A memorial has been unveiled in Birkenhead (Wirral, Liverpool City Region, United Kingdom) dedicated to the victims of one of the worst maritime disasters of the 19th century.HMS Birkenhead, a steam frigate built by John Laird’s shipbuilders in Birkenhead…
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that Cathy Stauffer and Catherine A. Halligan have been elected to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The addition of Stauffer and Halligan increases FLIR Systems' Board of Directors to 10 members, eight of whom are independent…
BIMCO's Chief Shipping Analyst Peter Sand will speak at Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2014 in Singapore on 19-21 March 2014.The title of the BIMCO contribution is “The economics of ECO-ships,” and the presentation will take place on Thursday…
MAN Diesel & Turbo North America President, Robert Burger has appointed David Antoniazzi as Director Sales – Cruise, Ferry and Merchant. In his new capacity, he is responsible for promoting and selling MAN Medium Speed Engines and aft ship products in North America…
Container truck drivers at Canada's largest port reached a new deal on Thursday, narrowly avoiding an expanded job action that would have seen some 400 unionized drivers join about 1,200 non-unionized drivers who walked off the job last week…
The Coast Guard announce the selection of the next Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard – Master Chief Petty Officer Steven Cantrell.Master Chief Petty Officer Steven Cantrell is the current Atlantic Area Master Chief and will relieve the current MCPO-CG…
The 2013 shipping season was a record-setter for the Port of Monroe (located on Lake Erie and bisected by the River Raisin, the Port of Monroe is Michigan’s only port on the Lake). Nearly 2.2 million metric tons of cargo was handled by the port…
The Coast Guard announced Thursday the selection of the new master chief petty officer of the service who is currently based in Portsmouth.Master Chief Petty Officer Steven W. Cantrell is the current Atlantic Area command master chief and will relieve the current master chief of the Coast Guard…
Kat Cole, the 35-year-old president of the cinnamon roll brand, Cinnabon, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the 2014 annual conference of WTS International, the association for the professional advancement of women in transportation that will take place May 14 - 16…
Q88 LLC announce that Cargill International SA has signed an agreement to use the Q88Dry.com platform. The agreement will allow Cargill to efficiently manage the certificates, vessel descriptions and forms for their time charter fleet.Fritz Heidenreich…
Global marine engineering consultancy LOC Group announced Dr. Robin Bidwell, CBE as its nonexecutive chairman.For 35 years, Dr. Bidwell built and led Environmental Resources Management (ERM) the global environmental advisory firm employing more than 5000 employees in over 40 countries…
By David Sheppard and Peg Mackey, ReutersOil and gas major BP Plc more than tripled Chief Executive Bob Dudley's pay last year, the firm's annual report showed on Thursday, with cash and performance-related bonuses taking his total remuneration to $8…
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. (CMAL) has announced the appointment of their new Chief Executive Officer, Tom Docherty. Tom, who is a marine engineer, has held a number of senior management positions within the maritime industry and will take over from former CEO…
Goldman Sachs' head of oil and agricultural trading, Karl Robijns, is retiring from the firm, an internal memo seen by Reuters showed.London-based Robijns, who first joined Goldman as an oil trader in 1998, has headed the bank's global oil…
The Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced its 2014 board of trustees. Consisting of 117members, the Coast Guard Foundation Board of Trustees…