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Capacci Named Washington Ferries Chief

Mar 21, 2014

State Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson today named Capt. George A. Capacci interim assistant secretary in charge of the Ferries Division for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Capacci will lead the ferry system until a permanent assistant secretary is selected…

GTT to Present at Gastech 2014

Mar 21, 2014

Every 18 months, Gastech is held for the stakeholders involved in the field of natural gas, providing an opportunity to meet energy professionals from all around the globe. For the seventh consecutive time, GTT will be present with a booth at the 2014 edition of Gastech in Seoul…

CMA CGM: New Asia Southern Red Sea Express Service

Mar 21, 2014

The CMA CGM Group introduced the new Asia Southern Red Sea Express (REX3), a new fixed-day weekly service that will broaden our market coverage and provide more efficient and high quality services to customers starting on May 8, 2014.This…

Statoil Presents 2013 Performance Reports

Mar 21, 2014

Statoil presented on its website the company’s annual and sustainability reports for 2013, along with the US Form 20-F report.“Our 2013 operational performance was good; with safety improvements, production as expected and strong project execution…

Port Canaveral Harbor Expansion Begins

Mar 21, 2014

Dispute remains over who pays for maintenance costs for federal channel.The $35 million harbor widening and deepening project at Port Canaveral to allow larger ships greater safety margins for sailing in and out of the port is scheduled to begin next month with completion in November 2014…

AAPA Upcoming Spring Conference: Ex-Im Bank Chairman to Speak

Mar 21, 2014

The American Association of Port Authoritiesred (AAPA) informs that Fred. P. Hochberg, chairman and president of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, has agreed to serve as the luncheon presenter on Tuesday 25, March at its 2014 Spring Conference in Washington…

FMC Commissioner Doyle Gives Qualified Thumbs Up to P3 Network

Mar 20, 2014

'I am in favor of not taking any further action to delay the implementation of the P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement,' announced FMC Commissioner William P. Doyle. (The P3 Network Alliance consists of container shipping  companies A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S trading under the name of Maersk Line…

Royal Caribbean Announces Winter 2015-16 Schedule

Mar 20, 2014

Four of the Regions Largest and Most Innovative Cruise Ships to Sail from Port Everglades and Port Canaveral. The cruise line has announced that Allure of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas will sail…

Topaz Revenue up 22%

Mar 20, 2014

Topaz Energy and Marine, a offshore support vessel company, announced the results of its subsidiary Nico Middle East Ltd. for the 12 months ended December 31, 2013. The period has seen continued strong and profitable growth across the group’s activities with revenues up 22% and EBITDA up 17%…

Ramsden Joins Hella Marine

Mar 20, 2014

Hella marine appointed Adam Ramsden to the position of sales manager for Europe, focusing primarily on Belgium, Denmark, France, Holland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK. An experienced sales and marketing professional, Ramsden specializes…

Tan Joins Glander Bunkering Team

Mar 20, 2014

Glander International Bunkering, a leading global bunkering and lubricant trading & brokering company, is pleased to announce that Euwyn Tan has joined their Singapore team.Euwyn begins his career in Glander International Bunkering as a Bunker and Lubricant Trader…

Dan-Bunkering Appoints Carr

Mar 20, 2014

A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd. has on March 1, 2014 appointed Tina Bild Carr as Management Assistant at the Company’s head office in Middelfart. Tina who has a degree in English and German has been employed in order to cover during Christina Hammer Søbygge’s maternity leave for the next year.

Liberia Approves STCW Security Courses

Mar 20, 2014

Security titles 'Security Awareness' (STCW VI/6 p4) and 'Security Duties' (STCW VI/6 p6) have now been flag approved by LISCR.Both courses are available online for individual purchase and study via Marlins’ security training site, www.stcwsecurity…

KR Launch New CSR-H Ship Design Software

Mar 20, 2014

IACS member classification society the Korean Register (KR) informs of the release of SeaTrust-HullScan, its ground-breaking software solution to analyze and appraise a vessel’s hull structure in accordance with the new harmonized common structural rules (CSR-H)…

HK Firm Gets Ship Arrested, Shines Light on Debtor's Operations

Mar 20, 2014

Hong Kong company Shagang Shipping has successfully obtained an order for the arrest of the HNA Group controlled vessel 'MV Bulk Peace' from the Western Australia District Registry. The move is part of a long-running legal campaign seeking payment of USD 66…

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