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Search on for Cruise Ship Passenger

May 15, 2016

Coast Guard aircrews continued searching through the day and into the evening Saturday, after beginning a search Friday for a woman who fell from a cruise ship - about 200 miles southeast of Galveston-, Texas. See map at : www.google.com/maps/@27…

USCG Training Center Hosts Mission Day

May 14, 2016

Coast Guard Training Center Cape May hosted congressional staff members, Friday, for a display of various Coast Guard assets during Coast Guard Mission’s Day.More than 40 congressional staffers arrived by bus to the training center where…

DP World Yarimca Opened

May 14, 2016

DP World Yarimca has been officially opened for business by the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the presence of senior government officials and executives of DP World.President Erdoğan joined the opening yesterday…

Hundreds Show Support for SUNY Maritime

May 13, 2016

More than 500 people attended SUNY Maritime College’s annual Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner to honor Tom Higgins, chief administrative officer of First Data, and astronaut Capt. Scott Kelly. “Both of these men have achieved extraordinary heights…

Hoover Container Solutions Announces Two Appointments

May 13, 2016

Hoover Container Solutions Norway AS, a subsidiary of Hoover Group, Inc., and Consult Supply, a Hoover company, have appointed Tor Olav Schibevaag as managing director for Europe and Kjetil Skaaren as general manager for Norway. Jan Sekse, vice president global procurement…

VersaDock Appoints Head of Engineering

May 13, 2016

VersaDock has appointed a new Head of Engineering. Simon Batchelor will manage the upgrades and developments of the company’s product range as it continues to introduce advances in design and technology to make dry docking increasingly easy for a wider range of vessels…

Statsraad Lehmkuhl's 100th Visit to Lerwick Port

May 13, 2016

As part of a Whitsunday voyage from Bergen to Shetland, the crew and trainees will be treated to a celebratory welcome from harbour tugs Knab and Kebister when the ship arrives at Lerwick on Friday morning. Later that evening, Captain Marcus…

BSEE, USCG Respond Oil Spill in GoM

May 13, 2016

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Coast Guard are responding to a two mile by thirteen mile sheen in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 97 miles south of Port Fourchon, LA.The offshore oil and gas operator…

Cheniere Appoints Jack Fusco as CEO

May 13, 2016

Jack Fusco was named chief executive and chairman of Cheniere Energy Monday, ending a leadership search that began after activist investor Carl Icahn ousted the company’s founder. Fusco's installation as Cheniere’s new chief comes after…

UK Campaign to Raise Maritime Awareness in Schools

May 12, 2016

Seafarers UK welcomes Fyffes Support for Schools Campaign; Seafarers UK launches campaign to raise maritime awareness in primary schools - for Seafarers Awareness Week, June 20-26, 2016 Bringing a young, fun element alongside its ongoing annual Seafarers Awareness Week campaigning…

Maritime Cluster Concept Blooming Across Europe

May 12, 2016

The Maritime Cluster concept is blooming across Europe, leading to the reinforcement of the ENMC Given the success of the first meeting he had in 2015 with the chairmen of the national maritime clusters forming the ENMC, Commissioner Vella…

Oil Traders Leave Noble Group, Three Join Glencore

May 12, 2016

Five oil product traders have resigned from Noble Group, Asia's biggest commodity trader by revenue, some of whom are moving to rival trader Glencore, sources with knowledge of the issue said. Three of Noble's London-based gasoline traders are joining Glencore…

Maritime Hall of Fame Honors Marine Visionaries

May 12, 2016

The 23rd Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame reception and awards dinner took place yesterday evening in New York where five individuals were honored in front of more than 350 of their colleagues from the international maritime transportation industry…

Hydro Group Plans for Asia Pacific Growth

May 12, 2016

Aberdeen-headquarter subsea cable and connector specialist Hydro Group plc announced multiple Asia Pacific Business Partner agreements as the firm continues strategic growth in the region. As part of international expansion plans in 2013 the firm formed its Singapore based division…

London P&I Club Reports Increased Free Reserves

May 12, 2016

The London P&I Club’s result for the 2015/2016 financial year produced an overall operating surplus of $3.3 million, lifting the free reserve to $160.7 million.  This result was underpinned by a technical underwriting surplus of $15.3 million…

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