People & Company News


Braemar Extends its Commitment to the Industry

Aug 15, 2012

Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association) has announced that the next of its popular programme of Port and Shipyard Familiarisation courses will be run in conjunction with the U35 Marine Insurance Group.Providing a practical insight into port operations…

Jensen Maritime Open New Orleans Office

Aug 15, 2012

New Location Strategically Positions Jensen along U.S. Gulf, West and East Coasts.Seattle-based Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime Corporation company, announced today that it has expanded its presence to the U.S. Gulf with the establishment of a third office in New Orleans…

Hempel Launches High-Solids Antifouling

Aug 15, 2012

Hempel is launching high-solids versions of their Globic, Oceanic and Olympic antifoulings, which offer optimized features and stronger ROI, according to the company.The new versions, Globic 9000, Globic 6000, Oceanic+ and Olympic+, have been optimized to offer the benefits of high-solids…

Hamburg Süd Christens Containership in China

Aug 15, 2012

On Wednesday, August 15, 2012, Hamburg Süd celebrated the christening of its container ship “Santa Barbara” at the Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) in Shenzhen (People’s Republic of China). Sponsor of the “Santa Barbara” was Johanna Oetker…

Hapag-Lloyd Report Business Turn-around in Q2 2012

Aug 15, 2012

Hapag-Lloyd substantially increases rate, revenue & result in a successful Q2 2012 turn-around.Following a seasonally weak first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd achieved a turnaround in the second quarter of 2012, improving its result by more thanEUR 125 million compared to Q1…

Sunken Treasure Hunters Odyssey Report Progress

Aug 15, 2012

Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. report their progress on work on 'SS Gairsoppa' & 'HMS Victory'.The chartered vessel working on the SS Gairsoppa project, the Seabed Worker, will make a scheduled port call in Cork, Ireland, beginning August 15…

Moller-Maersk Group On the Right Track Says CEO

Aug 15, 2012

Danish shipper and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk expects to do better this year than last despite a 2 percent drop in Q2 2012 earnings.Extracts from the interim financial report for the 2nd quarter 2012:“We deliver a fairly satisfactory result for the second quarter…

Swiber Holdings Report Profit Surge

Aug 15, 2012

Singapore-based offshore energy group Swiber Holdings issues its Q2 & HY 2012 financial report.Swiber Holdings provide offshore construction, offshore marine, subsea & offshore development services.2Q 2012 highlights: Net Profit surges 66…

Jensen Maritime Opens US Gulf Office, Hiring Staff

Aug 14, 2012

Jensen Maritime, subsidiary of Crowley Maritime, opens an office in New Orleans giving to access U.S. Gulf, West and East Coasts.Seattle-based Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., is a naval architecture and marine engineering firm owned by Crowley Maritime Corporation…

Integrated Maritime Operations System Upgraded by Veson

Aug 14, 2012

Veson Nautical announce IMOS7, an update to its maritime business software.US-based Veson Nautical, founded in 1979, is a provider of maritime commercial management and trading software solutions.The new version delivers client-driven features…

Shipbuilders STX Europe Report Good Earnings in Q2

Aug 14, 2012

STX Europe report increased operating revenues, but cruise & ferry sector showed lower than expected activity in Q2 2012.STX Europe achieved operating revenues of NOK 5 651 million in second quarter 2012, an increase of NOK 782 million compared…

Saab Sea Giraffe Naval Radar

Aug 14, 2012

Naval Radar Experts Meet to Share Experiences and Suggest ImprovementsUsers of the Saab Sea Giraffe naval radar are meeting this week in San Diego to share their experiences with the operation and support of the Sea Giraffe family of naval surveillance radars…

Clay Maitland to Keynote SHIPPINGInsight Fleet Optimization Conference

Aug 14, 2012

Joins More than 30 International Maritime Industry Speakers. Clay Maitland, managing partner of International Registries, Inc., which administers the Marshall Islands Ship Registry, the third largest registry in the world, will be the keynote…

Can U.S. Measure Up to Panama Canal Expansion?

Aug 14, 2012

Panama Canal expansion will bring higher volumes, larger vessels, new trading patterns, trends analysed in a new report.As the completion of the Panama Canal expansion nears, a number of concerns have surfaced regarding the ability of U.S…

Maritime Life Historical Anthology Free Offer

Aug 14, 2012

BiblioLabs & the British Library make hundreds of historic works from the popular 19th Century Historical Collection available.BiblioBoard is a free iPad® app that offers a platform to explore places, events, people and themes from across the centuries…

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