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BMT’s Cox Named Environmental Committee Chairman at SAME

Jul 13, 2016

Maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT Designers & Planners, a subsidiary of BMT Group, announced that its Vice-President, Rick Cox, has been appointed as the Environmental Committee Chairman for the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)…

Maritime Companies Raise Money for Seafarers in Need

Jul 13, 2016

Over the July 2-3 weekend , 25 teams from companies across the maritime sector took part in the ultimate challenge, better known as the ‘24 Peaks Challenge’. In doing so, they succeeded in raising an incredible £110,000 ($146,000) in support of seafarers in need…

AKD to Open Office in Luxembourg

Jul 13, 2016

Benelux law firm AKD said it intends to open an office in Luxembourg to meet growing demand for integrated, international legal services in stable jurisdictions. AKD’s new office in Luxembourg will expand its corporate, tax, banking and finance…

Port of Barcelona Looks to Panama, Cuba for Growth

Jul 13, 2016

Panama and Cuba, both in the midst of growth and international expansion, are examples of two different economic models that are helping to attract foreign companies through government initiatives providing investor security. Seeking to…

Big Names Unite to Push LNG as a Marine Fuel

Jul 13, 2016

Carnival Corporation & plc, DNV GL, ENGIE, ENN, GE, GTT, Lloyd’s Register, Mitsubishi Corporation, NYK Line, Port of Rotterdam, Qatargas, Shell, TOTE Inc. and Wärtsilä are among firms that are part of a new cross-industry initiative called SEA\LNG…

Hapag-Lloyd Still Strong in Canada

Jul 13, 2016

Hapag-Lloyd remains the market leader among liner shipping companies in Canada. In the past year, the shipping company saw its market share increase to over 18%.  Hapag-Lloyd is the largest liner shipping company in terms of throughput…

US Coast Guard Shipyard Under New Command

Jul 12, 2016

U.S. Coast Guard Captain Matthew Lake assumed command of the U.S. Coast Guard Yard on July 1, 2016. He is the 42nd Commanding Officer in the 117-year history of the yard, the only shipbuilding and major ship repair facility of the U.S. Coast Guard…

Cruise Industry Sees More Women in Leadership Roles

Jul 12, 2016

When she left her home in the remote Faroe Islands and took a temporary job as a stewardess on a cargo ship, Inger Klein Thorhauge wanted most to become a wife and mother. But life at sea held such an attraction that she worked her way up through…

Navico Under New Ownership

Jul 12, 2016

Navico Holding AS (Navico) is to be Acquired by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and Altor Fund IV Navico – a provider of marine electronics and parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and GoFree brands – announced that Goldman…

Genscape, exactEarth Expand Collaboration

Jul 12, 2016

Genscape is expanding its AIS and maritime data services collaboration with exactEarth (TSX: XCT). For more than three years, the two companies have had a collaboration combining their respective industry-leading capabilities in satellite…

CMA CGM Awards Top Customer Al Sharqi Shipping

Jul 12, 2016

Recognized for a third time in a row, Al Sharqi Shippping is awarded yet another year as a top customer for CMA CGM Logistics service provider Al Sharqi Shipping informs it has been recognized yet again as one of container shipper CMA CGM’s top customers for 2015…

JN Port Trust Improves Efficiencies

Jul 12, 2016

With the strong commitment to provide seamless services to the customers as India’s prime facilitator of international trade,  Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), in the last one year, has focussed on ‘Ease of Doing Business’ says a report in the Hindu…

Paragon Shipping to Counter Downturn

Jul 12, 2016

Paragon Shipping Inc is at cyclical lows, as the entire drybulk shipping sector has suffered and, along with the container and LNG sectors. Michael Bodouroglou, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paragon Shipping Inc. has…

INTERSCHALT Shuffles Executive Management

Jul 11, 2016

INTERSCHALT maritime systems GmbH, a provider of maritime software for cargo operations and fleet management, NavCom services and manufacturer of VDR systems, announced a change in the company’s executive management today. This follows Cargotec…

Northwest Seaport Alliance Adds Two New Leaders

Jul 11, 2016

Zachary Thomas has joined the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to lead the Operations Service Center (OSC), and Bob Meyer has been promoted to lead port operations and manage safety. In his new position, Thomas leads efforts to partner…

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