About $100 million will be available to various port authorities, facility operators and state and local government agencies who have developed an Area Maritime Security Plan as part of the 2015 FEMA port security grant program. Eligibility…
A group of industry professionals from the commercial maritime sector gathered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on March 28 to participate in Murray & Associates LLC’s 2015 Fishing Challenge. The naval architect and marine engineering group hosted…
The Liberian Registry has established a regional office in Istanbul, Turkey, as part of the continued expansion of its global presence in major centers of international shipping and trade. Erhan Esinduy has been appointed Regional Representative…
Webb Institute announced that Matthew R. Werner has been named Webb Institute’s next Academic Dean. Professor Werner, the American Bureau of Shipping Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, will begin his term on July 1, 2015…
Public can watch seafloor discoveries live online April 9-30.Beginning April 9, scientists aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will begin a series of 20 dives to investigate previously unseen depths of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean – and the public can follow along online…
Thousands of lives will be lost in the Mediterranean unless EU governments take urgent action, say shipowner groups and seafarer unions European and global operators of merchant ships have joined forces with seafarers’ unions to urge EU…
Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) announced that its Supervisory Board has appointed Gerard Rohaan as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1, 2015. Rohaan succeeds Eirik Andreassen, who has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer. The new…
Markel International, the specialist insurer with a worldwide product portfolio, hosted a seminar on insolvency issues in Singapore earlier today.The seminar which was attended by around 70 brokers, lawyers and business professionals from a range of industries…
Alfa Laval has entered into a patent license agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the use of DSME’s patents on high pressure fuel gas supply systems. The agreement signed in March 2015 enables Alfa Laval to further…
Survivex has signed a contract with Hercules Offshore for the provision of a fully outsourced Training Management Service (TMS).The contract, estimated to be worth in excess of $747,500 annually, is the first to be secured by the newly established Survivex TMS department…
CMA CGM announced the opening of a new corridor to Gabon's inland destinations via the port of Libreville. Coverage of Gabon's major locations (Franceville, Lambarene, Mouila, Bitam, Moanda, Mitzic, Makokou) is provided by rail and by road.
Wärtsilä signed a 5-year Technical Management Agreement with Golar Management Oslo for delivery of services to Golar LNG - one of the largest independent owners and operators of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in the world. The service agreement includes remote monitoring of engines…
Spurred by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) emissions standards effective from January 2015, liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel is one of the most important developments impacting shipping. Yet there are many issues and unanswered questions being debated…
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Houston-based subsidiary TITAN Salvage and Italian engineering partner Micoperi were honored with the International Salvage Union (ISU) Meritorious Service Award during the organization’s Associate Members’ Day Conference in London…
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has added three new marine engineers to its Gulf Coast office: Senior Naval Architect David Kaysen, Marine Engineer Trygve Reid and Marine Engineer Rex Sutherlin. David Kaysen brings over 25 years of naval architecture experience to his position at EBDG…
