BAE Systems Ship Repair Norfolk has announced plans for layoffs - 650 people will be layed off effective November 20, 2015, says company sources. This represents 43 percent reduction in workforce. The company attributed to a decrease in Navy repair work…
Breakbulk and heavylift cargo specialist Intermarine, LLC named Lars Bonnesen as Chartering Director Europe effective immediately. Bonnesen has more than 25 years of experience in the heavylift and project cargo markets and has held positions throughout the U…
NYK Ports LLC announced that Brian Johnson will be joining the company as Director of Business Development, effective September 21, 2015.Johnson began his career as Environmental Coordinator for Metropolitan Stevedoring Company in 1998.…
MTN announced George Whitehouse as its new director of business development for Yacht Services. Whitehouse is responsible for creating new business opportunities and relationships that enhance the MTN client community, particularly in the large yacht segment…
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Cheniere Energy announced on Monday a deal to sell up to 24 cargoes to French energy giant EDF from 2017 through 2018.Under the deal, the sales price of the shipments will be linked to the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands…
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 provider of maritime transport in the bulk carrier…
Before the Coast Guard was formed in 1915, the U.S. Life-Saving Service was tasked with life-saving missions. One of the most historic life-saving stations is located in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay…
The Institute of Navigation recognizes Dr. Frank van Diggelen with prestigious Johannes Kepler Award at the ION GNSS+ 2015 Conference.The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division awarded Dr. Frank van Diggelen its Johannes Kepler Award September 18…
Land grab at sea – the aggressive territorial expansion of nations like Russia and China into the ocean – presents one of the greatest threats to world trade and peace in the 21st century, an audience has heard at the Britain and the Sea conference…
A Kickstarter campaign has been launched for CLANDESTINE, a short film that follows the perilous journey of a group of refugees across the Mediterranean. The latest film by Writer/Director Stuart Gatt, the drama delves into the horrors that have led to the death of 2000 refugees…
Melfort Campbell and Martin Jones have been appointed to strengthen the board of the National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI). With impressive pedigrees in innovation and technology in the subsea industry, these new board members will…
The USCG has poised e-logs and SaaS to transform U.S.-flagged shipboard recordkeeping.By Dean Shoultz, CTO, MarineCFOThe United States Coast Guard frequently appears behind the times when it comes to rulemaking involving shipboard technological advances…
Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil plans to have 20 percent fewer employees by end-2016 compared to the beginning of 2015, its chief executive said on Monday.'Suppliers have to take their responsibility to cut costs. We are also taking our part in the restructuring…
Yunis Stitan runs center city course in 32.25 during the long-distance event of the Third Annual Hague Peace Run in support of UNICEF. Over 8,000 participants competed in the Third Annual Hague Peace Run, held on September 19th in The Netherlands’ capital city…
The Royal Australian Air Force has confirmed that aircraft wreckage found in waters south of Cairns is that of RAAF Number 11 Squadron Catalina A24-25 that crashed on 28 February 1943, killing all 11 personnel on board. Chief of Air Force…
