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Ports of Indiana Names New Public Affairs Manager

Aug 30, 2013

Heather Bunning has joined the Ports of Indiana as the new Public Affairs Manager, and will serve as the primary contact for media inquiries related to all three of the state's public ports as well as statewide maritime, foreign-trade zone and multimodal transportation issues…

McCullough Takes Helm of Surface Navy Association

Aug 30, 2013

Retired Vice Adm. Barry McCullough has been named to succeed retired Vice Adm. Ron Route as president of the Surface Navy Association. Route will become the president of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., in early October. McCullough retired from the U…

Virtual AIS Beacon in San Fransisco Bay Demo

Aug 30, 2013

Vesper Marine announce successful completion of the demonstration of its Virtual AIS Beacon Technology to a who’s who of California-based professional and port authority organizations.A proven technology currently being used in applications around the globe…

DNV Support MLC Enforcement

Aug 29, 2013

DNV is supporting shipowners and operators through the initial enforcement phase of the Maritime Labor Convention with a range of services and advise that the major port state control bodies will go beyond International Labor Organization Resolution…

Bollinger Announce New President, New COO

Aug 29, 2013

Bollinger Shipyards’ Chairman and CEO Donald “Boysie” Bollinger announced the appointments of Chris Bollinger as President and Ben Bordelon as Chief Operating Officer of Bollinger Shipyards, effective August 29, 2013.“As an ongoing part…

Roger Holm to Lead New Wärtsilä Four-stroke Organization

Aug 29, 2013

Roger Holm, M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed Senior Vice President, four-stroke, and member of the Ship Power management team as of 1 September 2013. In this position, he is responsible for Wärtsilä's four-stroke activities globally.Mr…

New Dry Bulk Shipowning Firm Raises Funds

Aug 29, 2013

Nautical Bulk Holdings Limited, a newly formed Bermuda-based dry bulk shipping company, has raised in excess of $100 million of equity capital to fund the construction of eight ultramax, eco-friendly vessels under construction by Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry…

Train More MN Ratings Urges UK Chamber of Shipping

Aug 28, 2013

President of the UK Chamber of Shipping, Kenneth MacLeod, has called for shipping companies in the UK’s Tonnage Tax system to be allowed to train Merchant Navy ratings, not only officers.Shipping companies can apply to be part of the Tonnage…

Ingram Barge Hires New Senior VP

Aug 28, 2013

Craig E. Philip, Chief Executive Officer, Ingram Barge Company announced the addition of Kim W. Nowell as the company’s new Senior Vice President, Human Resources.At Ingram, Ms. Nowell will have direct responsibility for overall planning…

Dan-Bunkering Appoints Trading Manager, Team Leader

Aug 28, 2013

Dan-Bunkering (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. announced that as of July 1, 2013, Stefanie Tay and Mads Holm have both been appointed Trading Manager and Team Leader.Stefanie Tay has been with Dan-Bunkering’s Singapore office as Bunker Trader for three years…

Maritime Policy is Central Theme at Russian-Dutch Conference

Aug 28, 2013

New public policy priorities, government support and legislation for navigation on inland waterways in Russia, as well as fleet modernisation and waterways infrastructure will be discussed during the conference ‘Russian-Dutch Bilateral Year 2013: the Strategy of Water Transport’…

Resolve Marine Group Acquires Magone Marine Services

Aug 28, 2013

Resolve Marine Group, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has agreed to acquire Magone Marine Services of Western Alaska.  The result, say Resolve, will be a greatly expanded, emergency response and marine services company that combines the…

Planet Ocean Welcomes Kira Coley

Aug 27, 2013

Due to a continued increase in business, and an increasing portfolio of ever more sophisticated instruments and systems, Surrey based Planet Ocean Ltd.  appointed Kira Coley as Scientific Applications Specialist.Kira will provide scientific…

Director Brian Salerno Sworn in at BSEE

Aug 27, 2013

Brian Salerno was sworn in on August 26 as the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.Salerno retired as a Vice Admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard in 2012, after more than 36 years of active duty service. He is the third Director in BSEE's history…

Coast Guard Commandant Honors Wisconsin Auxiliarist

Aug 26, 2013

Chris Bandy, a Coast Guard auxiliarist in Bayfield, Wis., was recognized as the 2012 Coast Guard 'Auxiliarist of the Year' at a recent ceremony held in San Diego, Calif.Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, formally…

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