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Chinese PM Inks 2 Agreements During CMA CGM Visit

Jul 01, 2015

The CMA CGM Group hosted the Chinese Prime Minister, the French Foreign Affairs Minister and a ministerial delegation at its headquarters in Marseilles, July 1, the global shipping company announced. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang was…

SUNY Maritime to Host e-Navigation Conference

Jul 01, 2015

The e-Navigation Underway 2015 – North America conference will be hosted by The State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College from September 28 to 30 on the college’s Throggs Neck, N.Y. campus.  The conference’s theme is: “Reducing Risk through E-Navigation…

Kenyan Port Workers Strike Over Higher Health Costs

Jul 01, 2015

More than 2,000 workers at East Africa's biggest port in Kenya's coastal city Mombasa went on strike on Wednesday protesting an increase in the amount they will have to pay for state-run health insurance. Cargo ships remained unattended…

Transas Shifts Sole Focus to Maritime Sector

Jul 01, 2015

Arranging new changes to its brand positioning, the Transas Group informs it will now focus its efforts solely in the maritime market. The group’s shareholders made the decision to focus the Transas brand on the maritime business only, taking…

Dan-Bunkering Names US Managing Director

Jul 01, 2015

Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. has announced that as of July 1, 2015, Mikkel Søholm Vestergaard has been appointed Managing Director with the company’s office in Houston. Vestergaard began his career with Dan-Bunkering back in 2003 in the…

BMT Appoints New Chairman

Jul 01, 2015

International maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT Group announced the appointment of Sir John Hood KNZM as Chairman of BMT Group Ltd. with effect from October 1, 2015, following the retirement of Dr. Neil Cross at the end of BMT’s financial year on September 30…

TCO Hires Betteridge as Managing Director

Jul 01, 2015

Provider of well completion technologies to the global oil and gas industry, TCO, has appointed a managing director for its UK division. With over 35 years’ experience within the energy sector, Paul Betteridge has been appointed in response to company growth…

KVH’s NEWSlink Team Now Producing 100 Different Newspaper Titles

Jul 01, 2015

KVH Media Group, part of KVH Industries, Inc., has launched “Philippine Business,” the 100th unique newspaper title produced under the NEWSlink brand. The new title joins NEWSlink’s roster of high-quality daily and weekly newspaper digests,…

Twin Disc Names Moore Executive Vice President

Jul 01, 2015

Malcolm “Mac” Moore, 64, joins Twin Disc, Inc. as executive vice president of operations effective July 1, 2015, the company announced. In his new role, Moore will be responsible for overseeing the company's global manufacturing, as well as its sales/marketing functions…

DNV GL Holds Hearing Ahead of New Rules Launch

Jul 01, 2015

More than 800 customers and stakeholders will receive the new DNV GL rules today as part of an external hearing process before their publication and entry into force. According to DNV GL, the rules are the signature of the classification society…

Oranjewerf Ship Repair becomes Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf

Jul 01, 2015

On 1 July 2015, Oranjewerf Ship Repair, which joined Damen Shipyards Group in 1989, will officially change its name to Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf. This name change will be the final step of integrationfor the yard into Damen Shiprepair & Conversion…

Transnet Awards Bid for Cape Town Cruise Terminal

Jul 01, 2015

Transnet National Ports Authority awarded the V&A Waterfront (Pty) Ltd the status of Preferred Bidder for the development of a cruise terminal at the Port of Cape Town, Transnet said on Tuesday.Once all negotiations are concluded, the…

Esben Poulsson, New President for Singapore Shipping Association

Jul 01, 2015

The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has named Asian shipping veteran Esben Poulsson as its new president, succeeding Evergreen’s Patrick Phoon.  “I am honored and humbled to be appointed president of this active and vibrant organization…

Team Tankers Appoints Hans Feringa as President and CEO

Jul 01, 2015

Team Tankers International Ltd has appointed Hans Feringa as new President and CEO. Feringa is the former President of Stolt Tankers, a division of Stolt-Nielsen Limited. He succeeds Jens Grønning, who has left the Company. 'Under Jens' leadership…

Dittmann Named Chairman of SEA Europe

Jun 30, 2015

Kjeld Dittmann, the Managing Director of Lyngsø Marine A/S, is the new Chairman of the European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe).  He succeeds Govert Hamers, CEO of Vanderlande Industries in the Netherlands, who has completed his term as Chairman…

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