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CNOOC Signs PSC with Smart Oil

Sep 17, 2013

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed production sharing contract (PSC) with Smart Oil Investment Ltd. (Smart Oil) for Block 05/31 in Bohai. Block 05/31 is located in the junction of Qikou Sag and Nanpu Sag of the West of Bohai…

Ace Winch Academy Receives City & Guilds Accreditation

Sep 17, 2013

The Ace Winch Academy has received accreditation for the delivery of its training programs from the internationally recognized training authority, City & Guilds.The accreditation is a major milestone for the Ace Winch Academy in achieving…

BMT Expands Into Central London

Sep 17, 2013

BMT Group opened of a new central London office to support its rapid growth.The new complex, close to St Katherine’s Dock and the City of London will house elements of subsidiary companies, BMT Hi-Q Sigma, BMT Surveys, and BMT WBM under one roof…

Eastern Shipbuiding to License Foran

Sep 17, 2013

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. entered into an agreement with Spain's Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A. (Sener) for the license to use the Foran CAD/CAM System, developed by Sener, in their shipbuilding activities. With this, Eastern has taken…

WSS Expands in Australia

Sep 17, 2013

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has opened a new office in Western Australia to meet increased business opportunities as the port of Geraldton continues to grow. Michael Connolly, General Manager for Western Australia said, “As a business, we…

Port of Long Beach Cargo Stats & Development Progress

Sep 17, 2013

Containerized cargo volume at the Port of Long Beach surged 16 percent in August compared to the same month one year ago, with double-digit percentage gains in both imports and exports. Latest Middle Harbor project update shows significant progress…

U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Navy Yard Shooter

Sep 16, 2013

Coast Guard establishes safety, security zone in response to shooter at Washington Navy YardThe Coast Guard captain of the port has established a temporary safety and security zone Monday in response to a report of a shooter at the Navy Yard in Washington…

Hartzell Air Movement Hires Cordonnier

Sep 16, 2013

Hartzell Air Movement is pleased to announce that Neil Cordonnier has joined as Vice President of Operations.  He will be focused on improvements in the operation using Six Sigma, lean techniques, and other process improvements. Sean Steimle…

Norén Named New MD of Stena UK

Sep 16, 2013

Hans Norén has been appointed Managing Director of the Stena UK Group. He will start in January 2014 when he leaves his current position as president of Concordia Maritime AB.'UK is becoming more and more important for our shipping activities…

STX Finland to Close Rauma Shipyard

Sep 16, 2013

STX Finland, which has seen a deterioration of its shipbuilding base for many years, today announced its latest plan to stem the flow of red ink: a phase out of the Rauma shipyard. Senior management cited the continued bad global economy…

SeafarerHelp Assists Seafarers & Families in 2012

Sep 16, 2013

SeafarerHelp is the free 24 hour multi-lingual helpline for seafarers run by the International Seafarers' Welfare Assistance Network (ISWAN). ISWAN have just produced the 2012 Annual Review for SeafarerHelp. During 2012 the SeafarerHelp team dealt with problems involving over 4…

Calecore Appoints Logan McLennan as Regional Manager

Sep 16, 2013

Building on their rapid growth and to support its international fleet activity, Calecore will be adding Singapore to its UK, Norway and Russian bases.  Launching to coincide with a corporate event later this month for the Singapore F1 Grand Prix…

DMCA Commends Marine Driver’s License Recipients

Sep 16, 2013

Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government authority charged with regulating, coordinating and supervising all aspects of the maritime sector in Dubai, recently congratulated the first 20 recipients of the marine driver’s license in Dubai…

Maritime Legend Passes Away

Sep 16, 2013

Captain Robert M. Cusick Jr., a merchant marine officer who survived the wreck of the SS Marine Electric and then helped lead a major reform of US maritime safety standards, died peacefully in his sleep in New Hampshire on Thursday, September 12…

Ocean Sonics’ icListen Team Adds Two New Hires

Sep 13, 2013

Ocean Sonics welcomed Zhao Xie & Lauren Dolan to the icListen team in the roles of Accounting and Marketing. Zhao joined the team as Accounting Administrative Assistant and will be responsible for payroll, data entry, and preparing financial statements…

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