Over the past 25 years KOTUG has been transformed from a European to a global player in the maritime industry.As a fast growing towage company KOTUG is expanding its innovative services to ports and terminals in Europe, West-Africa and Australia…
Anthony Chiarello, president and CEO of TOTE, Inc., will be the keynote speaker at the SHIPPINGInsight 2013 Fleet Optimization Conference, Oct. 22-24 in Stamford, Conn. Prior to TOTE, Inc., the largest of five operating groups owned by Seattle-based Saltchuk Resources…
SAL Heavy Lift has opened the doors of its new head office at Brooktorkai 20 in HafenCity, Hamburg.The premises sprawl over the 6th floor, and 116 employees are working there. SAL Heavy Lift, a member of the Japanese “K” Line Group, is one of the leading heavy lift shipping companies worldwide…
BSR conducted interviews with Clean Cargo shippers—companies buying transportation services—to find out how they use Clean Cargo emissions data, how they integrate this data into their business processes, and what benefits they receive from being part of the group…
The shareholders of Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd have jointly concluded to discontinue talks temporarily.Hamburg Süd say they do not wish to comment publicly on the subject matter of the points under discussion. It does, however, expressly…
China Shipping Development Company Limited reports 'Business Income' decreased 9.1% as against 2011 figures.Chairman of Board Li Shaode reviewed the achievements China Shipping Development made in the year 2012, and the following extracts…
Ship service providers WSS open their own premises in the port after 15 years of operation through sub-agents & service providers.Simon Hutt, Area Director for North and West Africa paid tribute to the hard work of the area operational team…
Resource Power Group (RPG) appointed Chandler Cleveland as its Branch Manager, Doral (Miami) Operations effective immediately.“Mr. Cleveland previously worked in both service and shop management of MaK products at RPG-Doral as well as in sales…
Can you tell us how you came to be involved in the subsea industry with a short career background prior to Seafloor Systems? I was a Naval Hydrographer and Sonar Technician with an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Unit prior to entering into the private sector…
AdvanFort appointed Dimitrios Angelopoulos, a retired Hellenic Navy submarine commander, as its new business development manager.Before coming to AdvanFort, Mr. Angelopoulos worked for Hellenic Shipyards S.A. as the project manager for the 214-type submarine contract with the Hellenic Navy…
Karl Senner LLC is a ubiquitous figure in the Gulf of Mexico workboat and offshore industry, supplying signature propulsion brands and service for decades. Industry insiders may have noted some changes of late, specifically the slight corporate identity slide from an “Inc…
KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers, marine lubricants and risk management products, has appointed Mr. Andrew Burton as Group Credit Manager. Andrew will be based at KPI Bridge Oil’s Headquarter in London.Andrew…
A decline in demand for Capesize vessels has been countered by an improvement in demand for Panamax vessels, according to the latest Dry Bulk Insight published by Drewry Maritime Research. This left the Drewry Hire Index unchanged from January’s level…
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has appointed Captain Peter Hall as its new chief executive. A former CEO and harbor master of the Gibraltar Port Authority, Peter Hall’s 40 year career in the shipping industry has encompassed a wide range of roles including 18 years at sea…
In a letter to unit holders First Lease Ship Trust (FSL Trust) chairman Wong Meng Heng comments on the Trust's 2012 financial report: excerpts as follows:'The industry witnessed another dismal year as weakness in freight rates and asset values persisted in 2012…