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Obituary: William B. Hamilton, Jr.

Mar 14, 2011

William B. Hamilton, Jr., of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and formerly Executive Vice President of Sea-Land Service, Inc., and President and CEO of its affiliate, Monterey Transportation Co., Inc., died February 18, 2011, according to his son, William B…

Vantage Drilling Company Announces Agreement to Provide Construction Management Services for Two Aker Drilling Ultra Deepwater Drillships

Mar 11, 2011

Vantage Drilling Company ('Vantage, or the 'Company') (NYSE Amex: VTG.U) (NYSE Amex: VTG) (NYSE Amex: VTG.WS) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to provide services related to design, construction and commissioning on…

Dry Bulk Shippers Fail to Benefit From Trade Growth

Mar 11, 2011

The Bedford Report Provides Analyst Research on Genco & Diana ShippingNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - March 10, 2011) - The bulk and tanker sectors of the shipping industry have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this year. Both…

Boatracs Announces Strategic Partnership with Software Provider

Mar 11, 2011

- Partnership with TransIT Solutions to Accelerate Time to Market -San Diego, California, March 8, 2011: Boatracs Inc., a leader in providing integrated communications and software solutions to the maritime industry, announced today it is building a powerful new web-based software platform…

FMC Technologies Receives $125 Million Order From Petrobras

Mar 11, 2011

FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) announced today that it has received a $125 million order from Petrobras (NYSE: PBR, PBRA), Brazil's national oil company, to supply equipment for use in their oil and gas developments offshore Brazil.The order…

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. to Participate in the Natural Products Expo West Trade Show

Mar 11, 2011

HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: HQS) ('HQS' or the 'Company'), a leader in the production and marketing of health products derived from marine based raw materials as well as Tilapia resulting from vertically integrated operations…

Hamburg Süd Celebrates Christening of a 7,100 TEU Container Ship

Feb 23, 2011

Hamburg, 22 February 2011. On Monday, 21 February 2011, as part of a customer event, Hamburg Süd christened the “Santa Isabel” in Singapore. She is the second of ten identical container vessels with a capacity of 7,100 TEU each. This makes them not only the largest ships ever built for Hamburg Süd…

Bremner Joins Multi Service

Feb 21, 2011

Multi Service, the transaction management company responsible for online bunker procurement technology currently utilized by major government entities worldwide, announced today the addition of James Bremner to the maritime solutions team. Bremner…

BV, Russian Register Sign Agreement

Feb 21, 2011

Bureau Veritas (BV) and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) signed a three-year co-operation agreement covering the development of joint guidelines for LNG carriers and Offshore Floating Production Units (FPUs).Pierre Besse, Vice-President Research and Development for BV…

WCI Honors Congressman Rogers

Feb 18, 2011

Congressman Hal Rogers (R-KY), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee (center), was presented Waterways Council, Inc.'s (WCI) 10th Annual Leadership Service Award from Cornel Martin, WCI President and CEO (left) and Rick Calhoun, WCI Chairman of the Board (right)…

Seaport Chartering Adopts ShipDecision Technology.

Feb 18, 2011

Seaport Chartering Corporation selected ShipDecision technology for its New York Brokerage. Seaport President Frank Messina commented, “My team is using the technology to manage the high volume of information we receive via email every day.…

Neilson Appointed Academic Dean at Webb

Feb 18, 2011

Webb Institute announced the appointment of Mr. Richard P. Neilson as its next Academic Dean.  Neilson will assume responsibility for the academic program on July 1 of this year, succeeding Dr. Roger H. Compton, Dean since 1998.Mr. Neilson…

WSS Expands US Ports Services with Jo Tankers

Feb 11, 2011

A new contract to supply ships services to one of the world’s largest chemical transportation fleets, Jo Tankers, has strengthened Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s port coverage for the customer in the USA.  Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has been contracted to provide services in the ports of Houston…

Liberian-Flag Fleet Doubles in 10 Years

Feb 01, 2011

The Liberian-flag fleet posted record growth figures in 2010 and has now doubled in size in the ten years since the management of the Liberian Registry was assumed by the US-based Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR).The…

Veson Nautical Expands, Opens Oslo Office

Feb 01, 2011

Veson Nautical expanded its corporate HQ and opened a new office in Oslo, Norway, to accommodate growth of more than 410% over the past five years and 70% in the past year, according to the company. In May, the company will relocate its corporate…

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