People & Company News


EMC Enhances Leadership Team

Oct 20, 2015

EMC  has appointed several established executives to its global leadership team to further enhance its delivery of mission-critical communications and content to top organizations around the world.EMC has appointed Tom Severson as chief financial officer (CFO)…

New Business Development Manager for GAC O&G

Oct 20, 2015

GAC is strengthening its strategic focus on the Asian Pacific energy sector with the appointment of Lailah Soon as Regional Business Development Manager, Oil & Gas.Soon has more than a decade of experience in the oil & gas logistics sector in Singapore…

Italy's LSCT Executives Tour Asian Logistics Hubs

Oct 20, 2015

In Singapore, senior executives from Italy's La Spezia Container Terminal - Contship Italia Group will kick off a tour of key cargo hubs across south east and east Asia today to raise awareness and promote the benefits of La Spezia Homeport…

Maritime Crime Rises 38% in S.E. Asia

Oct 20, 2015

Dryad Maritime released its Q3 trends and analysis of global maritime crime showing a stark rise of 38% of incidents across Southeast Asia, when figures are compared to the first nine months of 2014. The apparent impunity of maritime gangs operating…

WTO Receives 50th Ratification of TFA

Oct 20, 2015

The WTO received the 50th ratification of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) after the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia deposited its instrument of acceptance on 19 October.Concluded at the WTO’s 2013 Bali Ministerial Conference…

Cyber Security: The Anatomy of a Cyber Intrusion

Oct 20, 2015

Compromising the cyber integrity of the network threatens every user and every system on your ship or in your building. Violating security best practices, circumventing security policies, carelessness and falling victim to social networking…

Euro Crew Exchange Helps 13 Countries

Oct 19, 2015

The fourth European lifeboat crew exchange attracted members from 13 countries – two more than last year – who shared experience on how to help reduce the numbers of people losing their lives in Europe’s waters.   Set up by the International…

Lakes Limestone Trade Skips a Beat in September

Oct 19, 2015

Press release - Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.3 million tons in September, a decrease of 8 percent compared to a year ago.  The decrease came almost entirely at Canadian quarries.  Shipments from the three quarries fell 257…

Consilium Focus: Offshore Norway

Oct 19, 2015

Consilium opens an office in Stavanger to push its fire alarms for the offshore industry. Thought the Norwegian offshore industry is down, premised on the continued low pricing for oil globally, it certainly is not out, and inevitably it will come back…

New Addition to The Shearer Group Team

Oct 19, 2015

The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) has announced a new addition to its naval architecture, marine engineering and marine surveying practice. Harrison Brann joined TSGI in October of 2015 as a naval architect. In 2011, Harrison graduated with…

Darley Named LR Americas Regional Marine Manager

Oct 19, 2015

Mark Darley recently assumed the role of Americas Regional Marine Manager and President of Lloyd’s Register North America (LRNA). In these positions, he leads LR’s Marine business for the Americas region, overseeing commercial and business planning…

Meiji Shipping Expands with Four New Tankers

Oct 19, 2015

Mumbai-based ship management company MMS Maritime India has announced  it is to begin a major recruitment drive for Indian seafarers, after its parent company, the Japanese ship owner Meiji Shipping Group unveiled an expansion of its tanker fleet…

AOA Calls for Southern Ocean Conservation Commitments

Oct 19, 2015

The Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) called on the 25 member countries gathering today for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to finally agree on lasting and significant Southern Ocean protection…

ASRY Active in Bahrain Coast Guard Newbuilds

Oct 19, 2015

ASRY holds keel-laying ceremony as it starts landing craft construction. ASRY marked the commencement of erection of a new Landing Craft being constructed for the Bahrain Coast Guard (BCG) with a keel-laying ceremony. The event was attended…

Port Community System Unveiled at Dubai Seminar

Oct 19, 2015

An electronic port community system to make all trading transactions paperless in Algerian ports based on the Dubai Trade portal has been unveiled at a major seminar in Dubai on investment opportunities in the country. The new system…

Current News

ABS Fortifies Digital, Remote Support for Offshore Energy

How JobMarineMan Is Building a Direct Crew Recruitment Ecosystem

Baltic Index Reaches One-Week High on Higher Capesize Rates

NYK Group’s ICO Launches Belgium’s First Shore Power Facility for RoRo Ships

Subscribe for Maritime Logistics Professional E‑News