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Safmarine Moves HQ to SA

May 12, 2016

International container carrier focused on trade to and from Africa, West and Central Asia, Safmarine will move its head office to Cape Town, South Africa, thereby returning to its roots.  Safmarine was acquired by Maersk Line in 1999. Since 2012…

H.O. Bostrom Wins Governor’s Export Achievement Award

May 11, 2016

Wisconsin’s H.O. Bostrom Company, Inc. is one of three statewide recipients of the 2016 Governor’s Export Achievement Award, which recognizes their success in global business development. The awards honor businesses that have achieved significant…

DNV GL Presents COMPIT Award 2016

May 11, 2016

Henrique M. Gaspar has been announced as the winner of the DNV GL COMPIT Award 2016. The Brazilian CAD (computational aided design) expert, working at NTNU Ålesund, was honored for his work on merging innovative digital technologies in ship design and operation at the COMPIT Conference…

Cohen Joins DCLI as VP of Sales for Steamship Lines

May 11, 2016

Direct ChassisLink, Inc. (DCLI) announced that Debbie Cohen has joined the company as Vice President of Sales - Steamship Lines, reporting to CMO Jeremy Haycock. As Vice President, Sales – Steamship Lines, Cohen will head up the Steamship Line Vertical…

SUNY Maritime Midshipmen Receive Naval Commissions

May 11, 2016

Last week, 24 midshipmen received commissions to become ensigns in the U.S. Navy at SUNY Maritime College. More than half of the students were selected for duty as strategic sealift officers, who provide logistical and other forms of support in times of military deployment…

Nine New Orders for South Korean Shipbuilders

May 11, 2016

While South Korean shipbuilders are continuing to struggle for survival as the recession in the global shipbuilding market drags on, they have clinched new orders to build nine ships in the first four months of the year. Yonhap, quoting industry data…

New Global Shipping Alliance a Reality Soon

May 11, 2016

Major container shipping lines are preparing a lineup a new tie-up -  a new global alliance - to respond to rapid container shipping consolidation, reports WSJ. William Doyle, member of U.S. shipping regulator Federal Maritime Commission…

Simpson Joins ROCOL as Sales Engineer

May 10, 2016

International lubricants manufacturer ROCOL has hired Martin Simpson to join the U.K.-based business as sales engineer for the offshore and marine sectors, with responsibility for the U.K. and northwest European market. Aberdeen-based Simpson…

FMC’s Doyle Addresses Intermodal Hot Topics

May 10, 2016

Speaking at the Intermodal Association of North America on May 5 in Chicago, U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle discussed several of the shipping industry’s hottest topics, including ocean carrier consolidations and alliances…

ISS Names Speckman VP for North America Operations

May 10, 2016

Maritime and logistics service provider Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has promoted Stacie Speckman to Vice President, Operations for North America. Based in Houston, Speckman will focus on managing and developing ISS’ regional operational…

‘Wellness at Sea’ App Launched

May 10, 2016

Sailors’ Society, one of the largest seafarer support charities operating internationally, has launched the free Wellness at Sea mobile app, which aims to help put health and wellbeing at sea in the hands of seafarers. “Sailors’ Society’s…

SENER to Present FORAN V80 at Navalia

May 10, 2016

The SENER engineering and technology group will take part in the 6th NAVALIA International Shipbuilding Exhibition on May 24-26 in Vigo. Each year this event attracts more than 20,000 professional visitors, mostly from the European Union, and this year it will have 750 exhibitors…

Golar LNG Names Smith as CEO

May 10, 2016

Golar LNG Ltd said Oscar Spieler would replace Gary Smith as chief executive, as the natural gas shipping company realigns operations, including building up its presence in the Brazilian power generation market.  The company said on Tuesday…

LOC Appoints Rutler as Group CFO

May 10, 2016

International marine and engineering consultancy LOC Group has appointed Jerome Rutler to the newly created post of Group Chief Operating Officer, responsible for LOC’s global operations including marine assurance and risk, energy and shipping sectors…

Aadland Named Managing Director at Innova

May 10, 2016

Innova AS, a technology distributor and service provider for the underwater industry, has appointed Alf-Kristian Aadland as its new Managing Director. Aadland has been Innova’s Technical Director since January 2014, prior to which he served in leading roles at Oceaneering since 1993…

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