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ABIS Projects Bags £1m Contracts

Dec 16, 2014

ABIS Projects has won a clutch of contracts worth around £1million over the next 15 months. The oil and gas project services consultancy has secured frame agreements and call-off contracts with ADTI, Hunting, Talisman Sinopec and North Sea newcomer…

ISS Hires New VP for Africa Operations

Dec 15, 2014

Peter Nielsen has been appointed by Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) to the position of vice president for Africa operations. Nielsen joined the team this month and will support Mombasa-based senior vice president David Mackay with operations activity across the region…

Dan-Bunkering Employs Accountant

Dec 15, 2014

Janice Chen has been employed at Dan-Bunkering (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. as the company’s new accountant, effective October 27, 2014. Chen took a BA (Hons) in Business and Accounting in the U.K. before returning to Asia and settling in Singapore.

UASC to Open Agency in Switzerland

Dec 15, 2014

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), a leading global shipping company based in the Middle East has announced that it will open a wholly-owned representation in the Swiss market as of 1st of January 2015. UASC’s new agency in Switzerland (UASAC…

InterAct Appoints Lerma as Engineering Manager

Dec 15, 2014

InterAct, an Acteon company, has appointed Val Lerma, P.E., as engineering manager. Lerma will be based in InterAct’s Ventura, California, office and has more than 30 years of experience working with major and independent oil and gas operators…

Aschmann to Take CEO Helm at BSM

Dec 15, 2014

Rajaish Bajpaee will hand over CEO responsibility of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) to his current deputy, Capt. Norbert Aschmann, through planned succession at the end of December 2014 after more than 27 at the Schulte Group. Bajpaee…

Boskalis, KOTUG Merge Harbor Towage Operations

Dec 15, 2014

Boskalis, KOTUG agree to merge European harbor towage operations Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and KOTUG International B.V. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to merge the companies’ European harbor towage operations. The…

Erik Henriksen Quits Noreco's Chairmanship

Dec 15, 2014

Chairman of the Board Erik Henriksen has given notice of resignation from his position on the Board of Norwegian Energy Company ASA. The notice will be considered by the Board in due course in accordance with applicable regulations. The…

Northrop Grumman Sponsors Jubilee Sailing Trust

Dec 15, 2014

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is among the sponsors of  the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST), a registered charity whose mission is to promote the integration of people of all physical abilities, including injured and recovering servicemen and women…

Damen Wins Sitecore Business Transformation Award

Dec 15, 2014

Damen Shipyards Group, together with its website partner Evident,has won the ‘Benelux Sitecore Experience Award 2014’ in the category ‘Business Transformation’. This prize is awarded to the best Sitecoresolution, meaning a solution which generates measurable…

First Dividend from Nordex Likely

Dec 14, 2014

German wind turbine maker Nordex is mulling paying a dividend for the first time since listing on the stock exchange as part of efforts to create a long-term investor base, its chief financial officer told a German newspaper.'We will…

Liebherr Opens New Office in Peru

Dec 14, 2014

With more than 100 attendees Liebherr celebrated the inauguration of the new office in Lima City, Peru. The new office will play a significant role in the South American Market for mining and construction machinery. During the ceremony, guests…

Petrobras Delays Results as Corruption Scandal Grows

Dec 13, 2014

Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said it delayed the release of its third-quarter financial results for a second time on Friday as a result of new developments in a widening corruption probe.Prosecutors on Thursday…

Gazprom Boosting Gas Industry in Eastern Russia

Dec 13, 2014

The Gazprom Management Committee addressed the Company's large-scale efforts aimed at implementing the Eastern Gas Program.It was noted that the gas industry growth in Russia's East was strategically important for the socioeconomic development of eastern regions…

Petrobras' Condensed Report for 3Q, 2014

Dec 13, 2014

Petrobras clarifies that it has been decided not to publish the financial statements for the third quarter of 2014 not reviewed by the independent auditors in view of the new incidents, after the day November 13, 2014, relating, directly or indirectly…

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