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MOL Names Nakamura as SVP Transpacific, Caribbean and Latin Trade

Jun 24, 2014

MOL (America) Inc. welcomes Junya Nakamura as Senior Vice President of Transpacific, Caribbean, Latin (West Coast South America) Trade. For the Transpacific Trade, he will report to Richard Hiller, executive vice president, MOL Line and for the Caribbean and Latin Trade…

Tideworks Grows with New European Office

Jun 24, 2014

Tideworks Technology, Inc., a full-service provider of comprehensive terminal management and planning software solutions, announced that it is moving to a newly renovated office space at the World Port Building in Rotterdam to accommodate growth and better serve its customers in the European region…

Drydocks to Provide Utility Solution to Heart of Europe

Jun 24, 2014

Drydocks World, service provider to shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors, will sign an agreement with Kleindienst Group to provide a complete range of offshore marine and operational management solutions for their The Heart of Europe…

HII’s Petters Honored by Navy League

Jun 24, 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that Mike Petters, its president and CEO, was honored by the Navy League of the United States New York Council at a dinner last night in New York City.Petters was awarded the Rear Admiral John J…

Hill Dickinson Announces Promotions

Jun 24, 2014

International law firm Hill Dickinson announced the promotion of Darren Wall, previous commodity team member, to the role of Partner, with immediate effect.In addition to Wall, four members of the firms marine, trade and energy team have been promoted to the position of Legal Director…

Container Shipper Nautilus Files for Bankruptcy

Jun 24, 2014

Nautilus Holdings Ltd, a Bermuda-chartered company that leases containerships, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York, becoming the latest victim of a depressed shipping industry.The company has about $770 million in debt…

GAC Appoints New Group VP for Asia Pacific

Jun 24, 2014

GAC has appointed Fredrik Nystrom as its new Group Vice President for the Asia Pacific region. He takes over from Dan Hjalmarsson, who has retired. Nystrom has been GAC's Regional Business Controller based at the Regional Office in Singapore since 2007…

Tentec Takes Training to the ME

Jun 24, 2014

Since day one of its 2012 formation, Tentec Training has provided training and competence assurance programs in the assembly and tightening of bolted connections. Along with providing hands-on practical and theory training in the U.K., which…

Carnival Profit More than Doubles

Jun 24, 2014

Carnival Corp, the world's largest cruise operator, said its quarterly profit more than doubled as costs fell.Net income rose to $106 million, or 14 cents per share, in the second quarter ended May 31, from $41 million, or 5 cents per share…

DHT Announces Co-CEOs

Jun 23, 2014

DHT Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Svein Moxnes Harfjeld and Trygve P. Munthe as co-CEOs of DHT. Munthe will no longer hold the position as President of DHT. Harfjeld and Munthe have been CEO and President of DHT respectively, since joining DHT in 2010…

Descartes Announces Public Offering

Jun 23, 2014

Descartes Systems Group today announced the commencement of a marketed, underwritten public offering of 9,500,000 Common Shares. The underwriters will also have the option, at any time not later than the 30th day after the filing of the final prospectus supplement…

Coalition Asks Senate for Vessel Discharge Legislation

Jun 23, 2014

On June 20, a diverse coalition of 58 national and regional organizations representing a wide array of leading business, maritime and labor organizations signed on to a letter to Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John Rockefeller (D-W…

Chesapeake Institute to Host Job Fair

Jun 23, 2014

Chesapeake Marine Training Institute will host a free professional mariner job fair August 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its campus in Hayes, Va.Professional marine companies, including the Maryland-based Vane Brothers Company, will be on site to meet and interview potential job candidates…

Wilson Joins American Club’s Asia Office

Jun 23, 2014

John Wilson, a figure in Asia's marine surveying and consultancy community, has been recruited by Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc. (SCB), managers of the American Club. Wilson will join SCB’s Hong Kong office as director – technical services, Asia…

New CMA CGM Agency in Chad

Jun 23, 2014

CMA CGM announced the opening of CMA CGM Tchad, new Group Agency in N’Djamena (Chad), replacing its former third-party agent with immediate effect.cma-cgm.com

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