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Dehouck Joins GTT as Deputy CEO

Apr 07, 2020

GTT has appointed Eric Dehouck as deputy CEO, to assist Chairman and CEO Philippe Berterottière.Dehouck, 43, is a graduate from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers and from HEC-Entrepreneurs. He is also a national IHEDN1 auditor…

Golden Ocean Names Andersen CEO

Apr 07, 2020

Dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group said its board has appointed Ulrik Uhrenfeldt Andersen as the new Chief Executive Officer of Golden Ocean Management AS with effect from Tuesday April 14, 2020.Andersen comes from a position as Chief…

BSM Appoints Head of Communications

Apr 06, 2020

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has appointed Stefan Beeg as Head of Communications.Based in Hamburg, Beeg’s role is to drive all corporate and marketing communications activities of BSM. He will report to BSM chief executive officer Ian Beveridge…

Stena Line Announces More Job Cuts Due to COVID-19

Apr 06, 2020

Swedish ferry company Stena Line said Monday it will furlough 600 employees and make 150 redundant in UK and Ireland due to the COVID-19 pandemic's damaging effect on travel and transport across Europe.The announcement comes several weeks after…

LR Supporting Critical Supply Chains During Pandemic

Apr 03, 2020

Lloyd’s Register (LR) says it is driving proactive collaboration with key shipping stakeholders to support the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Coronavirus (COVID-19) recommendations for facilitating maritime trade – including the…

Konecranes Wins its Largest-ever Order for Reach Stackers

Apr 03, 2020

In March 2020, Konecranes announced it won its largest-ever reach stacker contract, from a customer in Germany. The order for 39 reach stackers was won with Konecranes’ distributor Richter Fördertechnik GmbH & Co. KG. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in Q3 2020 and run until Q1 2021…

Peel Ports Marks Record Container Volume From Single Vessel

Apr 02, 2020

The Port of Liverpool’s deep-water container terminal has broken a new terminal record after the MSC Federica docked and exchanged 5,452 TEUs.The vessel is part of MSC’s Turkey Canada service which has seen remarkable success and includes calls at Montreal…

ChartWorld Acquires Maritime Services

Apr 01, 2020

ChartWorld announced the acquisition of Maritime Services Ltd. in Vancouver as the latest addition to the maritime digital navigation group.Steven van de Schootbrugge, ChartWorld’s CEO, commented, “We have seen double-digit growth in the North…

V.Group Names Traaholt CFO

Mar 31, 2020

Ship management and marine services company V.Group announced it has appointed Petter Traaholt as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the V.Group Board.Traaholt joined V.Group from Eltel Group where he was Group CFO, based in Stockholm. Prior to joining Eltel in 2017…

GAC Sweden Oversees Arrival of Stockholm’s Golden Bridge

Mar 31, 2020

GAC Sweden has managed the safe arrival of a 143 meter long golden bridge (“Guldbron”) that will connect Stockholm’s Gamla Stan island with Södermalm on the mainland has safely completed its voyage from China. The bridge is a major feature in the City of Stockholm’s redevelopment of Slussen…

Contracted Rates to Fall Long-term Due to Conoravirus -Xeneta

Mar 31, 2020

The container shipping segment appears to have caught coronavirus, with the industry suffering its first monthly fall in long-term contracted ocean freight rates since October 2019. According to the latest XSI Public Indices report from Xeneta…

India Asks Ports to Waive Demurrage and Other Charges

Mar 31, 2020

India has asked its ports to waive demurrage and other charges for any delays in arrival, berthing and other operations of ships caused by a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus, a government statement said.Although ports…

Wärtsilä Translink Receives DNV GL, IEC Certificates

Mar 31, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä said it has been awarded a DNV GL type-approval certificate and cyber security certification by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for its Translink solution, part of the company’s connected ECDIS concept…

MSC Cruises Spain President Emiliano González Passes Away

Mar 30, 2020

Emiliano González, President of MSC Cruises Spain passed away on March 25 in Madrid at the age of 68.González joined MSC Cruises Spain as Commercial Director in 2002, becoming Country Manager in 2004. He restlessly worked to turn MSC Cruises…

Inmarsat Takes Founding Role in Asia's Decarbonizing Shipping

Mar 30, 2020

Inmarsat is a founding member of Asia’s first ‘Decarbonizing Shipping’ initiative to harness the power of start-ups to meet UN targets on greenhouse gas emissions, which launched earlier this month.  The regional initiative, based in Singapore…

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