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GAC India Appoints Logistics GM for Chennai

Nov 15, 2016

GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd has appointed C Krishnakumar as the General Manager, Logistics Services for its Chennai office to take care of the growing logistics demand in the South India market, with a primary focus on the pharmaceutical and automotive industries…

IBIA’s Chief Executive Hall to Retire

Nov 15, 2016

IBIA’s Chief Executive Hall to RetirCaptain Peter Hall, Chief Executive of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) will retire after three years in the role. The announcement follows Hall’s coordination of one of IBIA’s best annual conventions ever…

Kennison Reelected West Calcasieu Port Board President

Nov 15, 2016

Sulphur businessman Joseph R. “Dick” Kennison was reelected for a one year term as president of the West Calcasieu Port board of commissioners during the port board’s October monthly meeting. The five-member board also re-elected Wilmer…

Landau UK Hires Business Operations Director

Nov 15, 2016

Jonathan Crossland has been appointed as the new Business Operations Director of Landau UK, specialists in delivering installations and retrofits of equipment and systems to all leisure and commercial marine vessels. Crossland will be responsible…

Burrows Named President of Chamber of Marine Commerce

Nov 15, 2016

The board of directors of the Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC) has appointed Bruce R. Burrows as President, effective December 1, 2016. Burrows joins the Chamber as the bi-national industry association enters a new chapter, having recently…

Hawes Joins TMG

Nov 15, 2016

Kevin Hawes has started at  Seattle-based maritime services company and consultancy The Maritime Group (TMG) International Ltd., as Business Development Manager and Senior Consultant.Based at TMG’s London office at Victoria Embankment, he…

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Launches IPO

Nov 15, 2016

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. announced the commencement of its initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one Class A common share of the company and one-half of one warrant, each whole…

Decommissioning Body Elects New Directors

Nov 15, 2016

On the eve of the Offshore Decommissioning Conference 2016, Decom North Sea, the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum held its seventh Annual General Meeting in St Andrews. Last night (14th November), the AGM saw eight new board directors…

Moser Appointed Bunker Trader with Dan-Bunkering

Nov 14, 2016

A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd. has announced the employment of Bunker Trader Frederik Moser as per September 12, 2016 at the head office in Middelfart, Denmark.Before joining Dan-Bunkering, Moser studied i.a. economics and has also gained knowledge from the bunker industry…

CLIA Taps Carnival CEO Donald as Global Chair

Nov 14, 2016

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Board of Directors has appointed Arnold Donald, CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc, as Global Chair, effective January 1, 2017. Donald succeeds Adam M. Goldstein, President and COO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd…

Hapag-Lloyd's Quarterly Profit Up, Sees More Cost Cuts

Nov 14, 2016

German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd reported a rise in third-quarter net profit and said it would press ahead with cut costs and seek economies of scale to cope with the worst downturn the industry has ever seen.Net profit at the Hamburg-based firm came to 8…

Global Maritime Strengthens Ports & Shipping Department

Nov 14, 2016

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering has strengthened its Ports & Shipping team with the appointment of Imraan Bux as Principal Port Engineer, based in London. Bux comes to Global Maritime with over 20 years’ experience in all aspects of maritime project engineering…

Five Rescued from Capsized Boat off Carolina Beach, NC

Nov 13, 2016

Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued five people Saturday from a capsized vessel about three miles off the coast of Carolina Beach.Sector North Carolina watchstanders in Wilmington received a mayday call at approximately 7:30 a.m.  requesting help…

Holcomb to Speak at Indiana Logistics Summit

Nov 13, 2016

Newly-elected Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb will provide special keynote remarks at next week's Indiana Logistics Summit.  The two-day event is scheduled for Nov. 16-17 at the Indiana Convention Center and the Governor-elect will speak at 9 a…

USCG Offloads $11.6 mln of Cocaine in Miami

Nov 12, 2016

The Coast Guard offloaded approximately 350 kilograms of seized cocaine Monday from the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach.During an Operation patrol on October 27, a Joint Interagency Task Force South marine…

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