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Irene Waage Basili wins 2013 WISTA-award

Jun 03, 2013

CEO in GC Rieber Shipping, Irene Waage Basili, has been awarded the WISTA LeaderShip Award 2013 by WISTA Norway. Basili received the award as an acknowledgement of her strong efforts and diversified achievements within the Norwegian maritime industry…

NOL Appoints Tom Behrens-Sørensen to Board

Jun 03, 2013

NOL Group announced thatTom Behrens-Sørensen will join its board of directors July 1 and will serve as a member of both the Executive Resource and Compensation Committee and the Enterprise Risk Management Committee.A shipping veteran with more than three decades of international experience…

GulfMark Offshore Appoints CFO

Jun 03, 2013

GulfMark Offshore, Inc. announced that it has appointed James (Jay) M. Mitchell as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Mitchell replaces Quintin Kneen who, as previously announced, will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on June 4…

Tankship Owner Turns First Profit Since 2008

Jun 03, 2013

Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) owners of 19 medium-size tankships reports a profit in Q1 2013.LSC and its affiliates made a profit of US$ 77,000 despite an impairment charge of US$ 1.7-million against the decrease of the fleet value. Though in absolute terms the profit is merely symbolic…

Crowley Shipmaster Receives 'Sandy' Relief Award

Jun 02, 2013

The master of Crowley’s 'S.S. Wright, Capt Fred Walley, receives the 'Spirit Award' in recognition of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
.Capt Walley of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ship, was presented with the Spirit Award at the Nationals…

Delta Offers 3-Million-Pound Load Testing

May 31, 2013

Delta Rigging & Tools, Inc., a provider of lifting and rigging products and related services in the United States, says it will offer a solution to the Gulf Coast region’s high capacity load testing needs.Strategically located at the InterMoor facility in Port of Fourchon…

MSC Sells Off Part of Its Terminal Division

May 31, 2013

MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) closes the 35% sale of  its Terminal Division (Terminal Investment Limited SA) to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).MSC and Global Infrastructure Partners and a group of its LP Co-Investors have closed…

Eni Directors Approve Bond Issue

May 30, 2013

The Board of Directors of Italy-based global energy corporation Eni has approved possible one or more bonds issues.The issue of the bonds is to be placed with institutional investors, with a value of up to a maximum amount of 3 billion euro…

Ship Repair Tradesmen of the Year Awards by VSRA

May 30, 2013

The 2013 Ship Repair Tradesmen of the Year were recently honored by the Virginia Ship Repair Association (VSRA).The award citations by VSRA are as follows:The 2013 Junior Tradesman of the Year Steven Pulliam, an Outside Machinist from Oceaneering International…

RSC Bio Solutions Re-shuffles Leadership

May 30, 2013

The company, suppliers of biodegradable cleaners, degreasers & functional fluids, reorganizes its leadership team following its Terresolve acquisition. “With the acquisition of Terresolve Technologies earlier this year, RSC Bio Solutions now possesses an even wider range of proven…

Ultrapetrol Details its Mortgage Note Offering

May 30, 2013

Following on from an earlier announcement of the US$200-million offering, Ultrapetrol now give provide greater detail.The company has priced the offering of $200 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% First Preferred Ship Mortgage Notes due 2021 (the 'Notes')…

POLB 'Green Flag', 'Green Ship', Program Awards

May 30, 2013

The Port of Long Beach's Green Flag and Green Ship annual awards honored 20 shipping lines for efforts to improve air quality.Efforts to improve air quality locally were accomplished by slowing ships down or deploying cleaner vessels, or both…

Halyard Chairman Takes the Plunge for Swanage RNLI

May 30, 2013

Halyard Marine’s Chairman, James Grazebrook has completed a 170-meter abseil down Portsmouth’s 550-foot Spinnaker Tower.James Grazebrook, founder of South Coast based marine exhaust specialists, Halyard, and four other brave RNLI committee members…

John Denholm Takes Over BIMCO Presidency

May 30, 2013

The new president of BIMCO, John Denholm, has identified environmental pressures facing the shipping industry as some of its most significant current challenges as he embarks upon his two year term. Speaking in Paris, as he took over the presidency…

LaHood Appoints Seven to USMMA Advisory Board

May 30, 2013

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the appointment of seven members to the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Advisory Board. The USMMA Advisory Board serves as an independent body whose purpose is to examine the course…

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