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First Minister Launches Bibby Offshore New HQ

May 29, 2013

First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, officially opened subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore’s new purpose-built headquarters, Atmosphere One.The company recently relocated from Aberdeen Harbour to the new office facility at Prospect Park…

IYRS Boatbuilding Grads Row Their Own Boats

May 29, 2013

Students from the IYRS Boatbuilding & Restoration Program will launch their careers, along with the boats they restored this past year as they graduate June 1, 2013.International sports figure and North Sails President Ken Read will help mark…

Maersk Deliver Antarctica 'White Gold' to Europe

May 29, 2013

The 'white gold' is in the form of deep ice cores taken for scientific research from the south polar region for delivery to a Belgian university.The sensitive shipment required global collaboration across several Maersk Line teams. 
Samples of ice…

Seadrill Record Best-ever Quarterly Result

May 28, 2013

Seadrill announces favourable first quarter 2013 financial results. Highlights    •    Seadrill records its best operating quarterly result ever and generates first quarter 2013 EBITDA*) of US$713 million    •    First quarter 2013 net income of US$440 million and earnings per share of US$0…

Tall Ships in Great Lakes Battle Bicentennial

May 28, 2013

18 Tall Ships from around the world to navigate into the Western Basin of Lake Erie for 'The Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial,' Aug. 29, 2013.From Norway to Duluth, Minnesota, the tall ships of the past now call ports from all over the world home…

Coast Guard Promotes Female Rescue Swimmer

May 28, 2013

Chief Petty Officer Karen Voorhees is the first woman to be advanced to chief petty officer in the rate of aviation survival technician.“In 1976 we had the first female graduate from aviation survivalman school. In 1986 we had the first female graduate from a navy rescue swimmer school…

Duluth Port Executive Director to Retire

May 28, 2013

Adolph Ojard, Executive Director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, plans to retire this year after serving in that leadership role for the past decade.A national search is underway for a new Executive Director. The board anticipates having that person hired by the end of summer/early fall…

Kane Sponsors Promise of the Arctic

May 28, 2013

Kane Environmental, Inc. announced its sponsorship of The Promise of the Arctic, a policy-driven conference that seeks to explore the opportunities and challenges of the harsh Arctic environment. The two-day conference will begin on Wednesday…

Jamaica Strives to Reduce Death at Sea

May 28, 2013

Jamaica Joins the Pledge to Reduce the Loss of Lives at SeaJamaica is backing a pledge by the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to half the number of lives lost at sea by 2015.Mr. Koji Sekimizu has made…

Port of Antwerp Wins IAPH Award

May 28, 2013

At the annual meeting of the International Association of Ports & Harbours in Los Angeles, Eddy Bruyninckx, CEO of Antwerp Port Authority, was presented with the bronze Environment Award.With its presentation “Creating Space for Port Development…

Canadian Tugboat Industry Conference Judged a Success

May 28, 2013

The 20th BC Tugboat Industry Conference was held May 23-25, 2013 in Victoria, BC.According to BC Shipping News, in addition to a retrospective of the industry – including presentations from Allan Fowlis (retired, Seaspan) who gave personal insights into the industry in its characters…

Nigeria Piracy: Chaplain Pleads for Navy

May 28, 2013

The Federal Government has been advised by the Director, Nigerian Navy Chaplaincy, to provide appropriate & adequate platforms for the Nigerian Navy to quell piracy.Director, Nigerian Navy Chaplaincy, Lt. Commander Iyobosa Osaghae, at an…

US Navy Academy Graduates Class of 2013

May 28, 2013

1,047 men and women, including 603 Navy ensigns and 223 Marine Corps second lieutenants graduated in the presence of President Obama.An estimated 30,000 people filled the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md., May 24 to witness the swearing in of the U…

Moody's Assess MISC Q1 2013 Results

May 27, 2013

MISC Berhad results were slightly lower than the quarter ending December 2012 but were in line with its expectation.For the quarter ending March 2013, MISC reported a marginal 2.3% increase in its revenue from the December quarter mainly due…

Singapore's Jaya Group Holds Seagoing Officers' Conference

May 27, 2013

The offshore vessel operator and builder, held its first ever officers’ conference in India, to be followed by similar gatherings in other countries.The inaugural event, at the Hyatt Hotel in New Delhi, was attended by more than 100 Merchant…

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