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Norddeutsche Vermögen Group and CONTI Group Merge

Jan 22, 2013

Norddeutsche Vermögen Group, Hamburg, and CONTI Group, Munich, have agreed to appoint Messrs. H. Schuldt Shipbrokers for the joint marketing of their container fleets as from January 2013.  The CONTI Group will acquire a 50% share of H…

InterManager Welcomes New Member

Jan 22, 2013

InterManager, the international trade association for the ship and crew management sector, has started the year by welcoming a new member.Ukrainian crew manager Alpha Navigation has been approved for Full Membership in what InterManager…

Awlgrip Announces Retirement Of Founding Member

Jan 22, 2013

AkzoNobel’s Awlgrip business today announces the early retirement of industry legend and an Awlgrip founding member David Halcomb.David, or “Dr. Grip” as he is affectionately known in the industry, has finally decided that, after a career spanning 40 years in leading the way in topsides systems…

Singapore's FSL 2012 Profits Slump

Jan 22, 2013

Singapore’s First Ship Lease Trust (FSL) report US$ 8.4-million loss for 2012, revenue slipped 4.2%.Financial report highlights: Successfully redeployed all spot vessels, but overall FY2012 performance affected by tough market conditions…

BC Port Vaunted as Future LNG Terminal

Jan 22, 2013

Kitsault Energy names Kitsault as an ideal location for a deep-water LNG terminal north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.Located 800 km (500 miles) north of Vancouver, British Columbia and 140 km (85 miles) north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia…

Pole Star Appoints Andrew Peters CEO

Jan 21, 2013

Pole Star, fleet managers, ship security & vessel monitoring providers, appoint Andrew Peters as compsny Chief Executive Officer.The appointment follows the retirement of interim CEO, Colin Hook, who will continue to serve as a non-executive director of the board…

Port of Houston: First Female Chairman Convenes Meeting

Jan 21, 2013

First female Chairman, two new Port Commissioners, to  release Port Industry Capital Investment Survey at the meeting.During the commission meeting, results of a major survey on capital and maintenance investments made by manufacturers for…

New Leadership Takes Helm at Port of Indiana

Jan 21, 2013

The Ports of Indiana named Rick Heimann Port Director for the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor effective January 16.  Heimann recently served as Sourcing Manager, specializing in rail and water transportation, for ArcelorMittal USA in East Chicago…

Star Information Systems Appointment Strengthens Team

Jan 21, 2013

Star Information Systems (SIS) has announced that Erik Sarmento Staubo has joined the company as head of oil & gas.  SIS is a world-class provider of tightly integrated software solutions and services that allow the safe and efficient operation of ships and rigs…

GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd. Attain ISO Certification

Jan 21, 2013

GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd. awarded ISO 9001:2008 Management System Standard certification by DNV.The ISO 9001:2008 certificate awarded by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) recognises GAC Bunker Fuels’ best management practices in the trading and brokerage…

Thailand to LA Container Shipment Service

Jan 20, 2013

Yusen Logistics' new service from Thailand to Los Angeles features weekly departures as they expand in the LCL and Full Container Load (FCL) market.The service features weekly departures from Laem Chabang, Thailand every Sunday to arrive in Los Angeles 17 days later…

Crowley Awards Scholarships to UAF Students

Jan 20, 2013

Four University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) students receive Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship grants totalling US$10,000.Four University of Alaska Fairbanks students began spring classes this week with their semester financially covered thanks in part to $10…

RigNet Make Executive Appointments

Jan 20, 2013

Morten Hagland Hansen appointed Vice President - Business Services, & Boyd Skelton as  Director – Products and Solutions.RigNet, Inc., a leading provider of managed remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry made the new…

Bahri Reports 2012 Annual Profits Up

Jan 20, 2013

Bahri announce the Interim Consolidated Financial Results for the 12-month period ended 31st December, 2012.The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) report that Net profit, for the 12-months totaled SAR 500.4 million compared to SAR 287…

Austal Welcomes Defence Delegation

Jan 20, 2013

Austal receives a high profile defence delegation, including the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defence, at its Western Australian facility.The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, the UK Secretary of State for Defence, was accompanied by Australia’s Minister for Defence…

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