Frost & Sullivan today launched its latest research, Mega Trends Malaysia in collaboration with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA). Mega Trends are defined as transformative, global forces that define the future world with their far reaching impact on business…
Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) with the launch of a new Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) website, April 1.http://www.netc.navy.mil/nstc/SAPR2/s_assault…
Offshore marine company Otto Marine Limited announced today the appointment of executive director Michael See Kian Heng as new chief executive officer. “I would like to extend my appreciation to the Board of Directors for their recognition and continual support of me…
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) services provider, ROVOP, has established a Western Hemisphere headquarters and support base in Houston as well as appointed three highly-regarded ROV industry professionals to lead the business. Scott Wagner…
New Orleans builds enviable cruise traffic on top of a carefully crafted business plan. It may surprise you to learn that, on the lower Mississippi River, cruise traffic now accounts for over one fifth of all revenue at the Port of New Orleans…
Safety and Survival Systems International Ltd (3Si) has announced their latest acquisition, Richard Irvin Energy Solutions Marine Safety Division in Scotland, for an undisclosed sum. The Aberdeen based business is a key supplier into the offshore…
Cooperation between the shipowner, their underwriters, salvors and shore-based authorities is vital for a successful salvage operation and should begin at first notification of a casualty. This cooperation, however, should begin long before there is a casualty with contingency planning…
Technology is central, not merely an add-on, to ship manager brand value.Ship managers who operate vessels on behalf of their owner clients, are the lynchpin of international shipping. As the industry has gone through rounds of relentless cost cutting…
An uncertain future, an unparalleled record of safety and a history of many ‘industry firsts’ propel Excelerate into the next phase of an always exciting and ever-changing global LNG market. The view from a market leader brings it all into focus…
Region is Home to World’s first OPITO-Approved Oil & Gas Technical Qualification Centre.Oil and gas workers and those seeking to enter the industry in Malaysia now have access to globally recognized qualifications and training thanks to a ground-breaking agreement between OPITO and PETRONAS…
Beach Energy Limited has announced the appointment of Mr Colin Beckett as a Non-Executive Director to its Board.Beckett is an Engineer with over 35 years' experience in engineering design, project management, commercial and gas marketing…
The gas tanker Grand Elena, jointly owned by PAO Sovcomflot and the Japanese company NYK, has embarked on her hundredth voyage from the port of Prigorodnoye in Russia to Japan. The vessel is undertaking her latest shipment of liquefied natural…
During the recent CMA Shipping 2015 conference in Stamford, Connecticut, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki provided the conference's keynote address to set the agenda for discussion over the following two days. CMA Shipping is an annual meeting of nearly 1…
Oceanex Inc. was named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies Gold Standard Members in 2014. This national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Queen’s School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums, and recognizes Canadian owned…
U.K.-based Marine Software Ltd recently supplied the Ports of Auckland with the MPMWin (Marine Planned Maintenance system) for a range of harbor towage vessels. This includes the fuel tanker vessel 'Awanuia' GRT 2,747, which is owned by Seafuels…