

A group of shipping sector directors urge the future direction of HK's maritime industry to be set out and implemented by the government.A blueprint setting out the future direction of Hong Kong's maritime industry should be prepared and the…

UK Firm's ROV Expertise Recognised

Mar 06, 2013

On his visit to the company, UK Secretary of State for Energy applauded the subsea expertise of ROV service provider ROVOP. During the visit the Secretary of State described the company as ‘a leading specialist in its field’ and one which…

Cubic Awarded Navy LCS Simulator Training Contracts

Mar 06, 2013

Cubic Corporation has received 3 prime contracts from Naval Air Warfare CenterTraining Systems Division. The contracts are for the development of instructor-led (synchronous) and instructor facilitated self-paced (asynchronous) courseware…

Seafarers Job Survey Reveals Gaps in Perceptions

Mar 05, 2013

International specialist recruiter, Faststream, report their findings from a survey of over 2,000 shore and sea staff.Faststream, puts into sharp focus a gap that exists between perception and reality across the industry, finding that not surprisingly…

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