Newly Set Target is Aimed to Promote Diversity of Human Resources.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has set a target to increase the number of the company's female managers (in positions of Section Manager and higher) threefold from the current level by 2020…
ProSep has launched a new manufacturing service for third party clients at its purpose-built fabrication facility on Clara Road.ProSep has the capability to construct large structural fabrications, vessels and piping spools, as well as being able to fully assemble packaged equipment…
One of the world’s largest and most active shipping registers, The Liberian Registry, has called on shipping regulators to ensure the effective implementation of existing rules to protect human life, safety and the environment, rather than creating new rules and regulations instead…
The Paris MoU published its report on 2013’s worldwide flag performance, “White, Grey and Black Lists.” The report indicates further improvements towards quality shipping.Last year Thailand and the United States of America were moved up to the White List…
China failed to overturn a U.S. law targeting unfair trade subsidies on Monday, when the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body said it did not have enough information to uphold China's appeal against an earlier WTO ruling.China had claimed that the U…
The Trident Alliance, a shipping industry initiative for enforcement of maritime sulphur regulations, has today been formally launched. The Trident Alliance is a coalition of shipowners and operators who share a common interest in robust…
Alongside the Wilh. Wilhelmsen group, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is now a full member of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) and will be joining the campaign to eliminate corruption across the maritime industry.Speaking as the membership was announced…
The Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (CMOU) held its 19th Committee meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica from June 24-26, 2014. This meeting was hosted by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica and the Ministry of Transport…
International subsea inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM) and light construction company Harkand announced the appointment of Jacqueline Hill as the group general counsel.Hill brings more than 15 years of experience in corporate law, most recently in energy marketing and trading in the U…
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – in cooperation with coalition of international shipping organizations – has submitted an important paper to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that proposes a means of overcoming the serious…
The owners of the respective harbours, municipalities of Umeå and Vaasa, have agreed to set up a joint company, Kvarkenhamnar AB.The new entity with head office in Umeå will take over port management from the Swedish and Finnish local governments as from the 1st of January…
Representatives from 11 West and Central Africa countries are in Accra, Ghana, to attend the first IMO regional workshop on 'MARPOL Annex VI – Ship energy efficiency and technology transfer” from July 2-4. The workshop, which is being hosted by the Ghana Maritime Authority…
The recession has generated difficult times for many Americans, yet it has failed to weaken the generosity of the National Maritime Museum Cornwall visitors, who have raised nearly $12,000 for the rescue services in the last few months. The…
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal last week affirmed the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) detention of a Liberian flagged vessel SCF Yenisei, in Queensland in October 2013.The manager of the vessel sought to have the detention of the vessel downgraded at the tribunal…
The U.S. Census Bureau announced the selection of Dale Kelly as the new Foreign Trade Division (FTD) Chief.Kelly is responsible for directing the plans and programs that provide the infrastructure for producing the monthly U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services (FT-900) Report…
