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Dryships to Raise Stockmarket Cash

Feb 11, 2013

Greece's DryShips Inc. is to offer the public 5-million of the common shares it holds in Ocean Rig UDW.Following the completion of the offering, DryShips is expected to own approximately 61.3% of Ocean Rig’s outstanding shares (Ocean Rig is a provider of offshore deepwater drilling services)…

TT Club Spots Innovation Trend in Logistics Sector

Feb 11, 2013

Insurance specialist in the global freight industry, TT Club, sees proliferation in technological capabilities & tailored supply chain processes.A long-term supporter of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) Awards, TT Club sponsored the 2012 European Logistics Award…

USA Maritime Applaud Caucus Launch

Feb 11, 2013

USA Maritime & its member organizations applaud the launch of a new bipartisan Congressional Maritime Caucus.The organization also thanked the new Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Cedric Richmond (LA-02) and Michael G. Grimm (NY-11) for their…

NAT Weathering a Weak Shipping Market

Feb 11, 2013

Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) publishes its Q4 2012 financial report.Extracts from the report follow:In 2012, NAT improved its relative position within the industry despite a weak market. By retaining a strong balance sheet throughout 2012…

Port of Hamburg 2012 Throughput Tonnage Down

Feb 11, 2013

At 131 million tons in 2012,  total throughput in the Port of Hamburg remained slightly below the previous year.Hamburg nevertheless remains the second largest container port in Europe and consolidates its 14th place among container ports worldwide…

HII President Addresses BEYA STEM Conference

Feb 11, 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries' President & CEO Mike Petters keynote speaker at 27th Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Conference.Petters spoke at the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Engineering Deans' Power Breakfast…

WISTA USA Keynote: 'Bringing Youth into the Maritime Industry'

Feb 11, 2013

Birgit Liodden of YoungShip International to keynote WISTA USA lunch at CMA's Shipping 2013 conference.“We are pleased that fellow WISTA Norway member Birgit Liodden will be sharing her experiences bringing youth into our maritime industry with us at the luncheon”…

RIB & Hi-speed Craft: CSI 2013 Conference

Feb 11, 2013

FRC International to host the upcoming Crew Systems Integration (CSI) conference in Poole, UK.The international conference includes over 20 presentations focussing on 9 integrated topics for the RIB and high speed craft sector. Keynote…

WheelHouse Technologies Hires Production Manager

Feb 11, 2013

WheelHouse Technologies, Inc., provider of WheelHouse computerized maintenance management system as well as SeaKits Damage Control and Spare Parts Kits, has named Ian Morris its Production Manager as of February 1st, 2013. This newly established…

US MMA Pier Construction Begins

Feb 11, 2013

Construction work has begun on the United States Merchant Marine Academy's new Mallory Pier. Construction crews from Russell Marine have had a barge on-site in Hague Basin since early January focused on the first phase of the project, which…

Latest Offshore Rig Count

Feb 11, 2013

Baker Hughes Incorporated announce the international offshore rig count for January 2013 was 307, up 8 from the 299 counted in December 2012.The count is unchanged from the 307 counted in January 2012.The average U.S. offshore rig count for January 2013 was 53…

Maersk Line CCO to Leave

Feb 11, 2013

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Lucas Vos will leave his post as from 1, May 2013.“Lucas Vos has been part of the top management team in Maersk Line for the past five years. He has been an integral part of turning the company around with the…

Greenfield Fund Takes Stake in German Wind Farm

Feb 11, 2013

The Marguerite Fund has acquired a 22.5% stake in the German greenfield Butendiek offshore wind farm.The Butendiek project is a 288 MW greenfield offshore wind farm located in the North-Sea in the German exclusive economic zone, 32 km west of the German Island of Sylt…

Northern Sea Route International Conference

Feb 10, 2013

The upcoming conference will concern itself with problems and prospects for the NSR with its huge potential.The Central Research Institute of the [Russian] Navy and the magazine “News of Maritime Petersburg' with the support of the Ministry…

SOCP Spring Meeting: Participation Invited

Feb 10, 2013

Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) meeting invites maritime industry representatives. This meeting will focus on Recruiting the Next Generation of Mariners and how Regulatory Requirements and Critical Incidents impact the US Maritime Industry…

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