Horizon Marine, Inc., provider of operational ocean current analysis and forecasting, announced the addition of David Fratantoni as Chief Technology Officer, Ryan Carlson as Technical Support Specialist and the promotion of Marine Technician Joseph Bertrand to HSE Compliance Officer…
Transocean Ltd. announced that Lars Sjöbring has been appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Transocean Ltd. He will join the company upon completion of the notice period with his current employer and will be based in Geneva…
The next generation of engineering and maritime stars was recognized at the annual Maritime and Engineering College North West (MECNW) Apprenticeship Awards.The ceremony on November 14, held at MECNW in Birkenhead, celebrated the achievements…
Merseyside engineering firm Cammell Laird announced its largest ever intake of apprentices since it restarted its apprenticeship program in 2008.Birkenhead-based Cammell Laird has taken on 22 apprentices working across a range of skills which brings the total number within the business to 71…
Inchcape Shipping Services is celebrating another successful cruise season in Dubai and winning a Tourism Award for its Cruise Agency in the UAE.With the 2012-13 cruise season in Dubai busier than ever, the capital has become an international…
GAC opened a new office in Galliano, La., which the company said is part of its response to the increase of offshore oil and gas activity in the region.The new GAC Shipping USA office near Port Fourchon, Morgan City and Amelia enables the provider of shipping…
The board of directors of Keppel Corporation Limited announced that Chan Hon Chew has been appointed to succeed Loh Chin Hua as Chief Financial Officer with effect from February 1, 2014.Mr. Chan, 48, has been with Singapore Airlines Limited…
“Security in this region [off the coast of Nigeria] is often not sufficient,” says maritime piracy attorney Dennis McElwee “Unfortunately, maritime companies are not always taking the necessary precautions to protect crewmembers from this type of attack…
Mediation professional David Skeen expands his online presence by joining Mediation.com, a fast-growing network of attorney-mediators.“When dealing with disputes involving maritime law, time and money are often of the essence,” said Skeen…
The 67m Fast Yacht Support vessel, GARÇON, built by Damen, has won the ISS Awards of Distinction for Innovation at the International Superyacht Society Awards Gala in Fort Lauderdale.GARÇON came out top of an industry-led voting process…
Eleven years after laden tanker Prestige broke up and sank off the Spanish coast, spilling some 50,000 metric tons of oil in November 20012, the Master of the Prestige, Captain Mangouras, and the vessel’s Chief Engineer Nikolaos Argyropoulos…
Mersey Maritime celebrated its 10th anniversary with a summit featuring presentations by business leaders from across the region's maritime sector.Close to 100 members of the trade group - which represents more than 1,700 firms across the shipping…
Victor Mooney of Queens briefed H.E. Anatolio Ndong Mba, Ambassador for Equatorial Guinea to the United Nations on his upcoming 5,000-mile solo transatlantic row on Thursday. Afterwards, Mr. Mooney went into detail on his preferred rowing route…
The officers and crew of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s training ship, the T.S. Kennedy, have been awarded the Admiral of the Ocean Seas Mariners Plaque for their service during the Hurricane Sandy relief effort.The ship, which housed relief workers in the aftermath of the storm…
URS Corporation has named Gary Engle its National Director of the Federal Business Line for Infrastructure &Environment. A URS Senior Vice President, Mr. Engle joined the company in January 2007 following a 28-year military career.A Rear Admiral…