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Dryad Maritime Plots Company Expansion

Jun 02, 2014

Dryad Maritime has unveiled new and enhanced services and a complete rebrand as part of the company’s relaunch and repositioning within the maritime operations industry. The overhaul follows six years of exponential growth for the formerly niche Portsmouth-based intelligence company…

DMCC Employs Administrative Assistant

Jun 02, 2014

Dan-Bunkering (Middle East) DMCC is pleased to announce that Sam Mathew joined the company in the position of Administrative Assistant as per April 1, 2014.“Dan-Bunkering’s office in Dubai has expanded rapidly since it was first established…

UK P&I Club's Must-Have Apps

Jun 02, 2014

The UK Club's lists three of its popular maritime mobile apps (the first has chalked up 7,500 downloads) as follows:ILO MLC Pocket Checklist – A Must Have for all MarinersThe ILO MLC pocket checklist was developed by Lloyd's register and…

Mexico Orders Arrest of CEO in Oceanografia Fraud Probe

May 29, 2014

The Mexican Attorney General's office has ordered the arrest of the chief executive of oil services company Oceanografia, which is at the center of a fraud probe involving Citigroup Inc's local unit Banamex.Oceanografia CEO Amado Yanez is…

Montgomery McCracken Adds 3 Maritime Attorneys

May 29, 2014

Montgomery McCracken announced the addition of three attorneys to the Maritime and Transportation practice group in the firm's New York office. Eugene J. O'Connor and Timothy Semenoro join as partners and Robert E. O'Connor joins as an associate…

Unions Demand Justice for Philippines Fishery Workers

May 29, 2014

Global unions the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and IUF (International Union of Food, Agricultural and Hospitality Workers) demanded the reinstatement of 78 unfairly sacked workers at Philippines seafood supplier Citra Mina – and promised the workers their continuing support…

Truckers Protest at Brazil's Paranagua Port

May 29, 2014

Hundreds of truck drivers blocked traffic arriving at southern Brazil's Paranagua port on Thursday to protest a policy that fines them for parking outside designated areas.Shipment of commodities like corn and soybeans was not affected, the port authority said in a statement…

Lantz Announced as Guest Speaker at EIM Seminar

May 29, 2014

The Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards of the USCG, Jeff Lantz will discuss regulatory enforcement in the United States and ballast water management at NAMEPA’s EIM Seminar, “Compliance, Cost and Competency in America,” on June 5 as a part of the Posidonia 2014 conferences…

Roger Easton, Father of GPS, Dies at 93

May 29, 2014

Roger Lee Easton, Sr., visionary, inventor and pioneer of modern day navigation passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at his Wheelock Terrace residence located in Hanover, New Hampshire.Born April 30, 1921, in North Craftsbury, Vt., to Frank Birch Easton…

NYMAR Delegation Heads to Posidonia

May 29, 2014

Board Members to Proclaim the Many Merits of Maritime in New York.NYMAR (New York Maritime Inc.) Board members are heading to Athens next week to promote the multiple advantages afforded by the New York Maritime Cluster. Chief on the list…

SUNY Maritime Honors Alumnus, utiliVisor Founder

May 29, 2014

SUNY Maritime College has honored Richard Angerame, President and CEO of utiliVisor, as part of its 2014 Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner, the institution’s annual event to raise scholarship funds for outstanding current and future Maritime students…

Christensen Joins PVA Staff

May 29, 2014

Retired Coast Guard Captain Eric Christensen has joined the PVA Staff as the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Risk Management. In this position, he will be a resource for PVA members regarding safety, security and environmental protection…

American Welding Society Opens Asian Offices

May 29, 2014

The American Welding Society (AWS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science of welding, has announced  the opening of AWS Asia. Based in Hong Kong, China, with a second office in Beijing, AWS Asia will help serve AWS’s growing Asian market…

Seacurus Debates MLC Abandonment Insurance Issues

May 29, 2014

During a recent tour of northeast England, Lord Livingston, the UK’s Minister for Trade and Investment, visited the Gateshead headquarters of Seacurus which, in April 2013, launched CrewSEACURE, the first ever insurance policy designed exclusively…

McIntosh Named CTruk Chairman

May 29, 2014

Composite high-speed craft designer and builder CTruk has appointed shipbuilding industry veteran Peter McIntosh OBE to succeed Andy White as chairman.McIntosh, the former executive director of VT Group PLC, holds experience of the marine…

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