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Pacific Basin Adopts DNV GL’s ShipManager

Jan 08, 2015

Pacific Basin, one of the world’s largest owners and operators of Handysize bulk carriers, will implement the DNV GL’s ShipManager fleet management system on its owned fleet within the next two years.Shipping companies often have various…

Blue Water Strengthens portfolio in Lolland-Falster

Jan 08, 2015

In recent years, Blue Water Shipping's port activities have developed rapidly with activities in an increasing number of Danish port. Blue Water now extends its activities within shipbroking and port agency in the ports at Lolland-Falster…

Yim Joins UniMarine Sales Team

Jan 07, 2015

Alex Yim has joined UniMarine Lubricants in Singapore as Regional Sales Manager Asia. Yim brings to the company’s sales team more than fourteen years’ experience in shipping with Hyundai Merchant Marine and Gulf Oil Marine, and is fluenf in English, Korean and Japanese.

Tillotson Named CCO at Diversified Port Holdings

Jan 07, 2015

Diversified Port Holdings (DPH) has appointed Charles Tillotson as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) effective January 5, 2015. In his new senior management role, Tillotson will lead corporate strategy development and enhance commercial process control…

Brandy Christian is New Port of New Orleans COO

Jan 07, 2015

Current COO Patrick J. Gallwey to Retire in March After 34 Years.Brandy D. Christian has been named the new Chief Operating Officer of the Port of New Orleans by President and CEO Gary LaGrange, succeeding Patrick J. Gallwey, who will retire March 1 after 34 years with the Port…

Navico Names Jourlait Deputy CEO

Jan 07, 2015

Marc Jourlait has joined Navico’s executive management team as deputy CEO. He has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Jourlait will take direct responsibility for the recreational marine and digital marine divisions…

Port of Seattle Co-Presidents Reelected for 2015

Jan 07, 2015

The Port of Seattle’s co-presidents Stephanie Bowman and Courtney Gregoire have been reelected by the port’s commission for another full-year term. The commission also elected John Creighton to serve as vice president, Tom Albro to serve as…

Penney Joins BMT Smart's Marketing Team

Jan 07, 2015

BMT Smart  has appointed Martin Penney as Sales and Marketing Director.Penney has a Master’s degree in Engineering and has spent the last five years at Eniram at the forefront of developing the vessel performance and energy efficiency market in the marine sector…

New Trans Adriatic Pipeline MD is Ian Bradshaw

Jan 07, 2015

Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the 870 km (540.59 miles) pipeline set to bring gas from Azerbaijan to Europe, has appointed BG executive Ian Bradshaw as new Managing Director to replace departing Kjetil Tungland.Bradshaw, who will take up his new position on Feb…

Statoil Awards Contracts in Norway

Jan 07, 2015

Statoil has today, 7 January, awarded the service contracts for seven bases for the company in Norway. These contracts have been awarded to NorSea Group AS, Saga Fjordbase AS and Asco Norge AS. The contracts awarded include terminal and…

AVEVA Acquires 8over8

Jan 07, 2015

AVEVA Group plc one of the world's leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions has acquired 8over8 Limited from management and certain private individuals.  8over8 is a software business, headquartered in Northern Ireland with operations in North America…

Harris CapRock Communications again Top Independent Operator

Jan 07, 2015

For the fourth consecutive year, Harris CapRock Communications has been ranked number one on The Independent Top Twenty listing by the World Teleport Association (WTA).  The company also ranked fifth on The Global Top Twenty in 2014 based on total revenue and year-over-year growth…

Mustang Marine Launches Recruitment Drive

Jan 06, 2015

Mustang Marine, which is under a new ownership and management structure after being bought out of administration in May 2014 by a group of nine investors, has completed a broad range of orders in what was a successful second half of 2014, the company reports…

Paxton Joins Adams and Reese

Jan 06, 2015

Adams and Reese Adds Four to Bolster Federal Governmental Relations Practice.Adams and Reese is proud to announce the addition of Partner Matt Paxton and Governmental Affairs Advisors Joe Carnevale, Ian Bennitt and Ashley Godwin, who join…

Transpetro CEO Extends Leave of Absence

Jan 06, 2015

Transpetro’s board of directors approved CEO José Sergio de Oliveira Machado’s request to extend unpaid leave to January 21, 2015. The decision was made at a meeting held on January 5, 2015, Petrobras announced. Cláudio Ribeiro Teixeira…

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