North America is at the forefront of a game-changing transformation in oil and gas production claims International Energy Agency publication.This year’s World Energy Outlook published by IEA finds that the extraordinary growth in oil and…
Bulk carrier owners & charterers Safe Bulkers, Inc. reports results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2012, pays reduced dividend.Extract from Q3 2012 results Net revenue for the third quarter of 2012 increased by 10…
Harrold van der Meer has joined the KOTUG group and will succeed Dorus Knegtel, the current COO & Vice President Business Development.Harrold van der Meer has a maritime background and more than 20 years experience in technical and operational management within the P&O Nedlloyd / Maersk Group…
TBS Shipping Board of Directors appoint the Company’s co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, Gregg McNelis, to Chief Executive Officer & President. TBS Shipping Limited (TBS) provides worldwide shipping solutions to industrial shippers through its Five Star Service: ocean transportation…
Signet Maritime Corporation, vessel services & logistics providers, promote 31-year veteran as General Manager, Traffic & Business Development.Previously Senior Manager of Traffic and Business Development for Signet’s Pascagoula Division…
WISTA (Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association) UAE Chapter announce forthcoming meeting, port tour.WISTA is an international organisation for women in management positions involved in maritime transportation business and related trades…
US-based shipyard Conrad Industries Inc. announce third quarter and 9 months ended 30, Sept. 2012 financial results and backlog.For the quarter ended September 30, 2012, Conrad had net income of $4.4 million and earnings per diluted share of $0…
BP Exploration and Production Inc. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Felony Manslaughter, Environmental Crimes and Obstruction of Congress Surrounding Deepwater Horizon Incident; BP Agrees to Pay a Record $4 Billion in Criminal Fines and Penalties Two…
Crew of Crowley-Managed Ocean Titan Awarded for Heroism at Sea with 2012 AOTOS Mariners’ Plaque. Officers and crewmembers of the Crowley Maritime Corp.-managed M/V Ocean Titan were recently honored with a 2012 Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS)…
BAE Systems entered into a definitive agreement with American Maritime Holdings, Inc. to acquire Marine Hydraulics International, Inc. (“MHI”), a privately held company that operates a shipyard, pier and waterfront facilities in Norfolk, Va…
The International Shipping Federation (ISF), which represents maritime employers globally, says that the low level of implementation of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 185, concerning the facilitation of shore leave and crew transits…
Corporate Attorney Kritzman Joins Firm as Shareholder. Fowler White Burnett, P.A. said that Mr. Robert Kritzman has joined the firm as a Shareholder at the Fowler White Burnett downtown Miami office working in their general practice group…
Among container Carriers, Maersk Line currently has the largest number of vessels idle. A report by shipping analyst Alphaliner (Vol. 2012, Issue 46) reveals Maersk Line as the carrier with most vessels idled, currently 14 units with an aggregate capacity of 94…
The NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson wraps up an exceptionally eventful field season.After 193 days away from home, the hydrographic survey vessel completed 14, 768.9 linear nautical miles of survey that covered 352 square nautical miles of area in Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound…
Atlantic Petroleum gains entry to Norwegian Continental Shelf energy exploration through acquisition of Emergy Exploration AS.Atlantic Petroleum has issued a voluntary offer for 100% of the shares in Emergy Exploration AS, an independent…