Harrold van der Meer has joined the KOTUG group and will succeed Dorus Knegtel, the current COO & Vice President Business Development.Harrold van der Meer has a maritime background and more than 20 years experience in technical and operational management within the P&O Nedlloyd / Maersk Group…
TBS Shipping Board of Directors appoint the Company’s co-founder & Chief Operating Officer, Gregg McNelis, to Chief Executive Officer & President. TBS Shipping Limited (TBS) provides worldwide shipping solutions to industrial shippers through its Five Star Service: ocean transportation…
Signet Maritime Corporation, vessel services & logistics providers, promote 31-year veteran as General Manager, Traffic & Business Development.Previously Senior Manager of Traffic and Business Development for Signet’s Pascagoula Division…
Crew of Crowley-Managed Ocean Titan Awarded for Heroism at Sea with 2012 AOTOS Mariners’ Plaque. Officers and crewmembers of the Crowley Maritime Corp.-managed M/V Ocean Titan were recently honored with a 2012 Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS)…
Aberdeen (Scotland) based global shipping and energy services firm, Craig Group, has announced healthy results for the year ending April 2012.The privately owned, family-run business has reported turnover of £123.3 million with operating profits of £14…
Walter A. Poggi President and CEO of Retlif Testing Laboratories, Inc., received iNARTE certification (International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics, Inc.) as “Master EMC Design Engineer.”The certification is awarded to those who demonstrate knowledge…
The new company, CIT Maritime Finance will originate & underwrite blue water vessel financing & its managing director is Svein Engh.CIT Maritime Finance will offer senior secured loans, sale-leasebacks, and bareboat charters to owners and operators of oceangoing cargo vessels including tankers…
Thuraya names Joseph R. Francis as Regional Director, North America to support the company's work in the government market sector.Mobile satellite services operator, Thuraya Telecommunications Company's new man will be based in the U.S.…
The three amphibious ships supporting Hurricane Sandy relief efforts off the coast of New York & New Jersey return to their homeports in Virginia.Operations in support of relief have shifted into the recovery phase and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U…
Rolls-Royce announce that Mike Terrett, Chief Operating Officer, has decided to retire at the end of the year. Mike has worked for Rolls-Royce for 34 years and has been instrumental in shaping the current success of the business.Mike, an engineer…
Prince Khaled bin Sultan of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recognized for marine wildlife conservation & science contributions.Prince Khaled is the founder of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, dedicated to conservation of the world's oceans…
Propulsion & power providers Tognum confirm 2012 forecast in financial report ended 30, September.Highlights: • Solid order intake at €2,296.3 million in the first nine months • Revenues increase to €2,092.7 million • Adjusted EBIT margin of 8…
Global shipping, logistics & marine services provider GAC Group appoints Bengt Ekstrand as its new Group President.Ekstrand is currently Group Vice President of GAC’s Asia-Pacific region and was previously the head of the Middle East region…
Bureau Veritas has restructured its marine and offshore activities and made a number of new key appointments. The moves follow the retirement of Bernard Anne from his position as Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of the Marine Division…
Energy & sustainability advisory company DNV KEMA, appoints new manger for Scandinavia region.Vibecke Hverven joins DNV KEMA on 1 December with more than seven years of experience as President of Sweco Norge, a leading multidisciplinary…