Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. hired Stephanie Guerzon as the Senior Safety Specialist, based out of the corporate headquarters in Seattle. As part of the Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Compliance Group, Mrs. Guerzon will assist…
The Commission is issuing new guidelines on inland navigation and nature protection to assist this important sector in applying EU environmental legislation. The guidelines – 'Inland waterway transport and Natura 2000 – sustainable inland…
NOAA and American Pilots’ Association (APA) sign Memorandum of Agreement to advance safe navigation in coastal waters.Dr. Kathryn Sullivan , NOAA Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation & Prediction, signs an agreement…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants $1.34-million to a Port of Long Beach project to deploy cleaner cargo-handling equipment.The funds will help two terminals, Piers A and J, to retrofit 11 rubber-tired gantry cranes with diesel particulate filters or exhaust treatment technologies…
DOF Subsea AS secures contracts in Asia, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico regions with total value of about US$50-million.In the Asia Pacific Region DOF Subsea have secured several new contracts and extension of existing contracts with a total contract value of about US$ 20-million…
Cardplatforms and i2c are collaborating to launch a global marine payroll program through MultiBank in Panama.Cardplatforms, a global prepaid services company, has chosen i2c, Inc. as one of its payment processing providers, and will use…
Capt. Kenneth Graybill and Sal Menoyo, general manager of Crowley’s Port Everglades terminal, presented with Company’s Thomas Crowley Award.Kenneth Graybill, captain of Crowley Maritime Corporatio n’s articulated tug-barge (ATB) Legend/750-2…
Freight Investor Services launches a live bunker fuel pricing service that for the first time makes bunker hedging practical for its biggest users. Firm bids and offers, updated in real time for six months of bunker forward curve will provide…
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is committed to development of alternative energy sources, moves ahead with new research effort.The Energy Systems Technology and Evaluation Program (ESTEP) that has started in FY13 is bringing together…
Decision made: ASRY, Bahrain, to scrap 'Stolt Valor, seriously damaged by explosion & fire in the Arabian Gulf in mid-March 2012.The 2004-built 25,268dwt chemical tanker arrived at the yard under tow at the end of June, following a major salvage operation carried out by Holland’s Smit…
World City America Inc. writes second open letter to ask the President how Fair Trade 'task force' overlooks the foreign flag cruise industry.The letter asks President Obama how his Fair Trade 'Task Force' happened to miss the $40-billion…
Cal Dive International charters out diving vessel & also wins 3 Australian saturation diving contracts.The company's diving vessel Kestrel is chartered to a major contractor in Mexico to perform repair and maintenance work for Pemex. The…
Atlantic Container Line (ACL) contracts Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to build world's largest largest RORO/Containerships (CONRO's).The G4 (Generation 4) vessels will replace ACL's existing fleet of G3 CONROs operating in the company's transatlantic service…
NOAA and the National Archives seek citizen science volunteers to transcribe weather data from historic ship logs.NOAA and the National Archives and Records Administration are turning to citizen science volunteers to make a wealth of weather…
KPI Bridge Oil, worldwide bunker broking and trading company, appoints Bunker Broker & Trader Mauro Agostini for its Miami office.Mauro, 40 years old, has been working in the bunker industry since 2006. He has in depth knowledge of the yacht…
