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MSC Jade Sails with MAN's Biggest Engine

Jun 24, 2016

The largest and most powerful engine from MAN Diesel & Turbo’s portfolio ever designed and built has entered service. Built by Doosan Engine in Korea and rated at 75,570 kW (103,000 horsepower), the engine is an MAN B&W 11G95ME-C9.5 two-stroke type that acts as prime mover aboard the MSC Jade…

Statoil’s 50 years to be Recorded

Jun 24, 2016

Statoil has decided to launch a large project to write the story about the company for its 50th anniversary in 2022. The University of Oslo has been chosen the main supplier in a project that will also involve other Norwegian research institutions…

MISC Publishes its 2015 Sustainability Report

Jun 24, 2016

MISC Berhad (MISC) today announces the publication of its 2015 Sustainability Report, covering the Company’s commitment, strategy and performance for the year ended 31 December 2015 and progress towards its sustainability goals. President…

Countdown Begins for Expanded Panama Canal opening

Jun 24, 2016

History will be made in Panama on Sunday, June 26, when the first-ever Expanded Panama Canal is inaugurated. The COSCO Shipping Panama will transit through the new locks on this significant day, with the world as its audience. The Panama…

Vandermeiren is CEO, Antwerp Port

Jun 24, 2016

Jacques Vandermeiren (52) has been appointed CEO of Antwerp Port Authority as of 1 January 2017. He succeeds Eddy Bruyninckx who after 25 years at the head of the Port Authority is retiring on 31 December 2016. Until January 2015 Vandermeiren held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Elia…

OSG Joins NYSE "Big Board"

Jun 24, 2016

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE:OSG) (the “Company” or “OSG”) announced today that it has been approved by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) to transfer its stock listing to the NYSE from the NYSE MKT. The Company’s common stock, which will continue to trade under the ticker symbol OSG…

Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award Recipients Named

Jun 24, 2016

The United Seamen's Service (USS) 2016 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) will be presented to Arthur E. Imperatore, Founder and President of New York Waterways; Donald Marcus, President of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots…

Orca Energy ESS to Power Fish Farm Support Vessel

Jun 24, 2016

Grovfjord Mek. Verksted AS (GMV) has selected Corvus Energy as the supplier of the lithium ion based energy storage system (ESS) for a fish farm support vessel called GMV ZERO. GMV will utilize Corvus’ next generation Orca Energy ESS to support…

Terntank's first 15000DWT Chemical Tanker Passes Sea Trials

Jun 24, 2016

The first dual-fuel two-stroke engine employing the low-pressure X-DF gas admission technology developed by Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has passed the final milestone in its evolution from a technical concept to commercial operation as a marine main engine…

Kuriyama Joins Matson Board of Directors

Jun 23, 2016

The Board of Directors of Matson, Inc. has appointed Stanley Kuriyama as a director of the company, effective June 23, 2016. Kuriyama is the Executive Chairman of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. He first joined Alexander & Baldwin in 1992, and from January 2010 until his retirement in December 2015…

Damen Wins Best Paper Award at WODCON

Jun 23, 2016

At the WODCON 2016 held last week in Miami, Damen was awarded the “Best Paper Award” for a paper on efficient dredge pump design, written and presented by Klaas Slager. The WODCON is the annual conference of the Wester Dredging Association…

Maersk's New CEO Appointment Raises Prospect of Break-up

Jun 23, 2016

Danish shipping and oil group A. P. Moller-Maersk could split up into separate companies, its chairman said on Thursday after naming Soren Skou, the head of its container business, as chief executive. Maersk shares rose more than 10 percent…

Braemar Engineering Restructures Leadership

Jun 23, 2016

Recently appointed Managing Director of Braemar Engineering, Sheila McClain, has unveiled the company’s new management team that will spearhead the future strategic direction of the marine engineering and liquefied natural Gas (LNG) expert technical advisory consultancy…

Skou Replaces Andersen as Maersk CEO

Jun 23, 2016

Danish shipping and oil company A. P. Moller-Maersk has appointed Soren Skou, head of its container shipping unit Maersk Line, as new chief executive for the group replacing Nils Smedegaard Andersen who has been in the job since 2007.Soren…

InterManager Welcomes Seafarers Awareness Week

Jun 23, 2016

InterManager, the international trade association for in-house and third party ship management, is giving its full support to this week’s Seafarers Awareness Week (20-26 June), co-ordinated by Seafarers UK. “Maritime Jobs for Future Generations” is the theme…

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