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Swire Pacific Wins Sustainable Business Award

Dec 04, 2014

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) was presented the Sustainable Business Award (SBA) for Business Responsibility and Ethics at the inaugural Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development held in Singapore on Tuesday, 25 November 2014.…

Gazprom to Upgrade Gas Supplies to Kyrgyzstan

Dec 04, 2014

The development of gas transmission and distribution infrastructure of Kyrgyzstan was discussed during a meeting held at the Gazprom headquarters hosted today between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company's Management Committee and Djoomart Otorbaev…

Dan Johnson is Info Systems-Tech Gr. EVP at General Dynamics

Dec 03, 2014

The board of directors of General Dynamics has elected S. Daniel Johnson to be executive vice president, Information Systems and Technology, effective January 1, 2015, to succeed David K. Heebner, who has informed the company of his intention to retire on December 31…

Whiting Shareholders Approve Kodiak Oil Buyout

Dec 03, 2014

Whiting Petroleum Corp shareholders approved the company's all-stock buyout of Kodiak Oil and Gas Corp on Wednesday, a deal that will make Whiting the largest oil producer in North Dakota.Votes representing about 79 percent of Whiting's shares were cast…

Dalrymple's Budget Weighs on Oil Price Rebound

Dec 03, 2014

North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple proposed a two-year state budget on Wednesday that forecasts rebounding oil prices and a 23 percent jump in oil taxes, a tacit bet the state's energy boom will continue unabated.Oil prices have dropped…

New Senior Bunker Trader with Dan-Bunkering

Dec 03, 2014

Dan-Bunkering (Middle East) DMCC has  announced  that yet another former OW Bunker employee has joined the Dan-Bunkering Group.Effective from 1st December Kurosh Khonsari joined Dan-Bunkering’s office in Dubai as Senior Bunker Trader. Kurosh…

Christmas Ship to Deliver 1,200 Trees

Dec 03, 2014

Chicago’s Christmas Ship Committee, Coast Guard set for 15th anniversary of re-enactment, delivery of 1,200 Christmas trees for deserving families.  The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, serving once again as this year’s “Christmas Ship” and loaded with more than 1…

Hapag-Lloyd CEO Says IPO Not Top Priority Right Now

Dec 03, 2014

German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd, which is merging with Chile's Compania SudAmericana de Vapores, is in no rush to list its share on the stock exchange, its chief executive said on Wednesday.'A stock market flotation is currently not top priority for us…

New Gas Pipeline To Turkey

Dec 03, 2014

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Mehmet Konuk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Botas Petroleum Pipeline Corporation yesterday, signed in Ankara a Memorandum of Understanding on constructing an offshore gas pipeline across the Black Sea towards Turkey…

Norwegian Cruise Line Inks Deal with New Orleans Port

Dec 03, 2014

Officials with Norwegian Cruise Line and the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans signed a new four-year berthing agreement today with three one-year options. The agreement will keep at least one Norwegian cruise ship sailing…

INMARCO INAvation 2014 Opens on 11th December

Dec 03, 2014

INMARCO INAvation 2014, the International Maritime Technology Conference & Exhibition on “Innovations for Maritime Sustainability” is being held at the “National Centre for the Performing Arts” (NCPA) in South Mumbai from 11th to 13th December 2014…

MacGregor Appoints 2 New VPs

Dec 03, 2014

MacGregor is presently building its new Global Lifecycle Support organisation to develop and enhance customer service both in the merchant shipping and offshore markets. The installed base of MacGregor's product portfolio of strong MacGregor…

Inmarsat Maritime Takes Distribution Partner

Dec 03, 2014

Inmarsat has appointed SpeedCast International Limited (SpeedCast), a leading global network and satellite communications service provider, as a Distribution Partner (DP) for its flagship maritime service, FleetBroadband, and Fleet One, its…

Europort Encourages Innovation

Dec 03, 2014

Europort 2015, the exhibition for maritime technology, has announced a special exhibitor package to benefit companies new to the marketplace and support them in showcasing their talents to the industry worldwide. The Europort ‘New-2-Market’…

3rd Regional Maritime Crime Conference

Dec 03, 2014

The 4th prosecutors from around the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean region have gathered in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, for the Third Regional Conference of Prosecutors dealing with Piracy and other Maritime Crime. They were joined by key international players working on capacity building…

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