Capt. David Garlinghouse has made Navy history by becoming the first Navy Reserve security limited duty officer (LDO) to achieve the rank of captain.Vice Adm. Dixon Smith, commander, Navy Installations Command (NIC), presided over the promotion ceremony…
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office summoned the chief financial officer (CFO) of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME ) today (Friday) over his alleged involvement in the financially troubled company’s accounting fraud…
Technip entities in Brazil, France and Italy have been recertified to the EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality) global standard for gender equality in the workplace, including the group’s headquarters and the Innovation and Technology center both located in Paris…
High school and college-aged vocational students gathered in Louisville, Ky., last month to demonstrate their technical skills and knowledge at the SkillsUSA National Championships – and Chesapeake-based Volvo Penta was there to support them in their journey…
Frequentis was selected to modernize the Ports of Jersey’s control center systems through a fully integrated solution and supported by a 10-year maintenance contract. With the factory acceptance test in February, the first steps for the company’s first vessel traffic service (VTS) deployment in U…
Crispin Jessop of Allocate Software takes a look at how an integrated, automated skills matrix can keep offshore projects compliant in terms of health and safety Health and safety has always come first for offshore operations and the lessons…
Four half-inch boats descended into aquarium tanks. One immediately flipped over and sank, two others sank slowly and the last floated as a teenager pulled it around on a string. The boats – though not entirely successful – were the culmination…
BMT Ship & Coastal Dynamics, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced new enhancements to its marine navigation and maneuvering simulator, REMBRANDT, used globally by pilot organizations, shipping companies, naval architects, civil marine engineers and port authorities…
Global maritime welfare charity The Mission to Seafarers has been invited by the team at SMM Hamburg 2016 to appear as featured guest charity at the 2016 fair.Claus Ulrich Selbach, Business Unit Director of SMM, said: “We are delighted that…
Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Mohammad Saeed-Nejad says the nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1 has removed all sanctions imposed on Iranian ports. The big vessels and famous international shipping lines are…
Recent security exercises in the English Channel involving military personnel on board ships have sparked heightened media interest in maritime security in the region. As a result, International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s work in this…
Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, has announced certain developments related to its newbuilding program. The Greek…
AISUS Offshore, which provides remotely deployed visual and ultrasonic inspection solutions to the global oil and gas industry, said it is looking to double its turnover over the next three years through expansion at home and abroad. The…
The 10th edition of The Shipmaster’s Business Self-Examiner, published by The Nautical Institute, has been completely revised and expanded to take account of the latest changes to maritime regulations and procedures. It serves as a reference…
Investment bank Blackhill Partners has appointed Hardin Bethea as a Director. “We have known and worked with Hardin Bethea for nearly a decade and in 2014 closed a $500 million dry bulk financing with Hardin serving in the lead role,” said Jeff Jones…
