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Vivian Quenet Joins KVH to Manage Rapidly Expanding Growth Opportunities in Asia

Mar 14, 2011

KVH selects maritime satellite communications industry expert with 11 years of experience to lead sales efforts throughout the Asia-Pacific regionMIDDLETOWN, RI – KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) is pleased to name Mr. Vivian Quenet as its new vice president of sales…

Rolls-Royce Expands in Rotterdam

Mar 14, 2011

Rolls-Royce opened its newly expanded and modernised Marine Service Centre in the Port of Rotterdam. The investment marks the latest stage in the development of a global Marine Service Centre network, which currently comprises dedicated repair activities in 34 countries…

TEN Reports 4Q Results

Mar 14, 2011

18th consecutive year of profitability Company declares quarterly dividend of $0.15 payable in April 2011 Total dividends reach $333 million since 2002 NYSE listing 2010 HIGHLIGHTS- Voyage revenues of $408.0 million. - Operating income of $80…

OilCareers.com Joins Forces With Air Energi To Announce Latest Oil & Gas Workforce Survey

Mar 14, 2011

Joint report anticipates a continual rise in recruitment with a steeper salary hike in the first half of 2011March 14, 2011: Salaries in the global oil and gas industry are to increase throughout 2011 according to a joint report from OilCareers…

UK P&I Club’s ‘Legal Briefing’ Focusses on BW Management

Mar 14, 2011

The UK P&I Club has chosen to focus its latest Legal Briefing publication on the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, adopted by the IMO in 2004. Implementation of the Convention is now…

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)…

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