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Kissee Joins TMPS Leadership Team

Jul 18, 2014

Trans Marine Propulsion Systems, Inc. (TMPS) announced that Chuck Kissee has joined its leadership team as the Director of Business Development to support Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) diesel engine sales.'TMPS is excited to have Chuck leading our expansion in our diesel engine sales division…

Ports America Hires Director Sales, Breakbulk

Jul 18, 2014

Patrick Hughes has joined Ports America Stevedoring as breakbulk sales director with responsibilities for coordinating and driving customer satisfaction, business development and market growth. Hughes will report to Ports America Stevedoring Vice President Breakbulk Chris Smith…

Partners Sign Up for Marseilles Intermodal Project

Jul 18, 2014

Six partners led by the Marseilles Fos port authority have formed the Mourepiane combined transport terminal company (MTTC) to help finance and manage construction of the port’s long-planned intermodal upgrade development in the Marseilles harbor area…

Port of Long Beach Uses Education to Boost its Competitiveness

Jul 18, 2014

The Port of Long Beach said it has not lost sight of the significance of professional development in supporting the Port‘s decade-long, $4 billion investment in upgrades and efficiency improvements. The port’s commitment to boosting its competitiveness…

Great Lakes Towing Hosts Networking Event

Jul 18, 2014

The Great Lakes Towing Company hosted a WIRE-Net networking event at Great Lakes Shipyard in order to celebrate manufacturing and innovation in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.More than 100 attendees gathered on the banks of the Cuyahoga River to connect with other manufacturing professionals…

Ince & Co Advises ZIM’s $3b Restructuring

Jul 18, 2014

Ince & Co’s London and Hamburg business and finance teams worked with global investment banking firm Jefferies LLC in advising a group of major shipowners with vessels on long-term charter to Israeli box line ZIM on its $3 billion restructuring…

Crystal to Cruise via Arctic Northwest Passage in 2016

Jul 18, 2014

Crystal Cruises says it is introducing a new expedition-style voyage traversing the Arctic Ocean via the Northwest Passage (500 miles north of the Arctic Circle) that explorers spent centuries seeking, until it was first completed successfully by Roald Amundsen just over 100 years ago…

Danos Names Broxson Division Manager

Jul 17, 2014

Danos recently named Alan Broxson, a 35-year veteran of the oil and gas industry, manager of the company’s new Instrumentation and Electrical (I&E) Division.Earlier this month, Danos acquired I&E company API Control System Solutions (API)…

EU Adriatic and Ionian Strategy Targets Blue Growth

Jul 17, 2014

Blue Growth a priority as EU launches Adriatic and Ionian StrategyBetter cooperation between countries in the Adriatic and Ionian regions is needed to address shared challenges and better exploit joint opportunities, the EU Fisheries department said today in a statement…

RS Develops Engineering Capacity, Implements AIP Service

Jul 17, 2014

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has implemented the Approval in Principle (AIP) service as part of a project to enhance the rules for the technical supervision during construction of ships and manufacture of materials and products for ships…

American Club Expands E-Learning Offering

Jul 17, 2014

The American P&I Club has added to its library of e-learning modules released in cooperation with IDESS IT in the Philippines. The new module covers compliance with The Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers (BLU Code)…

Peak of Petroleum Engineers?

Jul 17, 2014

Petroleum engineers are among the best paid professionals in the United States. Only chief executives and some specialist doctors earned more last year, according to federal government pay data.Petroleum engineers were paid an average of $132…

Gulf Keystone Founder Stands Down

Jul 17, 2014

The founder of Kurdistan-focused oil company Gulf Keystone, Todd Kozel, has stepped down from the its board, the company said at its annual general meeting on Thursday, giving in to shareholder pressure.Gulf Keystone also announced that…

Panama Canal Expansion: Unintended Consequences

Jul 17, 2014

While airports, ports and GARVEEs are holding steady, according to several new Fitch Ratings reports, increasingly, state and local governments are realizing the benefits of risk transfer, cost certainty and asset preservation through public-private partnerships (P3)…

Response Firm Coordinates Indian Ocean Rower Rescue

Jul 17, 2014

Global Rescue, a crisis response firm providing medical, security, evacuation, and travel risk management services, says it has coordinated the rescue of a rower from the middle of the Indian Ocean after he sustained severe burns.Ocean Row…

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