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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…

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…

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