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Oil Barons Ball Raises Funds for Cancer Charity

Mar 05, 2014

Prominent personalities from various oil and gas sectors gathered in the 11th edition of Oil Barons Charity Ball held on February 28, 2014 at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai. This annual gala event aims to raise funds for a charitable, volunteer based foundation…

Odfjell Pleads Guilty to Pollution Charges

Mar 05, 2014

Company agrees to pay $1.2 million penalty; $300,000, will fund Long Island Sound projects.Singapore-based Odfjell Asia II Pte Ltd and one of its senior crew members pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Hartford, Conn., for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS)…

BMT SMART Appoints McKelvie Product Manager

Mar 05, 2014

BMT SMART Ltd. (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd., an international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced the appointment of Laura McKelvie as Product Manager.A University of Southampton graduate in Naval Architecture…

New Bunker Trader with Dan-Bunkering

Mar 05, 2014

Dan-Bunkering (Middle East) DMCC announce that as per February 3, 2014, Ismail Achmat has been employed as Bunker Trader in the office in Dubai.Ismail Achmat was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa and he has gained experience in the bunker industry prior to joining Dan-Bunkering…

Singapore, UK Researchers Team up for Maritime R&D

Mar 05, 2014

Building on the fruitful past decade of U.K.-Singapore cooperation in scientific research and development, A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) and the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute (SMMI) officially launched a…

Explorer's Club Medal for Ocean Geophysicist Walter Munk

Mar 04, 2014

UCSan Diego inform that the Explorers Club will honor renowned Scripps scientist Walter Munk with the Explorers Medal at its 110th annual dinner March 15 at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The event, “Exploration & Technology: Celebrating Innovation in Discovery…

AAPA Sees Just One Bright Spot in President's Fiscal 2015 Budget

Mar 04, 2014

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), on behalf of its United States member seaports, expresses both encouragement and disappointment over the funding levels and programmatic changes in federal port-related programs proposed in the President’s FY 2015 budget…

VADM Paul Zukunft Nominated to be 25th U.S. Coast Guard Commandant

Mar 04, 2014

Jeh Charles Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security, announced on February 28th that Paul F. Zukunft has been nominated by President Obama to be the 25th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. His nomination requires Senate confirmation.Johnson said last Friday…

TMPS Appoint Martinez Sr. Superintendent Engineer

Mar 04, 2014

Diesel engine service and engineering specialists Trans Marine Propulsion Systems, Inc. (TMPS), inform that Noel Martinez has joined the 29 year old company as the Senior Superintendent Engineer to manage Non OEM 2 and 4 stroke field and component…

Engine Room Fire Prevention Below Par Say Experts

Mar 04, 2014

Lessons are still not being learnt when it comes to preventing engine room fires according to Braemar SA (Braemar Incorporating The Salvage Association).Following a review of incidents taking place in 2013, its regional director for Far East operations…

Seafarers Gain ILO Minimum Wage Increase

Mar 03, 2014

ITF representatives met with maritime employer representatives from the International Shipping Federation (ISF) at the ILO recently for discussions.The sub-committee on wages of seafarers of the joint maritime commission agreed to increase…

HII Graduate 137 Shipbuilding Apprentices

Mar 03, 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted commencement exercises for the company's Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding. The graduation, held at the Liberty Baptist Church Worship Center in Hampton, celebrated 137 apprentices representing 18 trades and four advanced programs…

Short-Sea Shippers Warn of New EPA Rules' Unintended Consequences

Mar 03, 2014

A new well-intentioned maritime fuel regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to crowd roads and increase onshore air pollution, maintain shipping industry leaders Rod Jones and Bill Terry, President and CEO of the CSL Group and of Eagle Rock Aggregates…

Bouchard Names Glas VP of Regulatory Affairs

Mar 03, 2014

American independently owned oceangoing petroleum barge company, Bouchard Transportation, has promoted Captain Robert W. Glas to Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs.Captain Glas will interact with regulatory committees and trade organizations on behalf of Bouchard Transportation Co…

W&O Expands Engineered Solutions Team

Mar 03, 2014

W&O, a global supplier to the marine and marine offshore markets for pipe, valves and fittings, valve automation and engineered solutions, announced the expansion of its Engineered Solutions team. John Catanzaro and Marc Lagattuta have joined…

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