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Resolve Completes Removal of LPG Cargo

Jun 21, 2012

Following weeks of preparation and more than seven days of intensive, round-the-clock operations, RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, (ASIA) Pte Ltd. announced that more than 1000 MT of volatile LPG 1- Butene have been removed from the stranded and  wrecked freighter LPG OBERON  in the Taiwan Strait…

Liquid Robotics, Schlumberger Form Oil & Gas Joint Venture

Jun 21, 2012

Liquid Robotics, Inc. and Schlumberger announced the creation of Liquid Robotics Oil & Gas, a joint venture to develop services for the oil and gas industry using Wave Gliders, the world’s first wave-powered, autonomous marine vehicles. The…

Concordia Maritime Orders Tankers

Jun 21, 2012

Concordia Maritime signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), China for the delivery of two chemical parcel tankers of approx. 50,000 dwt at the end of 2014/beginning of 2015. The investment amounts to around $78.6m and…

Statoil, Rosneft Sign Deal

Jun 21, 2012

Statoil and Rosneft today signed agreements on joint bidding for exploration licenses in the Norwegian Barents Sea and on Joint Technical Evaluation covering two Russian onshore assets. This concludes the first implementation agreements envisaged…

Bourbon Sets Up Financing Deal

Jun 21, 2012

BOURBON announces the establishment of new financing for a total of 420 million euros.The financing takes the form of a new Club Deal for a total of 240 million euros with a syndicate of 8 French banks on one hand and on the other hand BOURBON’s…

Marit Arnstad Leaves Statoil Board

Jun 20, 2012

Marit Arnstad has announced that she will resign from her position as deputy chair and member of the board of directors in Statoil ASA (OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) effective immediately. The nomination committee in Statoil will start its search for a new board member…

Braemar Shipping Appoints New Chief Executive

Jun 20, 2012

The board of Braemar Shipping Services PLC (“Braemar”, “the Group” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of James Kidwell as Chief Executive with effect from today.  James Kidwell, age 50, is Group Finance Director and has worked for Braemar in that role since June 2002…

SafeOps: Dredging Industry Full Ahead

Jun 20, 2012

Safety experts both in and out of the maritime industry have for years been urging companies to restructure their organizational charts and erase the traditional division between Safety and Operations Departments in favor of disseminating safety responsibilities throughout operational divisions…

Keppel Corporation Appoints New Board Director

Jun 20, 2012

Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Tan Puay Chiang (陈培璋) as Independent Director on the Board with effect from June 20, 2012.Mr Tan, 65, is a veteran in the oil, gas and petrochemicals sector…

Jobs Plentiful for 2012 Maritime Academy Graduates

Jun 20, 2012

With more than 1,500 young men and women graduating from the seven U.S. maritime academies this year, employment opportunities for the class of 2012 remain plentiful, according to the American Maritime Partnership.   “We congratulate the maritime academy graduates for passing the extensive U…

Marine Managing Director Awarded an MBE

Jun 19, 2012

Patrick is currently involved in a number of business activities, which include the role of Managing Director for Munster Simms Engineering as well as working on behalf of Invest NI, and a number of privately owned manufacturing companies as an Independent Business Advisor…

Sonardyne at 50th Marine Measurement Forum

Jun 19, 2012

This month saw the 50th Marine Measurement Forum (MMF) take place at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Tuesday 12th June where Sonardyne International Ltd’s Engineering Director, Simon Partridge, was invited to present.  Held within the prestigious…

New MD for Damen Shiprepair Götaverken

Jun 19, 2012

Damen Shiprepair Götaverken aims to be the best within the Nordic countries, according to its new strategy. As part of this focus, Ms Monica Svenner has been appointed as the new MD. Ms Svenner has wide industrial experience as MD for several international companies…

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Graduates 219

Jun 19, 2012

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) has awarded degrees & licences to 219 new potential leaders in the mercantile marineCaptain Mark Kelly, Class of '86 and a former NASA astronaut, gave the commencement address before a crowd of more than 2…

Globe Wireless: July Release of R6 for Globe iFusion

Jun 18, 2012

Globe Wireless said that  its latest software release, R6 for Globe iFusion,will be launched in July 2012 and will be a free upgrade to all existing users. The software will feature the following enhancements:  a Fixed-Multiple Voice solution for Fleet Broadband…

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