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Stork Technical Services Welcomes ‘Class of 2012’

Dec 21, 2012

Stork Technical Services, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, has welcomed the first intake of eight graduates for the company’s recently launched UK Graduate Training Program…

Tall Ship 'Eagle' Homeported for Christmas

Dec 21, 2012

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle departs Naval Submarine Base New London & returns to her home mooring at Fort Trumbull in New London.At 295 feet in length, the Eagle, known as “America’s Tall Ship,” is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in U…

IMF Launches Asian Drive to Improve FOC Conditions

Dec 20, 2012

Union activists in India & Sri Lanka inspected flag of convenience vessels at ports across South Asia to help improve seafarers’ pay & conditions.Riding on the success of the first staggered week of action in October, dockers’ and seafarers’…

Cleveland- Cuyahoga County Port Bonds Uprated

Dec 20, 2012

Standard & Poor has raised the long-term rating on the Cleveland- Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s development revenue bonds to ‘BBB+.The outlook is stable. In September, Standard & Poor’s upgraded the rating to BBB/Stable. The Port has…

LNG Fuelled Bulk Carrier Design Developed

Dec 20, 2012

‘Clean Sky’ design Kamsarmax project moves industry far beyond the concept stage for gas powered bulk carriers.Lloyd’s Register has provided approval in principle (AIP) for the new ‘Clean Sky’ bulk carrier design incorporating an LNG-as-fuel system…

Crowley Announces More Organizational Changes

Dec 20, 2012

Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced  additional organizational realignments within its shipping and logistics team effective Jan. 1, including the appointment of Nelly Yunta to vice president of sales, marketing and customer care, and…

TEN Announces Charters for Ice-Class Trio

Dec 20, 2012

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN ) (NYSE: TNP) one of the largest independent ice-class owners in the world with 21 out of 51 vessels with ice-class capabilities has announced six-month time charters for three ice class tankers to a global…

Class Clash: DNV, GL to Merge

Dec 20, 2012

The ever changing face of ship classification has received perhaps its biggest makeover yet, with the announcement this morning (December 20, 2012) that Norway’s Det Norke Veritas (DNV) and Germany’s Germanischer Lloyd (GL) have signed a deal to merge…

UK Maritime Sector Showing Remarkable Resilience

Dec 20, 2012

The fullest ever study of UK shipping, ports & maritime business shows remarkable resilience in the face of continuing economic challenges.The UK shipping industry has created 7,300 UK jobs in the past two years, and 537,500 UK jobs are now supported by the shipping…

Container Ship Sold by Greece's Goldenport

Dec 20, 2012

Container & dry bulk vessel operators, Goldenport Holdings, sells  the 1993-built container vessel 'Bosporus'.The sale, to an unaffiliated third party, Liberty Resources Inc. of Nassau, Bahamas, was for a cash consideration of US$ 7.5 million…

International Bunkering Promotes Hernan B. Ortiz

Dec 19, 2012

International Bunkering promotes Mr Ortiz to Senior Bunker/Lubricant Trader & Team Leader in its Dubai office.CEO Carsten Ladekjaer said: 'It is our pleasure to inform that as a result of his continuous hard-working efforts, his achieved…

Thome J/V Aims to Increase Pool of Indian Ship's Officers

Dec 19, 2012

Thome Ship Management of Singapore inks a joint venture partnership with Doehle Danautic, a leading shipping service provider in India.In what is to be seen as a significant further step into India for Thome Ship Management, the group is…

AAPA Workshop on Crisis Communications & Management

Dec 19, 2012

An American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) two-day program slated for Los Angeles, Feb. 21-22, 2013 will address the subject.While most port communications are either advocacy, news or educational in nature, when crises arise, the…

Dryad Maritime Intelligence Appoints Commercial Director

Dec 19, 2012

Dryad Maritime Intelligence has announced the appointment of David Hunkin OBE as their new Commercial Director who will be based at their Operations Center in Portsmouth. In this new role, David will lead Dryad’s commercial business development…

XL Group’s Marine Unit Expands Hull Insurance Resources

Dec 19, 2012

XL Group plc’s (NYSE: XL) North American Marine business expands its blue water hull risk management capabilities in New York with the addition of Siobhan Coen and Jeff Loechner as senior underwriters and Eileen Fellin as a senior claims consultant…

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