A coastal pilot training program tailored to the unique challenges of working on the Great Barrier Reef has been recognized by the Transport & Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC).Australian Reef Pilots (ARP) was awarded the 2015…
Equiom, has announced the appointment of Tobi Mathews as an exclusive, in-house consultant to its yachting and aviation teams.Based at Equiom’s Jersey office, Tobi will work with the teams to provide support across all aspects of Equiom’s services to their worldwide client base…
ABS Group has announced the release of a new offshore Asset Integrity Management (AIM) service focused on driving operational reliability, efficiency and profitability for asset owners and operators. The AIM services are delivered by a newly…
Ampelmann announced that it will open a new office in Houston, Texas as the next step in the company’s continued expansion. Ampelmann said the new office strengthens its presence in the Americas and confirms the company’s commitment to the global oil and gas industry…
Michel van Roozendaal (M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering; MBA INSEAD, Fontainebleau; b. 1963) has been appointed President of the MacGregor business area. He will be a member of Cargotec's Executive Board and report to President and CEO Mika Vehviläinen…
Maritime professionals from Africa, Europe, and the U.S. began a 4-day conference aimed to enhance collaborative efforts to achieve maritime security in Africa, May 5.The Africa Partnership Station (APS) Annual Planning Conference aims…
Navico, the world’s largest manufacturer of marine electronics and parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and GoFree brands — has been named Cabela’s® 2014 Vendor of the Year for the General Outdoors Division. For the second year in a row…
Over the past few years, Van Oord has developed a new technique for dredging at great water depths. This Deep Excavation System (DES) is an innovative method to prepare a sea bottom profile for installing offshore pipelines. The system has been patented by Van Oord…
Ulstein introduces the HX103 and HX104 designs, DP3 vessels with heavy-lift capability and large outreach combined with a large open deck space and accommodation for 350 and 500 people.With the introduction of these two heavy lift vessel designs…
With America's population expected to grow by 70 million over the next 30 years, moving the goods that enrich our lives --and the freight that fuels our economy-- will be a key challenge. As our Beyond Traffic draft framework indicates, by 2045…
Leena Lie, M.Sc. (Econ.), (b. 1968) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Communications at Cargotec Corporation as of August 1, 2015. She will be a member of Cargotec's Extended Executive Board and report to President and CEO Mika Vehviläinen…
The United States Treasury Department has authorized passenger ferry services to Cuba for the first time in more than a half-century, in a major step in improving relations between the two countries. At least four companies said they were notified Tuesday of approvals by the U…
Boksa Marine Design announced the addition of three new staff members to its to its Tampa Office: James McNamara, Forrest Hannahs and Bob Boksa. McNamara and Hannahs joined the firm as Jr. Naval Architects; and Boksa was brought on to manage sales and marketing efforts…
Teledyne Bowtech announced an expansion to its sales team with the appointment of a dedicated sales sanager for the U.S. territory, Galen Rice, based at the Teledyne Instruments facility in Houston. According to Teledyne Bowtech, this addition…
Argentina soyoil shipments were slowed on Tuesday by the start of a wage strike by a union representing 20 percent of the country's crushing workers, while the powerful CGT dock-workers union debated whether to join work stoppage.Argentina…