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Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Names Beffa CEO

Dec 21, 2021

Edouard Louis-Dreyfus, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs' chairman of the executive board, has decided, in agreement with the supervisory board chaired by Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, to adopt a new governance for the French shipping company effective January 1…

Port of Oakland Appoints Richardson as New Port Attorney

Dec 21, 2021

A veteran lawyer involved in every major Port of Oakland project over the last 13 years has been named Port Attorney. The port appointed Mary Richardson, effective December 31, 2021, to succeed Michele Heffes who’s retiring. This appointment was made during last Thursday's regular Board meeting…

UAE Joins the Association of Asian Classification Societies

Dec 21, 2021

The Emirates Classification Society (TASNEEF), an initiative of the UAE’s Ministry of Defense, announced it has been accepted as a member in the Association of Asian Classification Societies (ACS) following a detailed evaluation of its technical…

WFW Announces New Athens Office Head

Dec 20, 2021

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) announced that, following the election of George Paleokrassas as the firm’s senior partner, partner Alexia Hatzimichalis will be taking over as Athens office head.Hatzimichalis, who joined the firm in 2001 and made partner in 2014…

Pritchard Hired as Port of Seattle Commission Chief of Staff

Dec 17, 2021

Aaron Pritchard has been hired as Chief of Staff for the Port of Seattle Commission, the port’s five-member elected body. Pritchard brings over two decades of government experience to the position, including a prior role as interim commission chief of staff…

Crowley Awards Scholarships to Four USMMA Cadets

Dec 16, 2021

Crowley recently honored four U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) cadets with Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships during the Containerization and Intermodal Institute’s Connie Awards on December 6 in Newark, N.J.Cadets Breanna Frank…

Swedish Club Announces Shift at the Helm for 2023

Dec 14, 2021

At its meeting on December 9, The Swedish Club's Board of Directors made the decision to appoint Thomas Nordberg to succeed Lars Rhodin as Managing Director from January 1, 2023, when Rhodin retires.'The Board of Directors is delighted to have recruited Nordberg…

Hempel Announces new Executive Group Management

Dec 14, 2021

With an aim of doubling its revenue to $3.4B by 2025, Hemple announced a reorganization in its executive ranks to fulfill the mission.“I’m thrilled to announce today’s changes,” said Lars Petersson, Group President & CEO. “My new leadership…

Tomorrow’s Leaders Shortlisted for Nor-Shipping Young Entrepreneur Award

Dec 13, 2021

Nor-Shipping 2022 has announced that four nominations have been shortlisted for the prestigious Young Entrepreneur Award, following in the footsteps of previous winners including Boyan Slat, founder of Ocean Cleanup, and the Brim Explorer management team of Agnes Árnadóttir and Espen Larsen-Hakkebo…

Tor Svanes, "Mr. ECDIS", Chronicled in New Book

Dec 13, 2021

NAVTOR CEO Tor Svanes is 'Mr. ECDIS', at least that't the title he's been given in a new book charting his life story as well as his role in the development of maritime e-Navigation. Author Tønnes H. Gundersen details the voyage that took Svanes…

Royal IHC Appoints Klaver CEO

Dec 10, 2021

Jan Pieter Klaver will start as CEO of Royal IHC on January 1, 2022, taking over from Gerben Eggink, who fulfilled the role of CEO on an interim basis for more than a year and a half. With Klaver Royal IHC is bringing in an experienced CEO from the maritime sector…

Danelec Marine acquires KYMA

Dec 10, 2021

Danelec Marine A/S signed an agreement to acquire KYMA A.S., the Norway-based specialist in digital ship performance monitoring. The combined company will be a sizeable data collection solutions provider to the maritime industry with more than 10…

Paramount Maritime Appoints Connolly CEO

Dec 09, 2021

Paramount Group appointed Lee Connolly as CEO of Paramount Maritime Holdings, its naval and maritime shipbuilding subsidiary, based in Cape Town, Africa. Connolly held the position of CEO of Paramount Advanced Technologies, a Paramount Group company…

New Daily Container Freight Index Launched

Dec 09, 2021

Xeneta Shipping Index by Compass (XSI-C), EU Benchmark Regulation (EU BMR) compliant is ready for index-based contracting and derivatives  Xeneta and Compass Financial Technologies announced the launch of the Xeneta Shipping Index by Compass…

BIMCO appoints Rasmussen Chief Shipping Analyst

Dec 09, 2021

BIMCO has appointed Niels Rasmussen as its Chief Shipping Analyst who will take up his new role on January 3,2022.Most recently Rasmussen was Global Head of Research at Maersk Broker, a role he held for six years focusing on the main shipping segments…

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