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Wage Negotiations Conclude at Hyundai Heavy

Dec 31, 2014

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced today that its management and labor union concluded the negotiation on the wage and collective bargaining agreement for the year 2014.  According to the tentative agreement, HHI employees would receive a basic pay of 37…

Rosneft, Petrocas in Logistics & Retail JV

Dec 31, 2014

Rosneft has entered into definitive documentation to acquire 49% stake in Petrocas Energy International Limited (“Petrocas”), creating the joint venture (“JV”) for its activities in the South Caucasus region.The deal represents an important…

Magnolia LNG Project Progress with FERC

Dec 31, 2014

Liquefied Natural Gas Limited w ishes to provide an update on the status of Information Requests from the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in relation to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia LNG LLC (MLNG)…

Russian-Chinese Energy Partnership Gets a Boost

Dec 31, 2014

The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Li Hui, Chinese Ambassador to Russia.The parties addressed the issues of further bilateral cooperation.…

Doyle Gives Thumbs Up to Ocean Three

Dec 31, 2014

Commissioner William P. Doyle’s in a statement today said, 'I am voting to take no further action on the Hanjin/UASC/CMA CGM/CSL Vessel Sharing and Slot Charter Agreement. This agreement is scheduled to become effective on January 2, 2015…

Concordia Maritime Extends Charters for Tanker Duo

Dec 31, 2014

Concordia Maritime has just renewed its contract with a major oil and gas company for a consecutive voyage charter arrangement for the P-MAX tankers Stena Provence and Stena Polaris. The agreement will run until the summer of 2015.“This…

Panama Canal Board Approves New Port Plans

Dec 30, 2014

State-of-the-art facility in Corozal receives green light from canal’s board of directors The Panama Canal board of directors this week formally approved the development and construction of a transshipment port in Panama’s Corozal region…

Port Freeport Constructing Administrative Building

Dec 30, 2014

Port Freeport will have a new administration building set to be completed by early 2016. The new three-story, 20,000 sq. ft. administration building will be located at the corner of Cherry Street and State Highway 288 in Freeport, Texas. The…

Christie, Cuomo Veto Proposed Port Agency Overhaul

Dec 30, 2014

The governors of New York and New Jersey vetoed sweeping legislation passed by lawmakers in both states intended to reform the embattled bi-state Port Authority, according to a joint statement released on Saturday. The legislative reforms…

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard to Russian Ownership

Dec 30, 2014

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is now 100 percent Russian-owned as United Shipbuilding Corporation bought the remaining half of the company’s shares from STX Finland Oy. Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. was founded in December 2010 as United Shipbuilding…

St. Petersburg Becoming Int'l Gas Sales Hub

Dec 30, 2014

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, inaugurated today a new office building of Gazprom Export in St. Petersburg.Taking part in the ceremony were Mikhail Mokretsov, Vice-Governor of the city of St. Petersburg, Alexander Medvedev…

Criminal Proceedings Against Ex-Employee of ST Marine

Dec 30, 2014

On 12 September 2011, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd announced that the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (“CPIB”) was investigating certain transactions involving former and current employees of Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (“ST Marine”)…

More Heavy Lifting Ahead

Dec 30, 2014

Justin Archard. Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Oceania at SAL Heavy Lift Singapore Pte Ltd sees a turnaround in the Heavy lift and Over Dimensional Cargo tranport segment. As one of the world’s leading carriers specialised in sea transport of heavy lift and project cargo…

BOURBON Continues to Sell Vessels

Dec 29, 2014

BOURBON completes vessel sales to ICBC Financial Leasing and Standard Chartered Bank and announces new sale and bareboat charter agreement with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. BOURBON has completed the transfer of ownership under the agreements…

BAE Systems Seeks 710 Apprentices for 2015

Dec 29, 2014

BAE Systems in the U.K said it will take on 710 apprentices in 2015, the highest intake in the company’s history. Next year's intake surpasses the record set in the previous year by 142 places and includes 45 places for apprentices who will…

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