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Drydocks World , Maritime World Excellence Awards

Feb 14, 2013

Drydocks World & Maritime World today announced the institution of an employee award scheme to recognize performance excellence among its staff.  The award which recognizes an employee’s commitment & work ethic in embracing the challenges…

New Chief Accountant for A/S Dan-Bunkering

Feb 14, 2013

We are pleased to announce that as from 1 February 2013 Jan Eckhoff, 37, has been employed as Chief Accountant with Dan-Bunkering.Jan has several years of experience both within accounting and management, and will be a part of the accounts department in the company’s head office in Middelfart…

Navis TOS Passes the Century Milestone

Feb 14, 2013

Navis SPARCS N4 Terminal Operating System (TOS) reaches critical milestone with 100 terminals globally. Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation and the global technology standard for managing the movement of cargo through terminals, has reached…

Wärtsilä Secures Finance for R&D Work

Feb 13, 2013

Wärtsilä and Nordic Investment Bank sign a EUR 50-million loan agreement to support Wärtsilä's R&D activities.The contract for this 10-year loan was signed in Helsinki, Finland on 13 February 2013. This R&D loan supports Wärtsilä’s long-term…

State of the Union Address 2013: AAPA Comments

Feb 13, 2013

Kurt Nagle, president & CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), comments on President Obama's address.Mr. Nagle remarked as follows:“AAPA was extremely pleased that President Obama mentioned the value and need for…

FYBA Names 2013 Board of Directors

Feb 13, 2013

The Florida Yacht Brokers Association (FYBA) has announced its Board of Directors for 2013.Ann Vernon, FYBA Executive Director, said, “I am delighted to congratulate this winning team of highly respected yachting industry veterans on being appointed to our Board for 2013…

Ralf Kraemer Named Klüber Lubrication (N. America) CEO

Feb 13, 2013

Klϋber Lubrication, a worldwide manufacturer of specialty lubricants, appoint Ralf Kraemer chief executive officer (CEO).Kraemer assumes the role of CEO from Dieter A. Becker, who returns to Klüber’s global headquarters in Munich, Germany…

Boskallis' Wooing of Dockwise Culminates in Success

Feb 13, 2013

Dockwise supports combination with Boskalis and recommends the Boskalis Offer to shareholders.Extracts from the Dockwise statement follow:The Board of Directors of Dockwise has unanimously resolved to support the combination of Dockwise…

WTS Open Houston Office

Feb 13, 2013

Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) opens an office in Houston to service their increased offshore business.WTS is targeting increased business from the local offshore industry in the Gulf of Mexico and an expanded focus on Brazil, where…

Boudreaux Named Chief Compliance Officer for HII

Feb 13, 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced  that Chad N. Boudreaux has been named to the newly created position of chief compliance officer. Chad will report to Bruce N. Hawthorne, corporate vice president, general counsel and secretary…

Offshore Recruitment Specialist Looks to Build

Feb 13, 2013

An  Offshore recruitment specialist is gearing up for its busiest ever year as the oil and gas industry continues to experience growth.Seatechs posted a record turnover of £8.2million for the last financial year and is hoping to exceed that…

AVEVA: Business Value Calculator Offers Savings

Feb 13, 2013

Aveva launched the Marine Business Value Calculator (BVC), an interactive application that illustrates the project cost savings, up to 30 percent across all disciplines, by adopting Aveva’s Integrated Engineering & Design solution.“We have…

Tang Appointed at IHC Asia Pacific

Feb 13, 2013

IHC Asia Pacific, the regional headquarters of IHC Merwede in Singapore, appointed Francis Tang as Product Director for the Product Market Combination team responsible for global sales and marketing of service and support vessels.  Currently…

ClassNK Earns Authorization from German Flag

Feb 13, 2013

Top Society Announces Further Expansion in Germany. ClassNK announced that it has earned authorization from Germany’s BG Verkehr to carry out surveys on behalf of the German Government, and will be further expanding its operations in the leading ship owning nation…

Globe Express Services Earns Maersk Award

Feb 13, 2013

Globe Express Services, one of the world’s top 100 global logistics providers, was recently honored with the Platinum Award by Maersk Line Shipping,  a ocean carrier and reliable container shipping company.This marks the second consecutive…

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