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Tide Runs Against Dry Bulk Carrier Genco in 2012

Feb 21, 2013

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited reports its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012.Financial Review: Full Year 2012The net loss attributable to Genco was $144.9 million or $3.47 basic and diluted loss per share for the year ended December 31…

Gulftainer Reports Huge Middle East Port Growth

Feb 21, 2013

Gulftainer has recorded a 24% overall increase on trade volumes in 2012 when compared with the previous year.Its Sharjah ports saw the greatest volumes throughout the year, with Khorfakkan Container Terminal seeing growth of 28 per cent on its 2011 figures with a staggering throughput of over 3…

UPI Appoint Two New Executives

Feb 20, 2013

Energy industry project & construction management firm Universal Pegasus International (UPI) appoint two senior vice-presidents.The company name Tom Davison as Senior Vice President of Onshore Operations and Martin Morrison as Senior Vice President of Offshore Operations…

Seafarers Far More Often Sick Than Injured

Feb 20, 2013

Yale University School of Medicine presents preliminary results of the Future Care, Inc. / Yale University Seafarer’s Health Study.In a presentation conducted in the Union League Club in New York City, Yale University Occupational and Environmental…

MPC to Participate in Oil-In-Ice Exercise

Feb 20, 2013

Culminating a three-year effort, Marine Pollution Control, in conjunction with the Coast Guard’s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) program, will participate in an Oil-in-Ice Exercise in St. Ignace, MI, the week of February 18…

Ground-Breaking Survey Reveals What Employees Think

Feb 20, 2013

The latest Maritime Employment Report from international specialist recruiter, Faststream, places a sharp focus on the gap that exists between perception and reality across the industry. Not surprisingly, seafarers seeking a shore career…

Principle Power Names WindFloat Partners

Feb 20, 2013

Renewable energy technology developer, Principle Power, was awarded a Department of Energy grant worth $4M and up to $47M in total funding, to support its WindFloat Pacific Demonstration Project.Principle Power has announced the list of official project partners…

Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract

Feb 20, 2013

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership  and operation of dry bulk vessels, entered into a time charter contract with Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam,  through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary…

San Diego Tugboat Fleet Converts to Shore Power

Feb 20, 2013

Pacific Tugboat Service, a member of the Port of San Diego's Green Business Network, has converted its fleet of 20 vessels.Shore power, also known as cold ironing, is the process of switching from a ship's onboard diesel power supply to shore-based electrical power while the ship is at the dock…

GAC Bahrain TRACE Certified

Feb 19, 2013

GAC Bahrain has its commitment to ethical business practices confirmed with certification by TRACE International.TRACE International Inc. is a non-profit membership association that offers practical and cost-effective anti-bribery and anti…

Bollinger HSE Executive Wins Award

Feb 19, 2013

Jodi Satches named 2011-2012 Safety Professional of the Year by Signal Mutual Indemnity Association Ltd. Ms. Satches is Bollinger's Vice President,Health, Safety & Environmental Services, and the award was presented to her recentlly at the Signal Mutual Board of Directors Meeting in Orlando…

Marine Artist John A. Noble: Birthday Centenary Celebrations

Feb 19, 2013

The Noble Maritime Collection is set to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Staten Island seaman artist.John A. NobleFrom 1928 until 1945, Noble worked as a seaman on schooners and in marine salvage.  In 1928, while on a schooner that was towing out down the Kill van Kull…

Ocean Installer Appoints New CFO and CCO

Feb 19, 2013

Ole Sanne has accepted the new position of CCO at Ocean Installer, and Jim Dåtland will join Ocean Installer as the new CFO. Mr. Sanne and Mr. Dåtland enter their new positions mid-February 2013.Mr. Sanne has been with Ocean Installer since…

ISS Warns of Impact on Crew Logistics Services

Feb 19, 2013

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a  leading maritime services provider, is warning of a likely impact on crew logistics services in all Spanish ports after the main unions for Iberia airlines called a five day national strike in Spain from 18th February to 22nd February…

Waterways Council, Inc. Endorses River Act of 2013

Feb 19, 2013

In a special meeting called to consider this proposal, the Executive Committee of Waterways Council, Inc. unanimously voted to support The Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways (RIVER) Act of 2013, has announced  by its sponsor…

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