Imtech Marine and Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) have won the Electric & Hybrid Propulsion System and Supplier of the Year Awards at the Electric and Hybrid World Expo, held in Amsterdam.Rotterdam-headquartered Imtech Marine was asked by Ferguson Shipbuilders in Scotland…
Cargo-carrying unit, OEG Offshore, announced its gain of OSCA Environmental Services Ltd., saying the acquisition expands its international reach in the Caspian region.OEG has acquired OSCA's 2,500-unit stock has multiple bases including: Baku…
Sitting in our Mercedes Benz at a major truck stop, I pressed up against the window of the passenger seat to watch my wife fill the tank at the gas pump. I am not allowed to drive her car, much less anything else having to do with its operation…
Helge Vatnehol has been appointed Group CEO of Rapp Marine. Vatnehol comes from the position of Senior Vice President Offshore Deck Machinery in Rolls Royce and takes over on September 1, 2014.Helge Vatnehol joined Rolls-Royce in 2000 and…
The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of DNV 2.7-1 / EN 12079 certified offshore containers, refrigeration/freezer modules, engineering modules and accommodation solutions to the global offshore energy industry, recently held a seminar in Singapore on the benefits of DNV GL accreditation…
Call for Shipping Industry to Anticipate Climate Change Impacts.At a major conference today in Liverpool, United Kingdom, hosted by the renowned Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Peter Hinchliffe, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)…
High cube 40-foot containers are stealing a march on traditional 40-foot equipment and by the end of 2013 represented just short of 50% of the maritime container fleet, according to Drewry’s recently published Container Census report.The…
In fiscal 2013, economic growth in Asia was stilted by China’s worsening financial problems and political turmoil in Thailand. On the other hand, the United States’ recovery continued, and Europe’s economy experienced an upward swing, suggesting that developed nations are on the path to recovery…
Unique Maritime Group, which is an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, proudly announces that its CEO, Himanshu (Harry) Gandhi has been felicitated with the International Golden Helm Awards 2014 held at Emirates International Maritime Academy (EIMA)…
Netherlands’ based WEKA Boxcoolers B.V., manufacturer of copper nickel boxcoolers, was recently purchased by Dunlap & McCullough Holdings LLC, a holding company owned by Paul Fernstrum, Sean Fernstrum, and Todd Fernstrum. Paul Fernstrum, Sean Fernstrum…
September 2014, Bill Heller will be appointed President and CEO of Messer Cutting System, Inc. Located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; he will be replacing Gary Norville acting President and CEO who will be retiring in August, 2014. Gary Norville has spent 32 years at Messer Cutting Systems…
Dron & Dickson, specialists in design, supply and maintenance of hazardous area electrical equipment, has appointed a new sales manager to oversee its Hull operation.Robert Courtney, who joined Dron & Dickson as a sales coordinator at its Aberdeen office in 2013…
W&O, a global supplier to the marine and upstream oil and gas markets for pipe, valves and fittings, valve automation and engineered solutions, announced new leadership in its Northeast region with the promotion of longtime employee Bill Duffy to Northeast regional manager…
PMI Industries, Inc. announces that Sandon Swearingen has joined the company as Account Manager, Technical Sales. Swearingen is primarily responsible for account management for the company's subsea cable hardware, testing laboratory and seismic exploration customers…
World first Hybrid Turbocharger with Electric-Assist function and Variable Turbine Inlet (VTI) verified its performance at Sea Trial Reducing the ship power consumption at slow steaming The car carrier that mounts the world first Hybrid…