KVH Industries, Inc., a provider of maritime satellite television and communications systems, will support the International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) as sponsor of a London event: 'Michael Grey, MBE, in Conversation with Rose George…
Training for hydraulics and controls technologies used in marine, offshore and industrial applications is now available through the newly opened Rexroth Technology and Service Center at 10305 Round Up Lane in Houston, Texas.Comprehensive…
The ministers from the International Energy Agency (IEA) member countries gathered for the 2013 IEA Ministerial Meeting Wednesday welcomed Estonia as the 29th member of the IEA.Acting upon the recommendation of IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven…
The London P&I Club says that a recent analysis of collision cases has highlighted the effect complacency has on casualties.The club recently undertook a ‘root cause’ analysis of collision cases, which concluded that the majority could be categorised as human error…
Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. announced the hiring of Anita McGillie to lead the Human Resources Group as the Human Resources Manager. Based in Global’s corporate headquarters in Seattle, Wash., she will direct Global Diving’s Human Resources Group in the development of HR policies and compliance…
AIG Commercial Asset Finance (AIGCAF) and its affiliates have provided a $400 million loan for vessels owned and operated by Nautical Solutions, LLC, which is an operating unit of Edison Chouest Offshore (Chouest). Proceeds from the loan were…
A global conference for shipbuilding corporate management gathered 74 top executives of the major shipyards from Japan, Europe, China, Korea and the U.S. (JECKU) to exchange views on global economic development, supply and demand prospects as…
Gosport based Marina consultancy, Marina Projects Ltd., announced the appointment of Assistant Project Manager, Christopher Doe. With a strong sailing background, BSc in Marine Geography, and several seasons aboard a superyacht, Chris further…
Robert Bugbee, President of Scorpio has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2014. The award will be presented March 19, 2014 at the conclusion of the CMA's Shipping 2014 Annual Conference and Exposition Mr…
Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI), a global provider of emergency marine evacuation systems, has made a new appointment and announced the opening of its 12th office.Jos Lems, who has more than 25 years’ experience in the maritime sector…
Education and training providers will meet with some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies at this year’s VTEC MENA Conference, held at Abu Dhabi Polytechnic from the 25th to 27th November. The Conference, which is run by Getenergy, provides…
Chemical Tanker safety comes into sharp focus in a new training course from leading maritime training provider Videotel Marine International.The newly-launched Advanced Chemical Tanker Course has been developed in conjunction with the Chemical Distribution Institute (CDI)…
At the recent Korea-Russia Business Dialogue meeting held in Seoul attended by President Putin & President Park Guen-hye, the Korean Register (KR) and the Russian Register of Shipping (RS) signed a shipbuilding memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
The seventy foot MOD70 trimaran 'Edmond de Rothschild', sailed by French duo Sebastien Josse and Charles Caudrelier broke the finish line of the 5450 miles Transat Jacques Vabre race this afternoon at 15hrs 03mins 57s local time (17h 03m 57h…
In response to increased demand for maritime services in the region, Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG),a naval architecture and marine engineering firm, is currently expanding its Gulf Coast operations to accommodate a staff of 20 by 2014. “We're seeking naval architects…