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Crowley Scholarships for Four Maine Maritime Academy Students

Jun 19, 2016

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships have helped to further educational opportunities for four students of Maine Maritime Academy (MMA). The four recipients, J.T. DiGuglielmo, Jordan Harmon, Sean O’Connor and Luke Olson…

Hundreds of Scientists Urge Obama to Halt Arctic Oil Drilling

Jun 19, 2016

Nearly 400 scientists from more than a dozen countries signed a letter urging U.S. President Barack Obama to take the Arctic Ocean out of the next federal offshore lease sale plan, thus ruling out the possibility of offshore drilling in the Arctic in the near future…

Countries Must Do More to help Greece with Migrant Crisis - U.N. chief

Jun 18, 2016

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Saturday for countries to do more to help cope with Europe's migrant crisis, saying Greece could not manage on its own.Speaking in Athens before heading to the Greek island of Lesbos…

Brazil Fines Samarco 142 mln Reais for Damages

Jun 18, 2016

Brazil's Environment Ministry fined mining company Samarco 142 million reais ($41.6 million) for damages to three protected areas resulting from a tailings dam burst in November, the ministry said on Friday.The ministry said in a statement…

Strike at French Oil Hub near Marseille Ends

Jun 18, 2016

France's hardline CGT union ended on Friday a strike that had paralysed traffic for 26 days at the Fos Lavera oil terminals on the Mediterranean, the country's biggest oil hub, a management official at port operator Fluxel said.'Unloading resumed at the port at 9 p…

Viking Sea's Maiden Call at Lerwick Port

Jun 18, 2016

Members of Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa Jarl Squad warmly welcomed Viking Sea passengers ashore during her maiden call to Lerwick.   The brand new 47,842 tonne Viking Sea arrived for the first time at Lerwick on Wednesday 15 June, carrying almost…

Indian Govt Mulls Logistic Parks to facilitate MTO

Jun 18, 2016

Government is planning to locate logistics parks next to ring road and by-pass roads in an effort to reduce pollution and traffic and facilitate multi-modal transport (MTO) across the country, said Honourble Union Minister for Shipping and road transport…

DP World Chairman Meets President of Kazakhstan

Jun 18, 2016

DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem met with the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) this week to enhance the co-operation between DP World and Kazakhstan…

Severe Weather Forecast for Port Kembla, Australia

Jun 18, 2016

The Harbour Master at Port Kembla has issued a notification of potential severe weather forecast for the next 72 hours (18-21 June). The port remains open and conditions will be monitored closely. It is likely that the Harbour Master will order…

USCG Change of Command in Houston-Galveston

Jun 18, 2016

Coast Guard Capt. Brian Penoyer transferred command of Sector Houston-Galveston to Capt. Peter Martin during a change-of-command ceremony Friday at the Bayport Cruise Terminal near Houston.Martin assumed command of Sector Houston-Galveston…

IMO Secretary-General Goes to Romania

Jun 18, 2016

International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim has highlighted the crucial work of maritime training institutes to train and equip new generations of seafarers and other shipping personnel, during a visit (16 June) to the Romanian Maritime Training Centre CERONAV…

BIMCO President Comments On Standard Term Sheet

Jun 18, 2016

BIMCO President and Chairman of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, Philippe Louis-Dreyfus opened the Armateurs de France and BIMCO event in Paris on 14 June 2016. The purpose of the event was to provide an overview of BIMCO’s main activities and explain…

Hernandez Joins Asahi/America Sales Team

Jun 17, 2016

Thermoplastic fluid flow technology company Asahi/America, Inc. announced the addition of Anthony Hernandez to its sales team. North Carolina based Hernandez joined Asahi/America on June 6, 2016 and will represent Asahi/America in eastern Pennsylvania…

Navigators Hires Pesce to Launch Surety Department

Jun 17, 2016

Navigators Management Company, a division of The Navigators Group, Inc., has hired David Pesce to launch a new Contract and Commercial Surety Department. Based in Iselin, N.J. Pesce will initially focus on contract and commercial surety in the…

Port of New Orleans COO Joins Green Marine Board

Jun 17, 2016

Green Marine, an environmental certification program for the North American marine industry, elected Port of New Orleans Chief Operating Officer Brandy Christian to its Board of Directors during its annual conference last month. “Brandy…

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