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'A Sea Change in Standing Watch' Wins SNS Literary Prize

Jan 28, 2014

The Surface Navy Association (SNA) has presented its Literary Award for articles that address areas within Surface Navy or Surface Warfare and in 2013 it came to Capt. John Cordle, USN (Ret) and co-author Dr. Nita Shattuck for their article on watchkeeping and circadian-based alternatives…

MultiCam Appoint Mike Boyte Manufacturing Manager

Jan 28, 2014

Dallas, Texas-based MultiCam say that the new manager has over 20 years of manufacturing and quality control experience in industries related to factory automation. In 2008, Mike received his MBA from Texas A & M University. In addition, he…

HDR Increases Commitment to Women in Transportation

Jan 28, 2014

Global architecture, engineering, consulting and construction firm HDR Engineering, Inc. said it has committed to an increase in its partnership engagement with WTS International, the association for the global advancement of women in transportation…

NASSCO’s Parker Larson on All Things Shipbuilding

Jan 28, 2014

When we caught up with NASSCO’s Parker Larson in December, he had only just been promoted to Director of Commercial Programs at the sprawling San Diego, Calif. shipyard. Previously NASSCO’s Program Manager for Commercial Contracts, he no doubt…

Port of Houston Meetings Rescheduled

Jan 28, 2014

The Houston Port Commission and Board of Pilot Commissioner have rescheduled meetings originally set for Tuesday, January 28 due to a forecasted mix of freezing rain and sleet, which they said could cause unsafe driving conditions The Port…

Keppel O&M Joins World Ocean Council

Jan 28, 2014

Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), a global company in offshore rig design, construction and repair, ship repair and conversion, and specialized shipbuilding, has become a member of the World Ocean Council (WOC).Keppel O&M joins…

AWT Shares Acquired by StormGeo

Jan 28, 2014

Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT) announced the conclusion of an agreement with weather specialist company StormGeo under which the full shareholders stock in the company has been acquired by Norwegian based StormGeo A/S .Following the acquisition…

Maritime Attorney Matthew J. Thomas Joins Blank Rome

Jan 27, 2014

Matthew J. Thomas has joined Blank Rome’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the maritime, international trade, and public contracts group. Blank Rome inform that Mr. Thomas has more than twenty years of experience in maritime and international trade regulation and government affairs…

Ariel Adds New Sales/Marketing Staff

Jan 27, 2014

Anil Sethi, Managing Director of Ariel Maritime and Ariel Global Logistics welcomed a new member of their Manchester based Sales and Marketing staff: Nigel Huntington joined their Sales Team in January 2014 and will be working out of the company’s Manchester head office…

Ridge-Schmidt, PwC Enter Cybersecurity Alliance

Jan 27, 2014

PwC US and Ridge-Schmidt Cyber LLC, a consultancy formed by Tom Ridge and Howard Schmidt, has announced a new alliance to help leaders in business and government navigate the increasing demands of cybersecurity. The strategic relationship builds…

Euroseas to Sell $29 Million in Shares

Jan 27, 2014

Euroseas Ltd. has announced  that it entered into an agreement to sell 25,000 shares of its Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares to a fund managed by Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC (TCP) and 5,700 shares to Preferred Friends Investment Company Inc…

Forum to Focus on Sand Management

Jan 27, 2014

Energy industry professionals will gather in Aberdeen this spring for the sixth European Sand Management Forum. The conference and exhibition, organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section and the Sand Management Network…

Statoil Awarded Top Company Honors

Jan 27, 2014

Corporate Knights has ranked Statoil number four, and the number-one energy company, on the Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable corporations. The announcement was made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week.The…

Ingalls Awards Nearly $108,000 in School Grants

Jan 24, 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has awarded nearly $108,000 in grants for 25 different projects from schools and educational organizations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The grants…

McLean Voted CEO of Allegheny Port Authority

Jan 24, 2014

The Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Board of Directors today voted to hire Ellen McLean as CEO of the transit agency. McLean’s contract is effective February 1 and extends for three years, with options to extend the agreement for up to two additional years…

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