NOL Group announced the resignation of Eng Aik Meng as President of its APL shipping business. The container transportation and logistics group has named Kenneth Glenn, currently President of its North Asia Region, as his replacement.NOL said Mr…
Rick Calhoun, President of Cargo Carriers (Cargill) and Chairman of Waterways Council, Inc., released a statement today regarding the state of emergency on the Lower Mississippi River. “The inland waterways navigation system is the most important…
Former Secretary of the Navy, historian, and author John F. Lehman has been named the recipient of the America and the Sea Award for 2011 by Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. The America and the Sea Award recognizes an individual or organization whose contributions to the history…
Today, Maersk Line CEO, Eivind Kolding, addressed the container shipping and logistics industry as the keynote speaker at the TOC conference in Antwerp, Belgium. His message was clear and simple: If container shipping is to secure its license to operate in the future…
Odfjell has appointed Mr. Terje Iversen as new SVP/CFO for Odfjell SE. He will start in this position not later than 1 September. Mr. Iversen is currently employed by the maritime industrial company Bergen Group ASA as CFO. Odfjell's present CFO…
Ernst & Young LLP has announced that Fleet Advantage's CEO John Flynn is a finalist in the 'Emerging' category of the company's awards competition, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011. The program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate…
WISTA Norway announces Rikke Lind as the “Shipping name of the year” during Nor-shipping 2011. Lind receives the award as recognition of her dedicated efforts to support women in the maritime industry for more than 10 years. Rikke Lind will accept the award this afternoon at a ceremony in Oslo…
On Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Maritime Day observance, U.S. Maritime Administrator David Matsuda will award six posthumous Merchant Marine Medals to the family of Richard Oliver Kelleher…
We are pleased to confirm that Debasis Mazumdar will take over as Head of UK Ship Register/Customer Service Team Manager from 1 June 2011. Debasis was previously the MCA ISM/ISO Policy Manager and will bring valuable experience and knowledge to the role…
Sigurd Viseth is employed as a deputy managing director of Ulstein Verft. He begins the position in mid-May. Viseth comes from Wärtsilä Norway AS and the position of vice president for sales in the country. Before that he worked six years as CEO…
Professors Olav Bolland and Hallvard Svendsen have won Statoil’s 2011 research prize for their work on enhancing carbon capture understanding and processes for reducing emissions.The prize of NOK 200,000 and an artwork by Roar Wold was awarded by Tor Ulleberg…
5. May. 2011 | [Group,Maritime] | Hamburg/Germany - Denis Morais is the winner of this year's GL COMPIT Award. At the COMPIT Conference taking place this week in Berlin, the Canadian IT expert was honoured for his contributions to promote frontier technologies in shipbuilding…
NOAA Corps Cmdr. Lawrence Krepp has assumed command of NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, one of the world’s most technologically advanced hydrographic survey vessels.At a May 6 change-of-command ceremony in Norfolk, Krepp relieved Cmdr. Shepard Smith…
New York City – April 29, 2011 – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Brad L. Berman has joined the firm as Partner in the firm's New York City office. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Berman served as Executive Director of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR)…
Teledyne D.G. O’Brien (Seabrook, NH; www.dgo.com) is pleased to announce that Mr. Maxwell Mulholland has joined the firm as Director of Sales and Marketing. Max graduated with distinction from the US Naval Academy, earned an MBA from Harvard Business School…