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Seafarers Stranded in Baltimore Get Help from AoS

Nov 22, 2016

Seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) is providing support for a group of seafarers who have been stranded on board their ship since September 20, in Baltimore harbor. According to media reports the ship’s owner is behind on payments…

Mltech Launches Automet Lite

Nov 22, 2016

Leading pipework set-up and measurement software developer, mltech, has announced the launch of its new technology - automet Lite - to a range of markets, including the oil and gas, distilling and shipbuilding industries. Used in conjunction with Leica iCON survey instruments…

117 Graduate from NYK-TDG Maritime Academy

Nov 22, 2016

On November 7, the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA), which is located in the suburbs of Manila and jointly run by NYK and the Transnational Diversified Group (TDG), proudly graduated the 117 students comprising the academy’s Class of 2016. NYK president Tadaaki Naito and TDG chairman J…

Marine Jet Power Appoints Sörenson as CEO

Nov 21, 2016

Magnus Sörenson has been appointed new CEO of Marine Jet Power, starting on December 1, 2016. He succeeds former interim CEO Stefan Tingström.Sörenson joined Marine Jet Power in January 2016 as EVP Sales & Marketing. He is Naval Architect (M…

Crew Wellbeing is Improving -UK P&I Club

Nov 21, 2016

In the 20 years since UK P&I Club first established its pre-employment medical examination (PEME) program, the number of crew members failing their PEME examination has fallen from 11 percent in 1996 to a current figure of 3.25 percent, reflecting…

NORDEN Names New Head of Dry Cargo

Nov 21, 2016

Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S has hired Christian Vinther Christensen as new head of the Dry Cargo Department. Christian Vinther Christensen takes up his new position January 1, 2017 and becomes part of Senior Management reporting to CEO Jan Rindbo…

Wagen Joins Corvus Energy Executive Team

Nov 21, 2016

Corvus Energy has appointed Willie Wagen as Global Vice President of Sales & Marketing and Managing Director Europe for Corvus Energy Inc., joining the company with years of strategic leadership, sales execution and industry experience. In this new role…

Fred Harris to Retire

Nov 21, 2016

Ubiquitous General Dynamics Leader Fred Harris to Step Down January 1, 2017; Dirk Lesko to Lead Bath Iron Works; Kevin Graney to Lead NASSCOGeneral Dynamics (NYSE: GD) said that in the wake the retirement of Frederick J. Harris  effective January 1…

Stevens Institute Dedicates ABS Engineering Center

Nov 21, 2016

ABS Chairman, President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki addressed attendees at the dedication ceremony for the new ABS Engineering Center at Stevens Institute of Technology on 17 November 2016, encouraging students to use these facilities to work toward solving industry challenges…

AAPA Provides Trump Transition Team With Port Industry’s Recommendations

Nov 21, 2016

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)— the recognized and coordinated voice of seaports in the Americas—today sent a multi-faceted document to President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition team. The paper outlines opportunities to…

Vessel Runs Aground in Columbia River near Skamokawa

Nov 21, 2016

The Coast Guard is monitoring the transit of a motor vessel that ran aground in the Columbia River near Skamokawa, Washington, but was refloated, inspected and given a captain of the port order to transit to Kalama, Saturday morning.There…

Davies, Non-Executive Director, Rolls-Royce Resigns

Nov 20, 2016

Rolls-Royce announces today that Alan Davies has resigned as a Non-Executive Director and is stepping down from the Board with immediate effect. He joined the Board on 1 November 2015 and was a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee…

DON Recognizes Acquisition Excellence

Nov 20, 2016

The Department of the Navy recognized more than 50 acquisition professionals for exceptional efforts in the acquisition field during a Pentagon ceremony Nov. 17. Hosted by Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) Sean Stackley…

Indiana Logistics Summit - a Big Draw

Nov 19, 2016

Nearly 500 people descended upon the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Nov. 16-17 during the 14th annual Indiana Logistics Summit to hear over 20 speakers discuss global logistics issues and their impacts on the regional economy. 'Global…

T&T Subsea: A Veteran’s Day Mission

Nov 19, 2016

On Veteran’s Day this year, T&T Subsea divers worked to help save the Battleship Texas, the over 100-year-old U.S. naval vessel and historic landmark ship of Texas launched in 1912 that fought in both World Wars.T&T Subsea, the Teichman Group’s dedicated commercial diving company…

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