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Robust Results for Atlas Knowledge Group

Feb 18, 2016

ATLAS Knowledge Group has reported robust financial results for 2014/15, with continued growth and further international expansion set to continue.A provider of learning, compliance and competency solutions to safety critical industries…

Sanmar Celebrates Forty Years

Feb 18, 2016

Sanmar Denizcilik,  tugboat builder & tugboat operator is celebrating its ‘40th Anniversary’ this year.  More than 150 tugboats are presently in operation on international seas.In 1976 Orhan Gürün, today’s company chairman, together with his dear friend…

ICS Welcomes Progress on ILO SIDs Convention

Feb 18, 2016

The International Chamber of Shipping, as the Secretariat for the Shipowner Group at the International Labour Organization (ILO), co-ordinated employers’ representatives at the Ad Hoc Tripartite Maritime Committee on the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised)…

Bomin Group Expands Japan Bunkering Team

Feb 18, 2016

The Bomin Group, a physical supplier and trader of marine fuel oil, has announced the appointment of Shogo Miura, a new Business Development Manager in Japan. As the operation expands, Bomin is also moving to new offices in Tokyo. Miura…

Research Priorities Defined for the Arctic

Feb 18, 2016

The leading international Arctic research organisations have set common scientific objectives for the coming decade. The indigenous peoples of the Arctic were also involved in this process. Under the auspices of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)…

Golden Ocean Plans to Raise $200 Mln in Restructuring

Feb 18, 2016

Billionaire investor John Fredriksen's dry bulk shipping firm Golden Ocean plans to raise $200 million in fresh equity as it continues to face weak markets for its vessels, the company said on Thursday. Fredriksen's investment vehicle Hemen Holding…

VP Biden Visits Port of New Orleans

Feb 18, 2016

Vice President Biden commemorates 7th Anniversary of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at Port of New Orleans; tours the port’s new Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal Vice President Joe Biden toured the Port’s new Mississippi River…

INTTRA Names Kuznetsova President and COO

Feb 17, 2016

Inna Kuznetsova has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of INTTRA, the world's ocean shipping electronic marketplace. Since joining INTTRA in 2015, Kuznetsova has served as President of INTTRA Marketplace, the company's core business…

Rope and Sling Starts In-house Training Courses

Feb 17, 2016

Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd has held the first in a series of in-house training courses aimed at further enhancing customer service through product knowledge. Eleven employees took part in the one-day course, which took place earlier…

Dan-Bunkering Employs Barry as Bunker Trader

Feb 17, 2016

Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. announced that Joseph Barry has been employed as Bunker Trader/Offshore Specialist as of January 4, 2016.  Joseph Barry is originally from Ireland, and possesses extensive knowledge about the offshore oil and energy sector by virtue of his education and previous job…

KPI Bridge Oil Names Papatheodorou Chief Accountant

Feb 17, 2016

KPI Bridge Oil, a global trader and broker in marine fuels, marine lubricants and risk management products, has appointed Marialena Papatheodorou as Chief Accountant at its Athens office.Papatheodorou joins  KPI Bridge Oil group from a shipping…

DNV GL, VPS Launch Fuel Analytics Tool

Feb 17, 2016

Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) and DNV GL have launched a new Fuel Analytics solution. As part of DNV GL’s ECO Insight fleet performance management portal, the tool will enable a systematic assessment of the impact of fuel quality on vessel performance…

Focus on Statoil’s Mariner Project at Joint Industry Event

Feb 17, 2016

In a low oil price environment it is more important than ever for collaboration between disciplines to deliver value, as well as inspiring the next generation of geoscientists and engineers. Members of Statoil’s Aberdeen team are set to…

Seatronics Names Pence as Vice President

Feb 16, 2016

Seatronics Ltd, an Acteon company and part of its survey, monitoring and data business, has announced the recruitment of Janelle Pence as vice president for the USA region.Pence will be responsible for managing and developing Seatronics’…

UK P&I: Communication, Team Work Vital During Pilot Operations

Feb 16, 2016

A joint study by UK P&I Club and Solis Marine Consultants found ‘human error’ and the breakdown of communications on the bridge is a major contributing factor in claims. Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention Director at UK P&I Club, and Captain John Simpson…

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