Bård Glad Pedersen has been appointed vice president media relations in Statoil.Glad Pedersen will as vice president media relations head the corporate press office and take on the role as corporate spokesperson. He succeeds Jannik Lindbæk jr…
NYK has become a member of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN), a global business network that works toward realizing fair trade in the entire shipping industry. The network has a vision of a maritime industry free of corruption…
Wah Kwong Ship Management (HK) Limited will adopt DNV GL’s ShipManager integrated fleet management software suite to further improve operational efficiency, data transparency and safety reporting.Wah Kwong is a leading provider of maritime transport in the bulk carrier…
UK offshore vessel owner Subsea contractor Ceona has gone into administration, with the loss of 102 jobs. Ceona and Ceona Services (UK) Ltd have been hit by the depressed subsea market caused by the low price of Brent crude oil. The…
New ship orders at Chinese yards have fallen 68.3 percent to the end of August as tough conditions prevailed in the global shipping market, Global Times reported quoting data from the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI)…
Polarcus Limited has announced it has received a letter of intent for a 3D marine seismic project in West Africa. The client was not disclosed by the Dubai-based seismic vessel operator, who will utilise its RightBAND technique for the broadband data acquisition…
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the next Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will be named USS Tulsa (LCS 16).The selection of the name honors Oklahoma’s second largest city. Tulsa will be the second, commissioned ship to bear the name…
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has appointed Mr. Jørgen Kildahl to the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from 15 September 2015. The Board now consists of eight members.Kildahl has since 2010 been a Member of the Board of Management (Vorstand) in E…
China is offering to build submarines for Egypt that are cheaper than vessels on offer from Germany, sources told Reuters, as Beijing looks to enhance weapons exports over a normal patron bottom in Asia. According to sources, Beijing has…
Mexico's finance ministry announced the minimum fiscal terms companies will be required to meet in order to win development rights in an upcoming oil auction, as the country seeks to lure investment despite slumping crude prices. The ministry…
System integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems and international dredging and marine contractor Van Oord signed a long-term service level agreement covering the Van Oord cable-laying vessels Nexus and HAM601. The contract was started on September 1…
Caterpillar Inc. has been named to the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), recognizing Caterpillar as a sustainability leader in the Industrial Engineering sector. This marks the 16th time Caterpillar has been included in the DJSI list…
Evergreen Group has signed an order with Japanese shipbuilder Imabari for ten 2,800 TEU class B-type vessels yesterday. These are in addition to the order for ten similar vessels announced last month from CSBC in Taiwan.The latest contract was signed by EMC Chairman Mr…
Dryad Maritime have featured in a special programme ‘A Maritime Nation’ commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping, introduced by national newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky and produced by ITN Productions.The current affairs programme aired…
DryShips Inc. a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk cargoes, and through its affiliate, Ocean Rig UDW Inc., of off-shore contract drilling oil services, announced today that it has entered into firm sales agreements…
