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Response Firm Coordinates Indian Ocean Rower Rescue

Jul 17, 2014

Global Rescue, a crisis response firm providing medical, security, evacuation, and travel risk management services, says it has coordinated the rescue of a rower from the middle of the Indian Ocean after he sustained severe burns.Ocean Row…

'Perfect Storm' Speaker Talks Leadership, Adversity

Jul 16, 2014

Retired Coast Guard Cmdr. William Moeller spoke to members of the local community and recruits at the Ida Lewis Auditorium at the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, N.J., July 13, the U.S. Coast Guard said.Moeller provided his first…

AMP Applauds Confirmation of MARAD Administrator

Jul 16, 2014

The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, has released the following statement on the U.S. Senate confirmation of Paul ‘Chip’ Jaenichen as U.S. Maritime Administrator: “AMP members appreciate Administrator…

Two Senior Executives Leave Siemens Wind Power

Jul 16, 2014

Siemens Wind Power said on Wednesday two senior executives will leave the company, one to a firm in Denmark, a leading producer of wind turbines and a major consumer of renewable energy.A spokesman from Siemens Wind Power, a Denmark-based unit of Siemens AG…

GMDSS Task Force: Meeting Report & Next Meeting

Jul 14, 2014

The GMDSS Task Force met 2, May 2014 at the Loews Annapolis Hotel in Annapolis, MD, USA, to address current issues in maritime radio communications and related navigation system subjects. Its next meeting is Thursday 31 July 2014 at 9:30 am…

Holton Tours Newport News’ Apprentice School

Jul 10, 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) hosted Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton Wednesday for a tour of The Apprentice School at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division.Danny Hunley, Newport News' vice president of operations…

Dutch Minister Visits Damen Cape Town

Jul 10, 2014

Dutch Minister Ploumen visits Damen Shipyards Cape Town and honors newly qualified welders and boilermakers The Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Lilianne Ploumen, and a Dutch Trade Delegation visited Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) on Tuesday…

MAJ Legal Officer Graduates with Distinction

Jul 10, 2014

From a class of 33 lawyers from 25 countries, the Jamaican representative, Vannessia Stewart, has received the prize for Best Overall Performance at the International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) in Malta. Legal Officer of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) Stewart…

Lakes Legislators Help Boost Corps Funding

Jul 10, 2014

Great Lakes legislators played a key role in yesterday’s vote in the House of Representatives to increase the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ national budget by nearly $58 million. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), along with Rep. Janice Hahn (D-Calif…

Tesoro Refining Wins 2011 Long Beach Oil Spill Case

Jul 10, 2014

Freeman Freeman & Smiley say that its lead trial attorney  Robert S. Crowder (assisted by attorneys Russell R. Fisk and John D. Van Ackeren) have celebrated a win with their client, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC in a lawsuit filed…

US Census Bureau Names Kelly FTD Chief

Jul 03, 2014

The U.S. Census Bureau announced the selection of Dale Kelly as the new Foreign Trade Division (FTD) Chief.Kelly is responsible for directing the plans and programs that provide the infrastructure for producing the monthly U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services (FT-900) Report…

Irving Welcomes Mi’kmaq Tradesmen to Halifax Shipyard

Jul 03, 2014

Irving Shipbuilding today officially welcomed four Mi’kmaq tradesmen to Halifax Shipyard as part of the contract awarded to Flynn Canada Ltd. for siding, cladding and roofing of its new shipbuilding facilities underway. The shipbuilding company…

London International Shipping Week Set for 2015

Jul 02, 2014

The British Government has once again thrust its weight behind London International Shipping Week with an official visit to the LISW2015 stand at Posidonia in Greece by the British Ambassador in Athens followed by public shows of support at…

Bellingham Named Director of WHOI Robotics Center

Jul 02, 2014

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has appointed James Bellingham as the first director of its Center for Marine Robotics.Bellingham will come to WHOI in early fall 2014 from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)…

Habben Jansen Takes over as Hapag-Lloyd CEO

Jul 01, 2014

Hapag-Lloyd announced changes in its Executive Board resulting from departure of Michael Behrendt and Ulrich Kranich; Anthony J. Firmin to become new Executive Board memberRolf Habben Jansen, who has been a member of the Hapag-Lloyd AG's Executive Board since April 1…

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