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Wiernicki Receives Admiral of the Ocean Seas Award

Oct 31, 2016

ABS Chairman, President and CEO, Christopher J. Wiernicki, was honored for his contributions to the maritime industry by the United Seamen’s Service (USS) as a recipient of the Admiral of the Ocean Seas Award on October  28, 2016 in New York…

Lloyd to Lead The Nautical Institute

Oct 31, 2016

The Nautical Institute has selected a new chief executive officer after interviewing a competitive shortlist of six candidates. Captain John Lloyd MBA AFNI, currently the Institute’s chief operating officer, will take over from Philip Wake OBE RD MSc FNI…

Five Rescued from Sunken Vessel Near Naked Island, Alaska

Oct 31, 2016

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard boatcrew and a good Samaritan rescued three adults and two teenagers from a 32-foot personal craft taking on water in the vicinity of Naked Island Sunday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Anchorage received a mobile phone call at 6 a…

Clarksons Platou's Inaugural Seminar at DMCA’s Dubai Maritime Week

Oct 31, 2016

The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) is set to facilitate a first-of-its-kind seminar dedicated to Middle East shipping and offshore activities. The event will be conducted by Clarksons Platou, a global leader in maritime brokerage and investment banking…

Liberia leads drive for Effective Implementation of BWMC

Oct 31, 2016

Liberia is leading a move to amend the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) which will allow certain ships additional time beyond 2020 in order to ensure that adequate new ballast water management (BWM) systems are commercially available…

Man Rescued Off Rhode Island Coast

Oct 30, 2016

The Coast Guard and Jamestown Police Department rescued a 60-year-old man Sunday off Fort Wetherill, Rhode Island after he fell off his sailboat.At approximately 12:20 a.m., Coast Guard Station Castle Hill received a call from Jamestown…

Shoreham Port Prioritises Training Staff in First Aid

Oct 29, 2016

Ports can be dangerous places to work in and this is why Shoreham Port is dedicated to taking its first aid responsibilities seriously. In such a fast paced working environment it is important to have trained staff available across the Port to ensure help is never too far away…

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Meets D.G. of DMA

Oct 29, 2016

Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in the USA, Mario Cordero, visited the Danish Maritime Authority today in connection with his participation in Danish Maritime Days.The Chairman of the FMC paid a courtesy visit to Director General of the Danish Maritime Authority…

Search On for Man in Shilshole Bay, Wash.

Oct 29, 2016

Coast Guard crews and local responders are searching for a man last seen aboard a 14-foot skiff west of the Shillshole Bay Marina, Wash., Friday.A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Seattle, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter…

Horn, Ward Join Alabama Port Authority Board

Oct 28, 2016

The Alabama State Port Authority announced today two changes to its Board of Directors. On October 19, Governor Robert Bentley named Horace H. Horn, Jr., of Montgomery, Ala., as Chairman of the Board. Horn, initially appointed to the board in 2014…

Hvid to Take Over as Teekay President and CEO

Oct 28, 2016

Teekay Corporation’s board of directors has elected Kenneth Hvid to succeed current president and CEO, Peter Evensen, who will retire January 31, 2017 after more than 13 years with the company. Hvid is presently serving as president and CEO of Teekay Offshore Group Ltd…

OSC Holds Mumbai Seafarers’ Conference

Oct 27, 2016

Oman Ship Management Company (OSC) said it hosted a high-level conference in Mumbai for senior officers following a rapid rise in crew numbers. The ‘Seafarers’ Safety Conference’ was a platform for Oman Shipping Company’s subsidiary Oman…

Radio Holland Names Sepers Netherlands GM

Oct 27, 2016

Jan-Arie Sepers has returned to Radio Holland, where his career began 26 years ago. On October 3 he started as General Manager of Radio Holland Netherlands, after a career at Nokia. Sepers started at Radio Holland in Rotterdam as a service engineer in 1990 after studying electrical engineering…

Sullivan Named CFO at Viega

Oct 27, 2016

Viega LLC has appointed John Sullivan as its new chief financial officer, responsible for overseeing, managing and planning strategy for all of Viega’s accounting, financial and IT initiatives.Sullivan has more than 25 years of experience in executive leadership for the industrial…

Iran Shipping Lines Head Sees Business Rebound by Mid-17

Oct 27, 2016

Container shipper Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Chairman Mohammad Saeidi expects the firm to have recuperated by the middle of next year the business lost while Iran was subject to international sanctions. 'Step by step the problems have been resolved…

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