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Maersk Line Q3 Performance Better

Nov 13, 2014

Maersk Line said it has achieved improved results in the third quarter of 2014 (Q3) through lower costs and increased rates.Revenue in Q3 was $7.074 million, as volumes increased by 3.7% to 2.4 million FFE. Maersk Line said its strategy…

Tilbrook Joins Woodside Board

Nov 13, 2014

Woodside has appointed Mr Gene Tilbrook to its Board as a non-executive director effective 4 December 2014. Mr Tilbrook joins Woodside as an independent director.Mr Tilbrook has broad experience in corporate strategy, investment and finance…

Women Needed for Shore Programs

Nov 13, 2014

Career opportunities for active-duty female Sailors are abundant with the Women Ashore program, Navy detailers said Nov. 12.'There are opportunities for female Sailors to earn their Instructor Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) (9502)…

Gazprom & Moldovagaz Extend Gas Contracts

Nov 13, 2014

Gazprom and Moldovagaz signed supplements to the existing gas supply and transit contracts in Chisinau today. The documents inked as part of a working meeting between Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Adrian Candu…

MOL Forms New Medium Range Tanker Pool

Nov 12, 2014

MOL, Ultranav, OSG and Asahi Tanker reach agreement to pool product tanker operationMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that a pool agreement governing the formation of a new medium range pool has been signed among the partners: MOL…

New Director on Odfjell Board

Nov 12, 2014

Odfjell SE held a general meeting November 12, 2014 at which the nomination committee elected Annette Malm Justad as its new director of the board.Annette Malm Justad is a Norwegian citizen born in 1958. She has a master's degree in chemical…

YoungShip Launches in Texas

Nov 12, 2014

Mitchell Machann, an associate in Blank Rome LLP’s Houston office, recently co-founded YoungShip Texas with TITAN Salvage’s Lindsay Malen. This new branch is the 18th in YoungShip International’s global network, and the first in the United States…

Trumf Bunker Promotes Pedersen

Nov 12, 2014

Joachim Kjaeldgaard Pedersen has been promoted as Trumf 's Head of Trading, Europe & Americas.Pedersen has been with Trumf since 2009 and has shown strong commitment and willingness to lead and train the company’s bunker suppliers. This, combined…

Russian Hydroelectric Rebuilding Begins

Nov 12, 2014

Rosneft Head, Executive Secretary of Russian Presidential Commission on Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Ecological Safety Igor Sechin participated in the ceremony of reconstruction of Sayano Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station…

SBM Offshore Reaches Out-of-court Settlement

Nov 12, 2014

SBM Offshore today reached an out-of-court settlement ex Article 74 of the Dutch Criminal Code with the Dutch Public Prosecutor's Office (Openbaar Ministerie) over the inquiry into alleged improper payments.  Furthermore, the United States…

Ensco plc Declares Cash Dividend

Nov 12, 2014

Ensco plc announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of US$0.75 per Class A ordinary share payable on 19 December 2014. The ex-dividend date for this payment is expected to be 4 December 2014…

SERS Partners IEMS for Enhanced Oil Spill Response Services

Nov 12, 2014

Dubai-based Swire Emergency Response Services (SERS), a fully owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Offshore group, announced its partnership with Mediterranean-based International Environmental and Marine Services (IEMS) to jointly provide Tier 2/3 response services to clients in Europe…

Russia & China Agree on Gas Supplies

Nov 12, 2014

As part of the APEC summit in Beijing, a number of documents related to the Russian-Chinese cooperation in the energy sector were signed today in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Alexey Miller…

Lamprell Wins Daman Corporate Health Award

Nov 12, 2014

Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore energy industry is delighted to announce that, last Wednesday 5 November, the Group was declared as a winner at the…

AAPA Honors Three for Port Industry Service

Nov 11, 2014

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) – a trade group representing ports throughout the Western Hemisphere – today at its 103rd Annual Convention and Expo in Houston honored three port industry leaders.Receiving AAPA’s Distinguished…

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