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DP World Leading M.E. Investor - MEIRS Awards

Oct 13, 2015

Global marine terminal operator DP World has collected an impressive four awards including the Grand Prix of ‘Leading Corporate for Investor Relations in the Middle East’ at the 2015 Middle East Investor Relations Society (MEIRS) Awards. DP…

Algoryx Simulation, Kongsberg Maritime Ink R&D Deal

Oct 13, 2015

Kongsberg Maritime and Algoryx Simulation have entered a five year agreement, which supports Kongsberg Maritime’s continuing development of fidelity and realism in its K-Sim range of maritime simulator systems.Simulators are today essential and integral in training…

New Orleans Port, CORBA Join forces‏

Oct 13, 2015

An agreement signed today by Port of New Orleans officials and industry leaders from the Central Ohio River corridor could help spur commerce between the two regions.The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and the Central…

USCG, RCAF to Conduct Joint Training

Oct 13, 2015

The crew of Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City is hosting an international joint search-and-rescue exercise with members of the Royal Canadian Air Force beginning Tuesday in and around the Traverse City area.The Royal Canadian Air…

Student Ferry Competition Draws Record Participation

Oct 12, 2015

The Worldwide Ferry Safety Association’s (WFSA) international student ferry design competition, geared toward developing a Safe Affordable Ferry, enters its third year receiving more entrants than ever before. For this year’s competition for a RoPax (passenger-truck) ferry for Indonesia…

Foss Maritime Opens Houston Office

Oct 12, 2015

Foss Maritime has opened a new office and the formed a project management group aiming to support its customer base headquartered in Houston. John Tirpak of Foss has been appointed Vice President of Business Development & Contract Services…

20 Nations Reinforce their Commitment to Fight Piracy

Oct 12, 2015

Senior officers from Australia and 19 other nations attended the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) meeting in Sydney this week to reinforce the importance of a regional approach to combat piracy and armed robbery at sea…

Foundation Stone Laid for New PSA CT in Mumbai

Oct 12, 2015

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (BMCT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSA Bharat Investments Pte Ltd (which is a subsidiary of PSA International) celebrated the laying of the foundation stone today to mark an important chapter…

ABS Guide for SOx Scrubber Ready Vessels Released

Oct 12, 2015

New class notation recognizes vessels designed with SOx Scrubber ready features to facilitate cost-effective and time-efficient retrofit.(Houston) ABS, a leading provider of classification and technical services to the global marine and offshore industry…

Yildirim to Sell its CMA CGM Shares

Oct 12, 2015

French shipping company CMA CGM has revealed that the Turkish conglomerate Yildirim Group wants to sell its 24% stake in the carrier. Yildirim Holding planned to divest its major stake of one fourth in CMA CGM, by 2015, President and CEO of Yildrim Holding…

Container-Shipping Consolidation Key to Survival

Oct 12, 2015

Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou called for consolidation in the container-shipping industry, citing “extremely weak” demand growth amid steadily increasing capacity, says a report in the Wall Street Journal. Skou said sharing costs with partners…

Re-Drawal of High Risk Area in Indian Ocean

Oct 11, 2015

The International bodies have agreed to India’s efforts to push back the High Risk Area (HRA) from 78 degrees East longitude to the 65 degrees East longitude. This will result in huge savings for India’s EXIM trade and consumers on account…

Peel Ports Tops 'Track 250' League Table

Oct 11, 2015

Leading UK port operator, Peel Ports Group, has been recognised as the UK’s top company in this year’s prestigious Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 league table. Its ambitious development plans and strong financial results were…

Naval War College Contributions Recognized

Oct 11, 2015

U.S. Naval War College (NWC) leaders and alumni received a warm welcome on Capitol Hill, Oct. 7 during a congressional breakfast organized by Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed.The event offered a chance for members of Congress and their staff…

Koryakin to Head Gazprom Dobycha Urengoy

Oct 11, 2015

Alexander Koryakin is appointed Director General of Gazprom Dobycha Urengoy.Alexander Koryakin was born in Chelyabinsk in 1968. He graduated from Perm Polytechnic Institute in 1992, majoring in Oil and Gas Field Development. Alexander Koryakin has an MBA degree…

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