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Testing & Inspection Experts Join VPS

Feb 02, 2016

Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) has appointed Malcolm Cooper as Group Technical & Business Development Director and Steve Bee, another industry heavyweight, will join the company as Group Commercial Director on July 1, 2016.Cooper, who holds a Ph…

New Passenger Boarding Bridges for Port Canaveral

Feb 02, 2016

ADELTE, a provider of Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridges (SPBBs) and Global Services to cruise and ferry terminals, has been awarded two contracts by the Canaveral Port Authority to design, manufacture and install four custom-made HYDRA models SPBBs at Cruise Terminals 5 and 10…

LR Bags LAUGFS' Contract in Sri Lanka

Feb 02, 2016

Lloyd’s Register (LR), world’s leading engineering, technical and business services organization announced today that it has been appointed by LAUGFS Gas PLC (LAUGFS) to handle key safety and quality checks of the LPG terminal at Hambantota Port…

Norsafe Offers Complete Safety Package for Seafarers

Feb 02, 2016

Norsafe has become the first lifeboat manufacturer to provide STCW and Norwegian Oil and Gas (NOROG) compliant training courses for seafarers.This means that the company is the only lifeboat manufacturer that offers production, servicing…

Lyden-Kluss, RADM Thomas Appointed IMO Ambassadors

Feb 02, 2016

Mission to educate the public about the benefits and opportunities in the marine industryCarleen Lyden-Kluss, Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Marketing & Communications, along with RADM Cari B. Thomas of the United States Coast Guard were…

Four-star General Visits SUNY Maritime College

Feb 01, 2016

General Darren McDew, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, visited State University of New York Maritime College February 1. During the visit McDew toured the campus and Maritime College’s Training Ship Empire State VI, where he…

Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced over Vantage Drilling Contract

Feb 01, 2016

A Brazilian judge sentenced the former head of state-run oil company Petrobras' international division to 12 years and two months in jail for corruption and money laundering on Monday, part of the country's largest-ever graft investigation. Federal…

IMarEST Campaign Aims to Support Seafarers

Feb 01, 2016

The Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology (IMarEST) has launched a campaign aimed at supporting seafarers in developing skills and demonstrating competencies. The campaign raises awareness of options available to seafarers…

Fitch Ratings Appoints Head of EMEA Infrastructure Group

Feb 01, 2016

Fitch Ratings today announced the appointment of Ian Dixon as Managing Director and Analytical Head of the EMEA Infrastructure & Project Finance Group. Dixon will join Fitch Ratings on February 10, based in London.  In this role, Dixon will oversee ratings coverage of the energy…

Has the Oil Price Hit the Low Point?

Feb 01, 2016

There are questions whether the low oil price is benefiting South Africa. ICE Brent spot price is trading around $30, the lowest level in 12 years, seen in the context of market surplus. The December meeting in which OPEC failed to set a total…

Safety Milestone for Maydon Wharf Infrastructure Upgrade

Feb 01, 2016

Transnet Capital Projects (TCP) – which is overseeing Transnet National Ports Authority’s project to reconstruct the quay walls and deepen berths at Maydon Wharf – recently achieved a safety milestone of 1,000,000 man hours without a lost time…

Polarcus Announces Further Job Cuts

Feb 01, 2016

Marine geophysical company Polarcus announced it will implement further measures to cut costs, including additional headcount reductions and changes to the executive management team. The expanded cost reductions are part of a longer term…

SMM Hamburg Opens the Door for Iran

Feb 01, 2016

For the first time after the end of the trade sanctions, Iran will be represented by a national pavilion at international maritime trade fair SMM Hamburg. “An industry fair is a great platform for building new relationships and getting to know each other…

More than 100 Graduate from SUNY Maritime

Feb 01, 2016

More than 100 students crossed the stage to receive their degrees at State University of New York Maritime College Jan. 29.  Graduates represent 15 fields of study, a quarter of them at the graduate level. More than 60 of them will also graduate with U…

STCW 2010 - Employers Need to be Ready, Says ICS

Feb 01, 2016

The transitional period for the 2010 amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 2010) comes to an end on 1 January 2017.  To prevent last minute certification ‘logjams’…

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