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Liberty Maritime Corporation Announces Change in Union Affiliation

Oct 03, 2011

Liberty Maritime Corporation (Liberty Maritime) of Lake Success, New York today announced that it has entered into a new collective bargaining agreement with the American Maritime Officers (AMO) union under which the AMO will provide U.S. citizen…

Shipdex Steering Committee and Maintenance Group meetings

Oct 03, 2011

On 20-21 September 2011 the Shipdex Protocol Steering Committee (SPSC) and Maintenance Group (SPMG) met in La Spezia (IT) at SpecTec Head office premises.The meetings were attended by the founder members Alfa Laval, Grimaldi Group, MacGregor…

ICS Pushes CO2 Compensation Fund

Oct 03, 2011

ICS Says CO2 Compensation Fund Could Help Sea Ports Adapt To Climate Change. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose member national shipowners' associations represent more than 80% of the world merchant fleet, has participated…

Ocean Towing with Z-Drives

Oct 03, 2011

Western Towboat leads the way with tractor tugs. For a first-hand look at how tractor tugs are used for ocean towing on the West Coast, I took a ride on the first Titan class vessel built by Western Towboat out of Seattle, Wash. The 108…

SLSMC Receives 72-Hour Strike Notice From CAW

Oct 03, 2011

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) was served with a notice by the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) at 12:00 noon today of its intent to begin strike action on Monday, October 3rd at 12:00 noon. The CAW represents the Seaway’s 475 unionized employees…

Coast Guard, NOAA Nab Drift Net Violator

Oct 03, 2011

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday that, in cooperation with federal and international partners, it has seized a fishing vessel and crew suspected of large-scale illegal high-seas drift net fishing in the North Pacific Ocean and is delivering…

New Marine Products Director for WSS

Oct 03, 2011

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has strengthened its commitment to the development of its market-leading Unitor portfolio of maintenance and repair, equipment and products with the  appointment of a new Business Director for Marine Products. Danny…

Anderson, Golonka Awarded 2010 Crowley Trophies

Oct 03, 2011

Join Exclusive Group of Recipients of Crowley's Highest Honor    Ketra Anderson, director of Crowley Maritime Corporation's Safety, Security, Quality and Environmental (SSQE) team, and Mike Golonka, general manager of ship management, were awarded 2010 Thomas Crowley trophies…

Crewsaver Appoint New Sales & Marketing Director

Sep 30, 2011

Crewsaver, a manufacturer of lifejackets and water-sports equipment, has appointed David Ellis as its new Sales & Marketing Director. The high profile appointment will strengthen the Gosport-based business as it seeks to take advantage of new opportunities to develop the Crewsaver…

Keppel Shipyard Secures S$142 Million Contracts

Sep 30, 2011

Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) has secured three conversion contracts worth a total of S$142 million. These conversion contracts are to convert a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Carrier to a Floating Storage Unit (FSU), a VLCC tanker to a…

The Underwater Centre Wins Top Award At Inaugural Ceremony

Sep 30, 2011

The Underwater Centre has picked up a top award at the inaugural Energy North Awards Ceremony held in Inverness, Thursday, September 29.The Centre triumphed in the Best Oil and Gas Industry Service Supplier category. The Best Oil and Gas Industry…

STX Marine Promotes Carroll

Sep 30, 2011

STX Marine Inc. announced that Mike Carroll has been promoted to the position of Vice President – Operations for the Houston office.  He has been with the company for 10 years and has been instrumental in expanding the capabilities and profile…

Continental Receives Star Status From OSHA

Sep 30, 2011

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) announced that its subsidiary, Continental Maritime of San Diego (CMSD), has been recognized for exemplary shipyard safety and received 'star' status in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Projection Program (VPP)…

New NOL Group CEO Takes Over Tomorrow

Sep 30, 2011

NOL Group has completed the transition to a new CEO and that Ng Yat Chung will take the helm of the global transport and logistics company October 1, 2011.  Mr. Ng, an NOL Executive Director since May, will succeed Ron Widdows who retires from the company Dec…

Teledyne TSS Introduces New DMS-500 Motion Sensor

Sep 29, 2011

A new range of motion sensors specially developed for commercial marine applications has been introduced by Teledyne TSS. The DMS 500 range has been launched to meet the needs of users who require a conservatively priced, top-quality motion sensor with Ethernet connectivity…

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