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NMEA Selects Board of Directors Lineup

Jan 04, 2017

The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) announced the selection of its new Board of Directors chairman, vice chairman and secretary, as well as appointment of four additional members. Mike Spyros of Electronics Unlimited, having served as NMEA vice chairman since 2014…

Page International Names Johnson Sales Director

Jan 04, 2017

Savannah-based logistics service provider Page International, Inc. has promoted Jackie Johnson to director of sales. In that role, she will be responsible for procuring new sales leads and all new business for services offered to beneficial cargo owners throughout North America…

Washington State Ferries Launches Student Art Contest

Jan 04, 2017

Washington state students in grades six through eight have an opportunity to have their artwork on upcoming spring ferry schedules. The Washington State Department of Transportation’s Ferries Division is now accepting submissions for its spring drawing contest until mid-January…

Christian Heads New Orleans Port as President & CEO

Jan 04, 2017

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans has announced that, effective Jan. 1, 2017, Brandy D. Christian has begun service as the Port’s president and chief executive officer following her two-year tenure as its chief operating officer…

Chakraborty Appointed Branch Manager, GAC Bangalore

Jan 04, 2017

GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd has appointed Mukesh Chakraborty as the Branch Manager, Logistics Services for its Bangalore office. Mukesh brings 13 years of experience in freight forwarding, customs clearance, transportation and warehousing and distribution to his new role…

ISS Expands Business with Team Tankers International

Jan 04, 2017

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime and logistics service provider, has greatly expanded its European business with Team Tankers International with a new port agency contract across the region. Under the new agreement with the chemical tanker specialist…

Trump Names China Critic Lighthizer as US Trade Rep

Jan 03, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Robert Lighthizer, an official in the Reagan administration and harsh critic of China's trade practices, to be his chief trade negotiator, responsible for better deals aimed at reducing U.S…

Lord West to Highlight State of UK Maritime Sector

Jan 03, 2017

On January 1, 2017, Seafarers UK, celebrated the start of its Centenary Year. To mark this anniversary, Seafarers UK is holding a number of special Centenary events around the UK during 2017, in Liverpool, Bristol, Glasgow and London.On March 28…

The American Club Celebrates Its Centenary

Jan 03, 2017

The American P&I Club was founded in New York nearly a century ago. To celebrate its first 100 years, a book entitled The American Club: A Centennial History has just been published. The book tells the story of the Club across ten decades…

Mayeur to Lead CMR Group’s EIM Unit

Jan 03, 2017

Control instrumentation and electrical engineering specialist CMR Group said it has appointed a senior director to oversee strategy and drive global sector operations.  Jacques-André Mayeur joins as Energy Industry Marine (EIM)business unit director based at CMR Group’s Marseille head office…

How to Reduce the Risk of Engine Room Fires

Jan 03, 2017

Tony Watson, Risk Assessor at UK P&I Club in conjunction with Burgoynes, highlights the risk and impact of engine room fires onboard ships, and recommends steps to prevent and supress fires. Research coordinated by IMO has indicated that…

Aucoin Joins Schottel as U.S. GM

Jan 03, 2017

Gary Aucoin has joined Schottel Inc. in Houma, La., as the new General Manager. Aucoin is a dedicated sales expert taking over leadership of the growing U.S. subsidiary. Most recently, from 2010, he held the role of account manager at Wärtsilä…

GAC Opens new office in Taiwan

Jan 03, 2017

GAC has set up a new office in Kaohsiung, Taiwan to cater to the growing demand for ship agency services in the country.Since entering the Taiwanese market in 1999, GAC’s prime focus has been on its mainstay logistics business, and it has…

Sandvik to Head digital solutions at Wilhelmsen

Jan 01, 2017

The Wilhelmsen group hires Inge André Sandvik as head of digital solutions, starting January 2017. “Accelerating our digital transformation, Inge brings with him a unique combination of digital entrepreneurship, business curiosity and a large network within the digital eco-system…

New CEO for Antwerp Port Authority as from January 1st

Dec 30, 2016

Jacques Vandermeiren is Chief Executive Officer and President of the Executive Committee of Antwerp Port Authority as of 1 January 2017. Until January 2015 Vandermeiren was CEO and President of the Executive Committee of the network operator Elia…

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