People & Company News


Dry Bulk Specialist Mazzone Hired by ISS

Feb 10, 2014

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS)  has announced a key hire in its Cargo Solutions division. Vincent Mazzone, a dry bulk supply chain and risk management professional, has been appointed to the newly created Geneva-based role of Vice President Cargo Solutions Business Development…

Latest Transit Update: Upper Mississippi Pinnacle Rock

Feb 09, 2014

The Big River Coalition inform that the following transits restrictions have been established to allow traffic to pass during rock removal work operations at locations C-100 and C-101 (Thebes, IL).  The restrictions may be changed based upon conditions…

Hines Named FYBA Charter Professional of the Year

Feb 07, 2014

International Yacht Collection (IYC) announce that Terry Hines, Charter Marketing Director, has been named as the Florida Yacht Brokers Association (FYBA) Charter Professional of the Year for 2013. The prestigious award is presented during FYBA’s…

Dynamic Oil Expands Middle East Operations

Feb 07, 2014

Three new appointments announced as recruitment drive to support expanding customer base continues.Dynamic Oil Trading has announced a series of appointments at the company’s recently launched Dubai office, amid continued expansion of the firm’s Middle East operation…

ClassNK Continues Donations to Indian School

Feb 07, 2014

ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) has made a donation of desks, uniforms and educational materials to the ZP Primary School (Takwe-Khurd, Maharashtra) near the Indian capital Mumbai, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility activities in India…

Tankship Ocean Transportation Demand: Forecasting Essentials

Feb 06, 2014

Marine transport advisors, McQuilling Services, give an insight into how they forecast the development of tanker demand, which is a constituent part of their recently published '2014-2018 Tanker Market Outlook' report.At a global level, marine transportation demand is related to world trade…

Two Management Changes at Ellicott Dredge

Feb 06, 2014

Ellicott Dredge Enterprises announced two personnel changes to its senior management team.Gert de Vries has joined as Senior Director of Engineering, in which capacity he will be supporting the engineering departments of all of Ellicott's brands…

Setting the Course Awards Banquet

Feb 06, 2014

Seafarers & International House will hold its 14th annual Setting the Course awards banquet the at the New York Athletic Club on Tuesday evening, April 22, 2014 to honor Donald J. Marcus, Edward R. Morgan and Captain Richard P. Phillips as the 2014 Outstanding Friends of Seafarers…

Larsen Named Director at CLIA

Feb 06, 2014

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced the establishment of a Global Ports Committee as well as new regional committees in the Americas, Australasia and Asia in addition to the regional committee already operating in Europe…

TITAN Salvage Mourns Loss of Teammate; Vows Investigation & Safety Improvements

Feb 06, 2014

TITAN Salvage and the Entire TITAN - Micoperi Project Team Regret the Passing of Israel Moreno, Diver on the Costa Concordia ProjectTITAN Salvage and the entire TITAN - Micoperi project team have been deeply saddened by the loss of Diver Israel Moreno while working on the Costa Concordia wreck…

Attorneys Livingston and Smith Join Honigman

Feb 06, 2014

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP is pleased to announce that Peter J. Livingston and Jeffrey D. Smith joined the firm as partners in the firm’s Corporate and Litigation Departments, respectively. Each brings to Honigman more than 30 years of experience…

International Shipholding Returns to New Orleans

Feb 06, 2014

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and International Shipholding Corp. President Erik L. Johnsen announced the company will relocate its corporate headquarters from Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans, where the business was founded in 1947. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange as ISH…

Dan-Bunkering Appoints Sales Manager

Feb 06, 2014

Dan-Bunkering (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. announced that as of February 1, 2014, Morten Mortensen has been employed as Sales Manager. Morten Mortensen has spent the past eight years working for a large Danish shipping company and prior to that…

Tankship Asset Price Forecasting Mysteries Explained

Feb 05, 2014

Marine transport advisors, McQuilling Services recently released its 2014-2018 Tanker Market Outlook that forecasts spot freight rates across eight tanker classes and 13 major trading routes.  This year’s edition also includes a forecast of asset prices over the same period for newbuilding…

Roberts to Address Women in Transportation

Feb 05, 2014

Cokie Roberts, best-selling author and award-winning journalist, 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…

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