Survey Shows U.S. Ports Plan Big Investments In Capital Projects. Anticipated federal under-investment in port-related infrastructure could dampen job and economic prospectsIn its just-released 2016-2020 Port Planned Infrastructure Investment Survey…
Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy Glosten has appointed John Springer, PE as its new president.As Glosten’s fifth president since its founding in 1958, Springer takes over the role from the company’s fourth President John “Jay” Edgar…
Graduates from SUNY Maritime College receive among the highest return on investment on their degrees in the country. In its annual report of best value colleges, PayScale ranked SUNY Maritime College as the top public institution for return on investment and third nationally…
After five years at the helm of Svitzer Australia, Mark Malone will be stepping down as Managing Director and handing over the reins to Steffen Risager, who has been the Chief Operating Officer of the Australian operation since February 2015…
First Class Cadet Jacquelyn Kubicko has received a 2016-2017 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to study in the United Kingdom, where she will represent the U.S. and the Coast Guard Academy as a cultural ambassador while pursuing a Master of Research at the University of Southampton…
BoatTrack announced it has purchased an office building and moved its center of operation in Tallahassee, Fla. Located six miles from the company's prior location, the new office provides additional space for anticipated growth and expansion…
Ten maritime companies looking to hire interns and full-time employees recently conducted interviews with students at the San Jacinto College Maritime Technology and Training Center on the Maritime Campus. After a day of maritime transportation classes…
Ministry of Shipping, Government of India has extended its non-financial support to Mumbai and Nhava Sheva Ship Agents Association for its proposed conference on `Ease of doing business’ on Friday, May 6 at the Hotel St. Regis, Mumbai.This was confirmed by a Senior Officer…
The Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai takes the plaudits with carriers' operating profit margins according to Alphaliner’s survey of the 16 main carriers that published full year financial results for 2015. The report shows that, Wan Hai is the most profitable container line…
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that its AMSEC LLC subsidiary has promoted Ryan Norris to director of strategic planning and business development. In this capacity, Norris will be responsible for leading and executing AMSEC’s strategic planning…
Mass flow excavation company James Fisher Subsea Excavation has appointed Ankit Munjal as business development manager to concentrate on the Asia Pacific region as the company continues to grow its global footprint. Munjal joins the team at James Fisher Subsea Excavation…
Seaward Services, an HMS Global Maritime company, has hired Jerome Best to serve as Vice-President for Business Development and Capture at the corporate office in New Albany, Ind. Best most recently held a position as FMS Port Engineer with CDI Marine Company LLC…
Well management and performance improvement specialist Exceed has bolstered its decommissioning credentials through a strategic alliance with international oil and gas service company, Weatherford. The collaboration will offer an end-to-end solution for well decommissioning…
As announced in November, Nick Ridehalgh, Associated British Ports (ABP) Director Southampton, is stepping down from his role and from ABP, with his last day Friday, 8 April. Alastair Welch, who has extensive experience of the transport sector…
From April 1, 2016, TrustLube Asia Pacific has relocated within Singapore, changing its address to the PSA building overlooking the Singapore Harbor. TrustLube designs, manufactures, assembles and installs automatic lubrication systems and monitoring systems for the maritime…