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Manning Agency Blacklisting Blights Seafarers

Oct 23, 2012

The Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) writes to condemn crewing agency practice of blacklisting certain seafarers.The text of the letter by John Green, AoS Director of Development was published in the UK Financial Times:'Sir, The report “Construction…

Caterpillar Reports Good Q3 2012, But ...

Oct 23, 2012

Caterpillar Inc. announces strong improvement in its Third-Quarter 2012 results, but outlook not so bright.Caterpillar Inc. announce third-quarter 2012 sales and revenues of $16.445 billion, a 5-percent increase from third-quarter 2011 sales and revenues of $15…

Pole Star & Mackay Sign Distributorship Agreement

Oct 23, 2012

Mackay Communications joins Pole Star’s wide marine market network of approved distributors.Mackay will offer Pole Star’s portfolio of products and services including Fleet Management, Alert Advanced Ship Security Alert System (SSAS), Marine Asset Tracker (MAT)…

Crowley Scholarship Helps Fund CMA Cadet

Oct 22, 2012

California Maritime Academy (CMA) Cadet David Hoyt granted Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship.The award was presented to Hoyt by Crowley’s Victoria Ellis, administrator, marine personnel, during the…

Subsea Services New J/V: FMC Partners Edison Chouest

Oct 22, 2012

FMC Technologies and Edison Chouest Offshore team up in subsea services joint venture with new base in Houston, Texas.Utilizing the subsea technologies, tooling and expertise of FMC Technologies, and the vessel, port logistics and ROV operations of Edison Chouest Offshore…

North Wales Offshore Wind Trainees Breeze Through Program

Oct 22, 2012

Six offshore wind energy trainees from North Wales have successfully completed a year-long training program with the UK’s only dedicated academy for the offshore wind industry and are ready to take up positions in this rapidly expanding industry…

CH2M HILL Announces Two Key NE Leadership Appointments

Oct 22, 2012

CH2M HILL (www.ch2mhill.com), a global full-service consulting, design, construction, and operations firm, announces two key leadership appointments in the Northeast.  With the 2011 acquisitions of Halcrow and Booz Allen Hamilton’s (BAH) State and Local Transit Consulting business…

Shane Elliott, Joe Larochelle Join CBMM

Oct 22, 2012

Shane Elliott of Knoxville, TN and Joe Larochelle of Quebec, QC have joined the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD as shipwright apprentices.Elliott recently completed a nine-month diploma program at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock…

William Franks Joins Global Seas

Oct 22, 2012

Global Seas, LLC is proud to announce William Franks has been appointed to the position as the Director of Marketing and Business Development.  Mr. Franks broad background in the marine and hospitality industries will continue the success…

Northrop Grumman Names Executive for San Diego

Oct 22, 2012

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it has appointed retired U.S. Navy Capt. Robert W. 'Brick' Nelson director and corporate lead executive for company business in San Diego. Nelson reports to Timothy C. Jones, vice president…

BSM to Manage Thenamaris LNG Newbuilds

Oct 22, 2012

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the ship management contracts for three TFDE 160,000 cu m capacity LNGCs belonging to Thenamaris LNG Inc.The vessels are due for delivery from Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd…

IMO SecGen Receives ASRY Donation at Bahrain Event

Oct 22, 2012

Following Bahrain's 2012 IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event, Mr. Sekimizu received US$50,000, from ASRY towards IMO’s maritime security activities.The cheque from local shipbuilding and repairers ASRY was presented by Daij Bin Salman Al Khalifa…

MASTECH Sharjah Conference 2013

Oct 21, 2012

Industry rofessionals will confer at ‘MASTECH 2013’ on naval architecture, shipbuilding, oil & gas during the Gulf Maritime Trade Fair in UAE.For the second consecutive edition, MAST the Middle East Alumni of Ship Technology and Expo Centre Sharjah…

Globe Express Opens Saudi Terminal Yard

Oct 21, 2012

Globe Express Services (Overseas Group) opens terminal yard in Dammam to complete logistics facilities in Jeddah & Riyadh.The company's Dammam Terminal Yard, is a 23,000 sqm facility that includes an open storage area, warehouses, and office…

Seaspan Breaks Ground on $200m Shipyard Modernization Project

Oct 19, 2012

A groundbreaking ceremony today at Vancouver Shipyards, in North Vancouver marks a significant milestone in the re-development of the shipyard into a world-class facility that will build a new generation of vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy…

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