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Aqueos Hires New Project Manager

Jul 10, 2013

Aqueos Corporation, a provider of subsea services to the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Coast, announced the appointment of Jake Voisine to the position of Project Manager“Jake’s 14 years of surface and saturation diving experience adds strength and expertise to our project management team…

ASSA Host Roundtable with RADM Berkey

Jul 10, 2013

The American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association (ASSA) hosted a roundtable discussion between 29 representatives from member companies and Rear Admiral Richard Berkey, Deputy Chief of Staff, Fleet Maintenance U.S. Fleet Forces Command.Member…

Greene's Names Business Development Director

Jul 10, 2013

Greene’s Energy Group (GEG), a provider of integrated testing, rentals and specialty services, has appointed Tracy Cummins as director of business development within the rental and products business unit, announced President Frank Mathews.Based in Houston…

IMUA Posts Summer Professional Development Schedule

Jul 10, 2013

The Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) announced its summer Professional Development educational events for 2013 which includes workshops, webinars, courses and field trips. The program concludes with the two-day Introduction to Commercial Inland Marine Insurance course in September…

Maritime Industry Welcomes Secretary Foxx to New Post

Jul 10, 2013

Today the U.S. domestic maritime industry – comprised of more than 40,000 vessels built in American shipyards, crewed by American mariners, and owned by American companies – sent a letter to new U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony…

CrewInspector Pursues Business in Ukraine

Jul 10, 2013

CrewInspector, an online crew management software provider, recently signed up with number of crew recruitment and crew management agencies based in Ukraine to provide its crewing software for businesses in Ukrainian market.“We see that…

Bunker Provider Meeting Concludes in Dubai

Jul 10, 2013

Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government authority charged with regulating, coordinating and supervising all aspects of the maritime sector in Dubai, announced that it has recently concluded the semi-annual meeting of bunker providers in DMCA’s offices…

Styrk Bekkenes Named CEO of Harding

Jul 10, 2013

Since new owners took over Schat-Harding and Noreq in June, Styrk Bekkenes, chief executive of Noreq, has been appointed CEO of Harding – a new large joint company for the development and production of life-saving equipment.Harding will…

New Senior Manager at Bollinger Shipyard

Jul 09, 2013

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. announces the appointment of Richard K. Murphy as a senior manager working on Coast Guard and other governmental programs. Murphy joins Bollinger Shipyards following a very successful 30-year career with the United States Coast Guard…

James Watson to Join ABS

Jul 09, 2013

ABS announced that James A. Watson, Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will join ABS as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Americas Division on September 2, 2013. In this role, Watson will have operational responsibility for activity in North…

Pellerin Names Water Solutions Operations Manager

Jul 09, 2013

Pellerin Energy Group (PEG), an integrated service provider for the oil and gas industry has named Scott Pellerin as operations manager of its Water Solutions business unit, announced President Joshua Pellerin.Pellerin’s primary responsibilities…

New CEO at Dana Gas

Jul 09, 2013

Dana Gas PJSC, a publicly-listed natural gas company in the Middle East, has announced the appointment of Patrick Allman-Ward as the new Group CEO for the company with effect from September 1, 2013.The company, which is listed on the Abu…

Marine Engineering of Importance to U.K. Economy

Jul 09, 2013

A recent report by the Royal Academy of Engineering on Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) occupations found that demand for graduate engineers is exceeding supply.Since then, there has been more focus by the British Government on…

Cold, Hard Realities of Arctic Shipping

Jul 09, 2013

In a recent article in USNI 'Proceedings Magazine' Stephen M. Carmel said: 'Maritime pundits believe a shrinking ice cap translates to a frenzy of traffic as shippers rush to exploit shorter sea routes. They’re wrong.' Excerpts follow:On 16…

Crowley Maritime Wins Employee Health Award

Jul 08, 2013

Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corp. has been recognized as one of the top three 2013 Healthiest Employers by the Jacksonville Business Journal. Crowley ranked third of all large northeast Florida companies (500+ employees), and was one…

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