Rod Starr will succeed Rolf Ronningen as Polarcus' next chief executive officer.Following a comprehensive selection process, Polarcus Limited’s board of directors has chosen Rod Starr to succeed Rolf Ronningen as chief executive officer…
Ministers Raitt and Fast Appalled by Offensive Allegation from Seafarers International Union of Canada. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and International Trade Minister Ed Fast issued the following joint statement in response to a communiqué…
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced today that it plans to make an underwritten public offering of its common stock. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for its new building program and general corporate purposes…
The Coast Guard assisted a 26-year-old woman from Metlakatla, Alaska, who was reported to have fallen out of her canoe and swam to shore near Tongass Narrows, Sunday.A Station Ketchikan 25-foot Response Boat – Small crew picked up the survivor and transferred to her family in Annette Bay…
Sound Oil, the European / Mediterranean focused upstream oil and gas company, has provided an update on 2014 production. Total production for calendar year 2014 from the onshore Rapagnano and Casa Tiberi gas fields in Italy was 4.44 MMScm (156…
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited wishes to provide an update on the status of Information Requests from the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in relation to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia LNG LLC (MLNG)…
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) signed a cooperation agreement with the Port of Lake Charles in Louisiana earlier this week, which aims to attract new customers from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry; a strategy that builds upon the advantages that the expanded Canal will offer…
In May 2014 Odfjell SE announced a review of all aspects of our business model in order to improve our financial results through a more competitive cost structure.The Board has today approved a restructuring plan which, fully implemented…
UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed today that one of the two tugs attached to Hoegh Osaka moved from her position on Saturday afternoon and collided with the listing car carrier. There were no injuries to personnel, but…
The guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59), departed Naval Station Norfolk today for the ship's final deployment and will operate in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility.Kauffman's final deployment also marks the last scheduled…
Does piracy off the coast of South-East Asia pose a threat? The answer is yes. Shipping lanes in Southeast Asia, one of the world’s busiest trade routes, have been hit by a “worrying new rise” in piracy. How is maritime piracy threatening South-East Asia and to what extent…
Some of the world’s largest oil traders are reportedly hiring supertankers in a possible attempt to stockpile oil supplies following the plunge in world prices. Trading firms including Vitol, Trafigura and energy major Shell have all booked crude tankers for up to 12 months…
Brazil's Petrobras has asked contractors implicated in a kickback scheme with the state-run oil company to admit guilt and pay damages in return for lifting a ban on bidding for future contracts, Estado de S.Paulo reported on Saturday.The move is the latest example of how Petroleo Brasileiro…
In an effort to standardize training and education across the military services, Recruit Training Command (RTC) and Officer Training Command (OTC) will run a pilot program, which will no longer require female accessions to cut their hair…
BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp narrowly failed to persuade a U.S appeals court to reconsider its 2014 ruling that they could face civil fines under federal pollution laws over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.By a 7-6 vote, the 5th U…
