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Seaports Association Elects 2011-12 Board

Sep 21, 2011

Virginia Port Authority Executive Director Named Chairman; Two Past AAPA Board Directors Receive Distinguished Service Award.  Virginia Port Authority Executive Director Jerry Bridges was formally installed on Sept. 15 as the American…

Tug Malta Chooses Royston for Engine Monitoring System

Sep 21, 2011

Tug Malta, the only company licensed for towage operations in Malta, is having a Royston enginei fuel consumption monitoring system fitted to its newest tug. The vessel is currently under construction at the Zamakona yard in Spain and when it…

Climate Change Impacts on Ports and Trade

Sep 21, 2011

Expert Meeting on “Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Challenge for Global Ports” Ports are likely to be affected directly and indirectly by climate changes, such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events and rising temperatures…

DIVEX Wins Funding From Carbon Trust

Sep 21, 2011

International diving equipment technology company Divex are delighted to announce they have been selected by the Carbon Trust for support within the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme for their Launch and Recovery technology. The…

Dubai Maritime City Authority Spearheads Effort to Establish UAE Bunker Standard

Sep 21, 2011

DMCA focuses on key issues covering safety, environmental sustainability and dispute resolution in bunkering industry. Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government entity in-charge of regulating and supervising all aspects of the maritime sector in Dubai…

ExxonMobil, Greek Ship Owners Celebrate 50-Year Partnership

Sep 20, 2011

ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants and the Greek Group, a collection of likeminded Greek shipping families, celebrated a 50-year business partnership this summer, representing the oil company’s longest-running supply agreement with a Marine customer organization…

Crude Carriers: Approval of Merger with CPP

Sep 20, 2011

Crude Carriers Corp. (NYSE: CRU) announced that, at a special meeting of Crude shareholders held today in Piraeus, Greece, its shareholders have approved the proposal to adopt the merger agreement dated May 5, 2011 providing for theacquisition of Crude by Capital Product Partners L…

TE Subcom, Alcatel-Lucen t Extend Subsea Comms Pact

Sep 20, 2011

TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company, and Alcatel-Lucent announced an expansion to their joint maintenance program for submarine optical communication links throughout the Pacific basin. The Pacific End-to-End Maintenance Solution boosts…

NOAA to Deliver More Charts, Faster

Sep 20, 2011

Revolutionary Change in NOAA Nautical Chart Production Means More Products, Faster, for Maritime Use.   NOAA's development of a new navigational chart processing system, designed to meet the changing needs of the maritime community, moves into initial limited production on September 21…

Tognum to Reduce Size of Executive Board

Sep 20, 2011

In January 2011, the first step taken by Tognum to establish a new global sales organisation came into force. The new organization is designed to improve the service and support provided for the company’s existing customers and above all to…

Kirby Expects Strong 3Q Earnings

Sep 20, 2011

Expected result compares with $.57 per share for the 2010 third quarter, fueled by continued strong inland marine transportation and land-based diesel engine services markets. Kirby to announce 2011 third quarter results on Wednesday, October 26…

Bureau Veritas Extends Russian partnerships

Sep 20, 2011

Bureau Veritas is extending its partnerships in the Russian shipping and offshore sector, focussing on High Arctic offshore projects. Bureau Veritas and the Russian Register are working together to provide basic design review for the Shtokman FPU for the two tenderers: SAIPEM…

Chinese Yard Launches SUPER GREEN 8500 for Carisbrooke

Sep 20, 2011

On Monday September 26, the Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Ltd. will launch Yno YZJ2010-931, the first vessel of the ‘SUPER GREEN 8500’ type for Carisbrooke Shipping.With this vessel the yard is the first Chinese shipyard launching a vessel with a Groot Cross-Bow®…

Isle of Man Registry Backs Seafarers’ Rights

Sep 20, 2011

Seafarers’ rights took a significant step forward after a “Declaration of Principles” agreement was signed which gives seafarers serving on Isle of Man-registered ships better living and employment conditions and pay. Formalizing years of hard work to protect seafarers’ interests…

$44 Million Settlement in 2007 San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge Crash and Spill

Sep 20, 2011

Oil Spill Proceeds Of Settlement to Fund Projects and Restore Natural Resources Largest Oil Pollution Act Settlement in History of the Law. Federal, state and Bay-area officials announced a comprehensive civil settlement with the owners and operators of the M/V Cosco Busan…

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