People & Company News


AAPA Commends House for WRRDA Bill

Oct 24, 2013

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)  lauded leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, leaders of its Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) for their efforts in advancing H…

SOCP Annual Fall Meeting & 20 Year Anniversary Event

Oct 23, 2013

The SOCP cordially invites the maritime community to attend the SOCP Annual Fall Meeting, celebrating 20 Years of Collaboration & Innovation to Improve the U.S. Maritime Industry . This event will be held at MITAGS-PMI-CCMIT, 692 Maritime Boulevard…

Riva to Serve as ABS Chief Surveyor

Oct 23, 2013

ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki announced the appointment of Joseph 'Joe' Riva to the position of ABS Vice President and Chief Surveyor. This role is responsible for guiding and overseeing all ABS survey activities, applying a…

Northern Irish Wind Energy Delegation

Oct 23, 2013

CWind hosted a delegation of 20 businesses from the south east region of Northern Ireland on Tuesday this week. The delegation, led by Energy Connections NI and hosted by the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) was in the area this week to…

Two Appointments Boost XPD8 Senior Management

Oct 23, 2013

Asset integrity management specialist XPD8 Solutions has strengthened its senior management team in the anticipation of further growth with the appointment of two department managers.Chris Hewson-Smith and Peter Falconer have joined the…

Valery Ermakov Appointed CEO at Transas

Oct 23, 2013

Transas Group announced Valery Ermakov took over the responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer, Transas Group as of October 22, 2013.Prior to joining Transas Group, Valery Ermakov served as First Deputy CEO – Chief Operating Officer at the Russian telecom giant - OJSC MegaFon…

US$2-Million Jones Act Settlement for Seaman

Oct 22, 2013

Houston-based maritime law firm Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer & Harris recently obtained what is believed to be one of the largest settlements paid by the United States to a Jones Act seaman.According to court documents, their client, a 58-year-old seaman was working aboard the S…

DGX Boosts Middle East Service Offering

Oct 22, 2013

Dependable Global Express, Inc. (DGX), a global ocean freight forwarder, announces the appointment of Lily Sagherian as its Business Development Manager for DGX's new Middle East Trade Lane service. Ms. Sagherian is fluent in four languages including Arabic and Armenian…

AWO Launches New Website

Oct 22, 2013

The American Waterways Operators, the national trade association representing the U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry, announced today that it has launched a new website designed to increase public awareness and foster greater knowledge…

Seakeeper Adds Global Service Manager

Oct 22, 2013

Gyro stabilization system manufacturer Seakeeper appointed  Kevin Zervas as global service manager. The announcement was made by Seakeeper’s COO, John Kermet.Zervas has 20 years of marine industry experience in management and service positions…

TT Club Pinpoints Operating Risks for Dubai Forwarders

Oct 22, 2013

In early October the UAE’s National Association of Forwarding and Logistics (NAFL) hosted a workshop for its members as part of its AGM proceedings. The group invited freight transport insurance specialist TT Club to present an overview…

STEM Conference Recognizes 18 from Northrop Grumman

Oct 21, 2013

Eighteen Northrop Grumman Corporation employees received awards for their achievements at the 2013 Women of Color STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Conference in Dallas this weekend. The conference recognizes outstanding…

Elliott Bay Design hires Senior Naval Architect

Oct 21, 2013

Richard Holcomb has joined the Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), a naval architecture and marine engineering firm headquartered in Seattle, as a senior naval architect. Holcomb is a registered professional engineer (PE) and the latest hire at the growing firm…

WISTA USA Leadership Changes

Oct 21, 2013

At the recent global Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) annual meeting and conference held in Montreal, Jeanne Grasso, a partner at Blank Rome LLP, was elected to the Executive Committee of WISTA International. Jeanne…

Gas Ship Expertise Expands Houlder’s Offering

Oct 21, 2013

Marine design and engineering company Houlder announced the formation of an LNG project team in its London headquarters. Ian Meaden, Des Upcraft and Lijo Thomas joined the team this month to work exclusively on developing LNG projects in response to market requirements…

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