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MVS USA Appointed as Inmarsat GX VAR

May 16, 2015

Inmarsat today announced the appointment of MVS USA, a leader in mobile satellite communications and a founding Inmarsat Distribution Partner, as a Global Xpress (GX) Value Added Reseller (VAR) for the Maritime market, selling FleetBroadband Xtra and Fleet Xpress…

Drydock Vigilant Expected at Vigor Seattle

May 16, 2015

The 14,000-long ton capacity drydock Vigilant that will support hundreds of family-wage industrial jobs at Vigor Industrial’s shipyard on Harbor Island is scheduled to arrive in Elliott Bay late Saturday or early Sunday.The 528-foot long drydock…

Challenges Ahead for Marine Insurance

May 16, 2015

The marine insurance sector is undergoing a rapid period of change and it is critical that insurers understand the risks the industry is facing and offer products that match these new trends, Dieter Berg, president of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) said…

Dynagas LNG Beats Profit Forecasts, May Add Five More LNG Tankers

May 16, 2015

With earnings, adjusted for amortization costs, profits came to 43 cents per share, Greece-based Dynagas LNG Partners LP (DLNG) exceeded Wall Street expectations. The company is looking into the opportunity of acquiring five LNG carriers…

Drewry Expects Dry Bulk Shipping Recovery in 2017

May 16, 2015

Despite a modest recovery in earnings anticipated over the next two years, the dry bulk shipping market is not expected to return to profitability until 2017, says the latest edition of the Dry Bulk Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry…

Marine Design Conference Wraps Up in Tokyo

May 15, 2015

The 12th International Marine Design Conference (IMDC) was held in Tokyo from May 11-14, hosted by The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers, and sponsored by The Shipbuilders' Association of Japan and ClassNK. IMDC is a…

Hempel Celebrates 100 Years

May 15, 2015

Hempel kicked off the group’s centenary celebrations and invited customers from Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania to a party in Athens’ Acropolis Museum on Saturday, May 9. Hempel has had a permanent presence in Greece since 1952 as Hempel Hellas General Manager…

MCPON, CNO Honor Sailors of the Year

May 15, 2015

The Navy's 2014 Sailors of the Year (SOY) were meritoriously advanced to chief petty officer during a ceremony held at the Navy Memorial, May 14.Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert served as guest speaker at the pinning ceremony…

Volvo Penta to Power Volvo Ocean Race

May 15, 2015

Volvo Penta is the official engine supplier for the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race, which is having its North American stopover in Newport, R.I., this week. “The Volvo Ocean Race serves as a crucible for developing and testing new technologies that will benefit the entire marine industry…

Essar Ports Profit Jumps 15%

May 15, 2015

Essar Ports Limited today announced its unaudited results for the full year and quarter ended March 2015.Key Highlights:·         Essar Ports takes over the Vizag Iron Ore outer harbor terminal with 2 berths on 14th May 2015. Existing operational terminal with no gestation period…

16 Receive Howe Yoon Chong PSA Scholarship

May 15, 2015

16 deserving students were awarded with the Howe Yoon Chong PSA Scholarship. Mr Fock Siew Wah, Group Chairman of PSA International (PSA), presented the award certificates to the students at a ceremony held in PSA Building in Singapore today…

Greece Okays Piraeus Port Sale

May 15, 2015

Greece Economy Minister George Stathakis said that his government is dropping its opposition to selling off the Piraeus Port Authority SA. A sale of the Piraeus Port would be a reversal on the part of Greece’s Syriza party-led government…

Ingalls Shipbuilding Appoints 2 New VPs

May 14, 2015

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced the appointment of two vice presidents at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. George Jones has been appointed vice president of operations, and Tim Farrell has been appointed vice president of new Navy programs…

Seatronics Names New Group Managing Director

May 14, 2015

Seatronics Ltd., an Acteon company and part of its survey, monitoring and data business, has promoted Phil Middleton from deputy managing director to group managing director. Middleton will be responsible for managing and developing Seatronics’…

Furuno's Ed Davis Passes Away

May 14, 2015

Ed Davis, an industry veteran and longtime employee at Furuno USA, Inc., passed away on April 30. Ed was Furuno USA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager since September 1992, working closely with dealers who he not only called customers, but his friends…

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