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Macleod Joins OEM Group as Financial Director

Mar 03, 2017

OEM Group said it has named Mike Macleod as its new finance director as part of the company’s growth strategy which aims to see its turnover increase by 25 percent to £3 million in the next 12 months. With more than six years’ experience working at director level…

d’Amico Delays Delivery of LR1 Tankers

Mar 02, 2017

Tanker shipping company d’Amico Tankers agreed with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co.Ltd. – South Korea to postpone the delivery of its first newbuilding LR1 (Long Range – 75,000 dwt)from April 2017 to October 2017. This agreement follows a specific…

Memorial Fund Set Up for Families of Lost Fishing Crew

Mar 02, 2017

Joining members of the maritime community to assist families of the six crew members of the FV Destination that went missing in the Bering Sea on February 11, 2017, Peoples Bank is now collecting donations for the families of the missing crew members…

Navico's Hatherley Joins NMEA Board

Mar 02, 2017

Sean Hatherley, director of sales for Navico Americas, has been named to the board of directors of the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA). NMEA board members are appointed to a three-year term where they work together to create and promote NMEA strategies and programs…

Chrysikos Joins Glander International Bunkering

Mar 02, 2017

Marine fuel and lubricant trading and brokering firm Glander International Bunkering (GIB) has hired Andreas Chrysikos as Sales Manager in the Geneva office. According to Christoffer Berg Lassen, CEO and Managing Director of Glander International Bunkering…

Palau Ship Registry Opens Piraeus HQ

Mar 01, 2017

The Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has opened a new head office in Piraeus, Greece. PISR, who also has offices in Houston, said the new Piraeus office, along with its network of Registrars in the China, Cyprus, UAE, Germany, India…

C-Job to Open Rotterdam Office

Feb 28, 2017

Naval architecture and engineering firm C-Job will open new office facilities in Rotterdam, operational from March 1, 2017. The new office, which the company said will open in response to growing market demands as well as to attract new employees from a larger geographical area…

Gulf Petrochem Bolsters its European Bunkering Division

Feb 28, 2017

Gulf Petrochem Group (GP) has strengthened its bunker trading team in Europe with the appointment of Maxime Cramer to the group’s Rotterdam office . He joins a team of bunkering traders headed up by Chris Todd in Europe’s largest bunkering port…

HII Graduates 184 Shipbuilders from Apprentice School

Feb 28, 2017

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) hosted commencement exercises on Saturday for 184 graduates of the company’s Apprentice School located at Newport News Shipbuilding. The ceremony was held at Liberty Baptist Church Worship Center in Hampton…

Mexico’s APM Terminals Open for Business

Feb 27, 2017

APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico’s largest semi-automated terminal, received its first official vessel call today with the arrival of the 9,600 TEU capacity Maersk Salalah on the AC2 Transpacific service from Asia.“This is a milestone…

MOL Group Posts Almost USD 1 Billion Profit in 2016

Feb 27, 2017

MOL Group significantly outperformed its initial USD 2bn target for 2016 and delivered a clean  EBITDA of USD 2.15bn, which is only moderately down compared with the previous year. Upstream has shown great resilience to the deteriorating external environment…

Leonard Returns to Port of Portland

Feb 27, 2017

Kristen Leonard will return to the Port of Portland (Oregon) on February 27, 2017 as chief public affairs officer, after leaving the port in November 2015 to serve as Governor Kate Brown’s chief of staff. During Leonard’s absence, Bobbi Stedman…

Brunswick Promotes Hubert to Sales Director

Feb 27, 2017

Brunswick Commercial & Government Products (BCGP) has promoted Jeff Hubert to director of sales, responsible for product development initiatives and worldwide business development. Hubert joined BCGP in 2016, and has been serving as the company's regional sales manager for the Eastern U…

Hanssons Increase Holding in NAT

Feb 27, 2017

A company owned by the Nordic American Tankers Limited  (NAT) Chairman & CEO, Herbjorn Hansson, and his son, Alexander, has purchased 75,000 NAT shares last week, adding to the position as one of the largest shareholders of NAT. The share price was $7.96 per share.

UK P&I Club Appoints EMEA Regional Director

Feb 27, 2017

The UK P&I Club continues to strengthen its presence in Europe, Middle East and Africa Region, with the announcement that Susanne Murphy has been appointed EMEA Regional Director.  Murphy joined Thomas Miller in 1995 following a Master’s degree in Marine Law…

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