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Murray Selected to Lead ICoTA

Mar 03, 2014

Oil and gas industry body, the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA) European Chapter, has appointed Former vice-chair Kelly Murray as the new chair and vice-chair. Murray will be the first women to take the helm as chair of the organization in the chapter’s 20-year history…

New Altra Industrial Motion Website

Mar 03, 2014

Altra Industrial Motion announced it has launched a new website, www.altraheavyduty.com, that provides engineers with an overview of the capabilities and product solutions available from the brands of the Altra Heavy Duty & Overrunning Clutch Brake group (HDOCB) which includes Wichita Clutch…

Ackermann to Retire from Shell Board

Mar 03, 2014

Reuters - London-listed oil company Royal Dutch Shell said board-member Josef Ackermann would retire as a nonexecutive director at its annual meeting in May.Ackermann's departure from Shell is the latest retreat from high-profile corporate positions for the former Deutsche Bank chief executive…

Jamieson Joins Unique Maritime Group's Diving Division

Mar 03, 2014

Unique Maritime Group, an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, has announced the joining of Scott Jamieson as the Group Business Development Manager for its Diving Division. He will be based at UMG’s head office in Sharjah…

Bibby Travel Buys GAC Travel

Mar 03, 2014

Bibby Travel announced the acquisition of GAC Travel Limited with effect from March 1, 2014. The deal will see GAC Travel integrated within Bibby Travel, a trading division of Bibby Ship Management Ltd in western Europe.Ed Rimmer, Chief Executive Officer…

North P&I, Sunderland Merge to Form North Group

Mar 03, 2014

North of England P&I Association (North) and Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Company Limited (SMMI) merged to form the North Group on Friday 28 February 2014 following approval by the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulatory Authority and other U…

Marine Professionals' Instrument Insurance: New Cover Highlighted

Mar 02, 2014

Marine Surveyors, Marine Engineers as well as off-shore contractors and other marine professionals can now access specialist marine equipment cover advises UK-based Insurance Risk & Claims Management (IRCM).IRCM say that the cover is ideal for a variety of marine-based specialists…

Heilmann Takes Over for Retiring Matson Senior VP

Feb 28, 2014

Matson, Inc., a U.S. carrier in the Pacific, announced today that Kevin O'Rourke, senior vice president and chief legal officer, is retiring after 21 years with Matson.  O'Rourke will be succeeded by Peter Heilmann, who has been promoted to senior vice president and chief legal officer…

Rafoth Named Great Lakes USCG Person of the Year

Feb 28, 2014

A Michigan-based Coast Guardsman stationed aboard Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, a 240-foot ice-breaking buoy tender homeported in Cheboygan, Mich., was named the 2013 Coast Guard 9th District Enlisted Person of the Year, in an internal Coast Guard announcement Wednesday…

P3 Network Restructures the Shipping World

Feb 28, 2014

The P3 agreement between Maersk, MSC, and CGM CMA continues to roil the waters. While the agreement’s pros-and cons are about to be scrutinized in an upcoming meeting between America’s Federal Maritime Commission, the European Competition Commission…

Hold-harmless Clauses May Not Be So Harmless

Feb 28, 2014

ITIC has warned that the so-called ‘hold harmless’ clauses in many of the contracts entered into by its members may contain pitfalls which could prejudice their rights. A mutual hold-harmless indemnity clause should provide that each party…

DNV GL Wins at Global Risk Awards

Feb 28, 2014

DNV GL, the global provider of risk management services, was named the ‘Risk Management Consultancy of the Year’ at the Global Risk Awards 2014. The company was recognized for its performance within the industry by the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) at the prestigious award ceremony…

Minimum Wage Increase for the Able Seafarer

Feb 28, 2014

Maritime Employer representatives, coordinated by the International Shipping Federation (ISF), met with International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) counterparts this week at the International Labor Organization to review the ILO recommended minimum wage for the Able Seafarer…

Price-Fixing Chilean Shipping Firm Fined US$8.9-Million

Feb 27, 2014

Reuters –  Chilean shipping firm Compania Sudamericana de Vapores has agreed to plead guilty to a price-fixing conspiracy and pay an $8.9 million criminal fine to the U.S. government, the U.S. Justice Department informs.The Justice Department's…

Coast Guard Foundation to Honor 8th District at Upcoming Event

Feb 27, 2014

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that its 21st Annual Tribute to the United States Coast Guard Eighth District will take place on Friday…

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