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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…

Anindya Ray Joins FairfieldNodal

Dec 19, 2012

FairfieldNodal said that Anindya Ray has joined the company’s systems sales division as the regional sales manager for South and West Asia, as well as the southern countries of the former Soviet Union.Ray, a geologist by training, brings more than 20 years of experience to FairfieldNodal…

Volvo Penta Americas Strengthens Leadership Team

Dec 19, 2012

Volvo Penta announced three key appointments to the newly formed Volvo Penta Region Americas organizational structure. This organizational realignment brings together all of North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean under a unified management structure…

Raaijmakers: Offshore Sales Director for IHC Merwede

Dec 19, 2012

René Raaijmakers has been appointed as IHC Merwede’s new Offshore Sales Director. He succeeded the previous incumbent Twan Voogt on 1 December 2012. Mr Raaijmakers joined IHC Merwede’s in April 2012 as Product Director of the Renewables department and Manager of IHC Offshore Systems…

Damen Acquires French Ship Repair Yard

Dec 19, 2012

As of this week, Damen Shipyards Group is the new owner of French shiprepair yard Arno Dunkerque, the only operator for ship repair and conversion in the 3rd largest French port, Dunkirk. The yard will continue its ship repair and conversion services…

Crowley’s Otero Named VP

Dec 19, 2012

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services division has announced  that Tony Otero has been named vice president of Caribbean services.  He will remain domiciled in Crowley’s Jacksonville headquarters, and will continue to report to John Hourihan…

CMB: New $300m Revolving Credit Facility

Dec 19, 2012

CMB signed a $300msenior secured reducing revolving credit facility with DNB Bank ASA and Nordea Bank Norge ASA as lead arrangers and bookrunners, Belfius Bank nv/sa, Fortis Bank sa/nv, KFW IPEX-Bank GmbH and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) as lead arrangers and ABN Amro Bank N…

Volvo Penta Region Americas Strengthens Leadership

Dec 18, 2012

Volvo Penta announce key appointments to its newly-formed Volvo Penta Region Americas organizational structure.The company's organizational realignment brings together all of North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean under a unified management structure…

New Bunker Purchaser at Dan-Bunkering

Dec 18, 2012

Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. has appointed David Kazmierski as Bunker Purchaser as of 1 December 2012.David has over 30 years of experience within trading, inspection and bunker operations, and his employment with Dan-Bunkering is expected…

Lürssen Group Buys the Peene shipyard

Dec 18, 2012

In a meeting of the creditor committee, and acting on the suggestion of the insolvency administrator, Berthold Brinkmann, P+S WERFTEN decided in favor of the Lürssen Group (Bremen) as the buyer of the Peene shipyard in Wolgast. This decision…

Brand to Rejoin TITAN Salvage

Dec 18, 2012

Captain Dennis Brand will rejoin TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Pompano, Fla.-based, marine salvage and wreck removal company, as director of global commercial operations, reporting to company Managing Director Rich Habib on January 2…

Titan Salvage Re-enlists Dennis Brand

Dec 18, 2012

Captain Dennis Brand to rejoin Titan, Crowley Maritime's marine salvage & wreck removal company, as director of global commercial operation.As a member of the company’s senior management team, Captain Brand will help shape strategic, operational…

HII Make New Executive Appointments

Dec 17, 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries announces new executive appointments for Investor Relations and Internal Audit.HII appoint Dwayne Blake corporate vice president, investor relations, and Scott Stabler corporate vice president, internal audit…

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