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Noreq - Bergen Group Dreggen Join Forces in Brazil

Apr 21, 2010

The two Norwegian companies, Noreq and Bergen Group Dreggen have recently established their office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both the companies are well known as suppliers of quality marine equipment to both the offshore and shipping industry world-wide…

Chemoil Appoints Valenzuela to Latin America

Apr 20, 2010

SGX Mainboard-listed Chemoil (SGX-ST: CHEL.SI) has appointed Veronica Valenzuela as Managing Director of one of its operating subsidiaries, Chemoil Latin America Inc. Valenzuela joined Chemoil in 2009 and has more than 30 years of industry experience…

Kongsberg Maritime Tech Opens in St. Petersburg

Apr 20, 2010

The office of the new wholly owned Kongsberg Maritime Company, Kongsberg Maritime Tech LLC was officially opened in St. Petersburg, Russia on 23rd March 2010. The new Kongsberg Maritime company has been established to further strengthen Kongsberg…

Jo-Kell is Authorized N-TRON Distributor

Apr 20, 2010

Jo-Kell Inc., an electrical distribution and engineering company, is now an authorized distributor of N-TRON, a company who develops, manufactures, and markets industrial network products. N-TRON’s products are used in a wide variety of applications including wind farms…

Starlight Marine Trains with USCG

Apr 20, 2010

Starlight Marine Services, a full service marine transportation provider and subsidiary of Harley Marine Services, has collaborated with the United States Coast Guard to conduct on the water rescue training.  The first training was conducted on January 15 and the more recent was on April 1…

WEG Supplies New Fuel-Efficient PSV Petrel

Apr 19, 2010

WEG electric motors, generators, transformers, electrical switchboards and an automation system for energy management are all providing optimized operation on the first of a new generation of more fuel efficient cargo vessels built by Wilson Sons UltraTug Offshore…

Willingham Joins Tidewater’s Management Team

Apr 19, 2010

Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced that Deborah Willingham has joined Tidewater as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Willingham will report to Chairman, President and CEO Dean Taylor, and will be responsible for worldwide Human Resources for the company…

Diana Shipping Contract for Dry Bulk Carriers

Apr 19, 2010

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), a global shipping transportation company specializing in dry bulk cargoes, announced that it has signed, through its 100% owned subsidiaries, two shipbuilding contracts with China Shipbuilding Trading Company…

Intermoor Project for Noble Energy

Apr 19, 2010

InterMoor Inc., an Acteon company, has been awarded a preset mooring project for Noble Energy offshore Equatorial Guinea. InterMoor will be providing the design, engineering, procurement and installation services for preset moorings in the Aseng Field…

Duke of Kent Visits IHC Engineering

Apr 16, 2010

HRH The Duke of Kent recently visited IHC Engineering Business (EB) touring the company’s Stocksfield (Northumberland) office and meeting members of the EB team including Chairman, Dr Tony Trapp and Managing Director, Toby Bailey.“It is a great honour to have received this visit…

New Odessa Office for Wilhelmsen Ships Service

Apr 16, 2010

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has relocated its Odessa office to upgraded premises. The new offices, situated in the busy Ukrainian Black Sea port, offer a modern, safe and accessible environment for staff and customers.“Our new and modern offices…

Inland Marine Underwriters 80th Anniversary

Apr 16, 2010

The Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) will be celebrating its 80th anniversary, during its annual meeting, this May at the Kingsmill Resort & Conference Center in Williamsburg, VA, May 16-19, 2010.Rich Soja, the current IMUA chairman…

Teekay Selects ABS Nautical Systems

Apr 15, 2010

ABS Nautical Systems has been selected by Teekay Corporation, which moves more than 10 percent of the world’s seaborne oil, as their fleet management software provider.  Teekay will be replacing a legacy management software system…

New Marine Hydrawrap Distributor

Apr 15, 2010

HydraTech Engineered Products of Cincinnati, Ohio has selected the Great Lakes Group and Puerto Rico Towing as exclusive distributors of Marine HydraWrap. The Great Lakes Group, located in Cleveland, Ohio, operates a full service shipyard and specializes in all types of marine repair services…

Wallenius Wilhelmsen GHG Emissions Cert

Apr 15, 2010

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, a global shipping and logistics company, has become the first shipping company to receive formal 3rd party verification of its inventory processes for green house gas emissions. “Guided by our future vision of a zero-emissions supply chain…

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