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Inmarsat Makes North American Team Appointments

Apr 11, 2011

Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT) today announced two new appointments to its North American teams.David Helfgott becomes President of Inmarsat, Inc and Head of Business Development, Americas and Peter Hadinger joins Inmarsat Global Xpress™ as President of Inmarsat Government Services Inc (IGSI)…

Austal Unveils LNG Report

Apr 11, 2011

Austal has unveiled its study on the application of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel for several types of ferries, as an alternative to traditional fuel options in medium and high speed vessels.Austal’s success is centred on the design…

Cargotec Delivers Its First Zero Emission(TM) RTGs to Asia

Apr 07, 2011

Cargotec has completed the delivery of six Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes featuring Zero Emission(TM) technology to Vietnam's terminal operator Saigon Newport (SNP) and its subsidiaries, Tan Cang Logistics Joint Stock Company (TCL) and Tan Cang Warehousing Joint Stock Company (TCW)…

Liberia issues first Maritime Labour Convention Certificate

Apr 04, 2011

THE Liberian Registry has carried out the first ship inspection for compliance with the ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), ahead of its entry into force.The inspection was performed on board the 7,000 teu containership UASC Yanbu…

Wilhelmsen Ships Service Moves Towards Ships Spares Success

Apr 01, 2011

Wilhelmsen Ships Service is preparing to move to Phase 2 of its recently launched Ships Spares Logistics (SSL) “First Mile to Last Mile” offer.This service provides a single point of contact for managing the delivery of spare parts from manufacturer to vessel…

ClassNK Expands China Service Network

Mar 31, 2011

Leading Class Society Establishes New Office in Shenzhen31 March 2011 – ClassNK officially announced the opening of a new exclusive surveyor office in Shenzen today. The ClassNK Shenzhen Office becomes the 11th office the society has opened in China…

International Marine Transport and MOL Agree on Merger

Mar 31, 2011

ROTTERDAM, 31 March 2011 – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that two of its group companies—International Marine Transport Co., Ltd. and MOL Tankship Management Ltd. – have agreed to merge effective April 1…

J.F. Lehman & Company Adds Three Members to Operating Executive Board

Mar 29, 2011

NEW YORK – J.F. Lehman & Company, a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on the defense, aerospace and maritime sectors, is pleased to announce the addition of the Honorable Michael J. Bayer, General John D.W. Corley, USAF (Ret…

ClassNK Mr. Ueda Speech as IACS Chairman at CMA Shipping

Mar 24, 2011

March 23 (Tokyo) – ClassNK Chairman and President Noboru Ueda recently spoke at the CMA Shipping 2011 conference held in Stamford, Connecticut in the U.S. from 21 through 23 March 2011.  Mr. Ueda spoke as the Chairman of IACS on the topic of…

Fugro Survey Limited Presentation To The RNLI Aberdeen

Mar 18, 2011

In order to reduce its impact on the environment, Fugro Survey Limited has been sending out electronic Christmas cards to its friends across the industry over the last few years.  Not only does this reduce resources of paper and emissions, it also reduces costs…

Frosch - Marine & Offshore Specialty Team

Mar 18, 2011

FROSCH, a Travel Management Company in the US, with dual headquarters in Houston and New York, has recently created and hired a Marine and Offshore Specialty Team with a combined 100 years of experience in crew rotation management (Led by Managing Director and Industry Veteran – Gina Crawford)…

Kittiwake Appoints Dedicated Business Development Manager

Mar 16, 2011

Strong new product pipeline for 2011 to enhance ongoing business growth  Kittiwake Developments, a leading global provider of asset protection technology, today announced the appointment of Dr Steve Dye as its first dedicated Business Development Manager…

Japan Drilling Company awards $210m jackup contract to Keppel

Mar 15, 2011

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured a contract worth about $210 million from Japan Drilling Company (JDC) to build a KFELS Super B Class jackup rig.Slated for delivery in the first quarter of 2013, the rig will be JDC's first newbuild…

CMA CGM Group Launches its Eco-calculator

Mar 14, 2011

CMA CGM Group announces the launching as from April of an eco-calculator accessible to all its customers via its e-business platform.Measuring the environmental impact of their supply chain has become an increasingly important issue for many companies…

China Analyst’s Top 10 Marine Transportation Stocks with Highest Return on Equity

Mar 14, 2011

The financial website China Analyst has released their calculations for the top 10 marine transportation stocks with highest Return on Equity (ROE) ratio over the past year. Return on equity shows a company's efficiency in making profits from shareholders' equity…

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