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IMO Adopts Polar Code Environmental Provisions

May 22, 2015

United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the environmental part of the Polar Code. Hereby, internationally binding regulations on navigation in polar waters become effective from 1 January 2017.The IMO has…

HMAS Anzac Visits Portsmouth, UK

May 22, 2015

The Royal Australian Navy’s helicopter frigate HMAS Anzac has arrived in Portsmouth, England, as part of her NORTHERN TRIDENT 2015 deployment. Anzac departed Sydney in March 2015, and has transited the Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean, the Red Sea…

Maersk Line Gets New Head in China

May 22, 2015

Maersk Line on May 21 announced that Mike Fang become the company's new chief of east - and central China. He joins with effect from 1 July 2015.  Fang has been head of Maersk Line North China since 2012. He replaces David Williams, who will become the new CEO of Safmarine…

Navios in Red, but Beats Estimates

May 22, 2015

Navios Maritime Holdings, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and Logistics Company, slumped to a loss in the Q1 although the result beat by $0.10 per share the average estimate of analysts who had forecast red ink for the dry bulk company…

Conrad Announces Management Team Changes

May 21, 2015

Conrad Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of Scott J. Theriot as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Johnny Conrad, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Scott has been in the shipyard business since 1976…

Registration for SHIPPINGInsight 2015 Now Open

May 21, 2015

Online registration is now open for the SHIPPINGInsight 2015 Fleet Optimization Conference & Exhibition. Now entering its fourth year, SHIPPINGInsight is an annual maritime technology forum in North America that brings together shipping companies…

New Flag Program Honors US Merchant Marines

May 21, 2015

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the launch of the United States Merchant Marine Flag Program, which will provide U.S. Merchant Marine Flags for display nationwide, honoring the historic and continuing contributions of U…

LR Establishes Applied Technology Group

May 21, 2015

Lloyd’s Register establishes the Applied Technology Group, centered around the activities of Martec Limited The Applied Technology Group (ATG) describes is a team established with the goal of providing expanding technology leadership capabilities…

SSI to Showcase New Software at Nor-Shipping

May 21, 2015

SSI informs it will showcase the latest versions of its CAD/CAM software, ShipConstructor and EnterprisePlatform, at Nor-Shipping 2015, June 2-5.SSI CEO Darren Larkins will be in attendance along with SSI representatives Nick Danese of NDAR and Pedro Antunes of Vera Navis.

Engineering Apprenticeship Pathways at RGU

May 21, 2015

Advanced apprenticeships for engineers will soon be available through Robert Gordon University (RGU), Aberdeen thanks to a five-figure funding boost from Skills Development Scotland.The university has secured $62,670 to develop a new Advanced…

WAGO Appoints Regional Sales Manager

May 21, 2015

WAGO has announced the appointment of Jim Ratcliffe to the position of Regional Sales Manager for Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Ratcliffe, who previously held positions with General Electric and Schneider Electric, brings a strong engineering and sales background to his new role with WAGO…

KPI Bridge Oil Appoints Seattle Trader

May 21, 2015

KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers, marine lubricants and risk management products, has appointed  Daniel Chin as a Bunker & Lubricant Trader at its Seattle Office.Having worked as an oil trader in Korea as well as in Singapore and Pakistan…

Resolve Marine Purchases Harbor Place Building

May 21, 2015

Regional commercial real estate firm Berger Commercial Realty announced the $8.9 million purchase of Harbor Place, a 36,000-square-foot office building located at 1600 S.E. 17th St. in Fort Lauderdale, by Resolve Marine Group, a Fort Lauderdale…

Historic Warship Docked for Restoration

May 21, 2015

One of the world's oldest commissioned warships has entered dry dock for a planned multiyear restoration, the U.S. Navy reports. On May 19, USS Constitution eased into Dry Dock 1 at Charlestown Navy Yard Boston National Historical Park with…

Dynamic Positioning Training Center Launched in Shanghai

May 21, 2015

C-MAR, an international marine and offshore services provider, and the Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) has officially launched the Dynamic Positioning training facility (DPC-SMU) at a special ceremony in Shanghai. In the first joint venture of its kind…

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