Six leaders and influencers from across the shipping industry will join global NGO Carbon War Room’s (CWR’s) Shipping Operation Advisory Board. Their backgrounds span the shipowning, chartering, technical analysis, finance, and academic worlds…
Three heavy weights have come together in the Middle East to promote LNG as marine fuel in the region - Qatargas, the Maersk Group and Royal Dutch Shell Plc signing a memorandum of understanding to explore future opportunities. All three…
The City of Vancouver has issued a request for proposal for a company to build and install up to 300 shipping container-sized modular housing units to temporarily house the homeless, repots CBC News. Providing temporary living spaces in…
The EU is calling for a global approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping – a large and growing source of emissions. As a first step, large ships using EU ports will be from 2018 required to report their verified annual emissions and other relevant information…
Rickmers Maritime, which is affiliated to the Hamburg-based Rickmers Group, slumped to a $129.2 million loss in 2015 from a $16 million profit a year earlier on increased write offs on the value of its ships and depressed container charter rates…
India’s biggest private port operator Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) is actively looking at acquisitions to complete its “string of pearls” ports strategy, reports Livemint. CEO Karan Adani is leading the drive, it adds. In India…
International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens has warned that shipping sector employers need to take action to ensure that they meet their compliance obligations following a recent ruling by the High Court in London that peripatetic ships’ crew living in the UK…
In recent days, tankers chartered by several European companies such as Total, Litasco, and Cepsa were monitored loading crude at Kharg Island, a major Iranian loading port, according to Genscape. The vessels are bound for European destinations…
Trojan Battery Co., LLC, a leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has named Michael Everett senior vice president of engineering. Based at Trojan’s corporate headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., Everett oversees the company’s product development…
Former FMC counsel David Tubman has served in FMC Commissioner Doyle's office as counsel since 2013 at U.S. Federal Maritime Commission. After being cleared by the White House and U.S. Department of Transportation late last week, starting today (February 22…
Palladium Technologies has announced the addition of David Arnold as its Vice President of Business Development. For 15 years, Arnold has been involved in the Luxury Residential, Commercial and Marine/Aviation markets with relation to IP Automation and Control solutions…
Straightpoint Inc. has named Myron Jones operations manager, as the former CEO of NMB Technologies joins the Camarillo, California-based load cell manufacturer.Jones brings a wealth of experience from the electromechanical components and aerospace industries…
Inmarsat together with Global Marine Networks and Network Innovations, today announced the successful trial and subsequent commercial order for Fleet Xpress in Antarctic waters. Fleet Xpress, installed on board the adventure cruise ship Ocean Nova…
GAC has reinforced its long-term commitment to the oil & gas industry with the addition of a Group Vendor Manager to its dedicated Oil & Gas team.Based at the Corporate HQ in Jebel Ali, Dubai, Madhu Vallur, oversees third party suppliers and agents GAC works with to support the sector…
China's biggest shipping line China Ocean Shipping Corporation (Coscocs) has revealed an ambitious plan to increase its container shipping capacity to hit a 2 million TEUs over the next three years, says China Daily. The company is raising…
