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Bibby Ship Management Appoints SHEQ Director

Jul 07, 2015

Bibby Ship Management announced the appointment of Donald Macfarlane as Director responsible for managing and developing Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) related initiatives across the group.With over 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry…

Maersk Sells Its Stake in ESVAGT

Jul 07, 2015

Danish conglomerate A.P Moller-Maersk said Tuesday two international infrastructure investors have agreed to buy 100% of the Danish company ESVAGT from Maersk Group and ESE-Holding A/S. The sale amounts to a value of 4.1 billion Danish kroner equaling to approximately USD $610 million…

Carnival Vista Floated Out

Jul 07, 2015

The Carnival Vista has completed its dry dock phase and was recently floated out to a new location at Italy's Fincantieri shipyard, Carnival Cruise Line has announced.  Carnival Vista, currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone…

Tony Abbott Guarantees Submarine Jobs

Jul 07, 2015

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has assured South Australians there will be more submarine jobs here even if he won’t commit to having a new fleet of vessels built there,  as Liberal MPs fear voter backlash if the contract for Australia’s next-generation fleet goes to Japan…

Russian Submarines in Alaska?

Jul 07, 2015

Russia is expected to finish the construction of a submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula by the end of October. 'Upgrades to the Russian Navy’s ballistic nuclear missile submarine (SSBN) base in the Pacific could be completed by October…

Japan's MHI Bags Indian Oil's LNG Storage Tank Contract

Jul 07, 2015

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has awarded a contract to build two football stadium-sized liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks at its upcoming Ennore LNG import terminal in Tamil Nadu to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Pvt Ltd (MHI) of Japan. 'We have received an EPC (engineering…

GAIL to Offer Sops for Foreign Shipbuilders

Jul 07, 2015

GAIL India will offer foreign shipbuilders five years to make liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in India, double the time allowed to deliver ships from their home shipyards, reports Economic Times.  Report says that the company is insisting…

Impact of Financial Crisis on Greek Shipping

Jul 07, 2015

Though international analysts like Morgan Stanley said that the Greek crisis will not have a direct impact on shipping companies, Greek shipping companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges sank on Monday. Greeks have said No to austerity terms imposed by international creditors…

APL’s Schedule Reliability Scales Up

Jul 07, 2015

APL was the most reliable carrier with a global on-time performance of 85.5% in May 2015, according to the latest Global Liner Performance Report by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis. The report, which ranks the performance of the top 20 carriers…

Gazprom, Gasunie Sign Framework Agreement - LNG

Jul 07, 2015

At a Meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Han Fennema, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Gasunie a Framework Agreement on cooperation in the area of small scale LNG was signed by the two parties…

Haiti’s Port Lafito Officially Opens

Jul 07, 2015

GB Group inaugurated their Port Lafito, a world-class modern container port in Haiti. They informed that the port is now open and operational.Port Lafito is Haiti’s first Panamax Port with state of the art equipment and technology. The multi-million dollar project…

NAMEPA Welcomes Hadjipateras of Dorian

Jul 07, 2015

Clay Maitland, Founding Chairman of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) announced today, “NAMEPA welcomes our newest board member, Marina Hadjipateras, Vice President Corporate Communications with Dorian LPG Ltd…

Smith Joins Executive Team of Voith Turbo

Jul 06, 2015

Elliott Smith has joined Voith Turbo’s Power, Oil & Gas Division as Vice President of Business Development and Strategy. Smith will be based at the recently-opened office in Houston’s energy corridor. “Elliott’s leadership and experience…

Ghanaian Students Benefitting from Scholarship Programs

Jul 06, 2015

Two Robert Gordon University (RGU) postgraduate students are reaping the benefits of international scholarship schemes which will boost their career prospects.Ghanaians Justice Ngoah (27) and Eugene Yeboah (29) have joined RGU for a years’ scholarship program…

PLA Team Wins Annual Barge Race

Jul 06, 2015

A Port of London Authority (PLA) team won the annual Transport on Water (TOW) Barge Race on the Thames on Saturday, 4 July.The five-strong team raced the 11-tonne unpowered barge, Blackwall, using the tide and oars to race between the palaces of Greenwich and Westminster in just 1 hour…

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Argent LNG, Albania to Evaluate Development of Import Terminal

Argent LNG, Albania to Evaluate Development of Import Terminal

WTO: Global Goods Trade Strengthens Despite Uneasy Politics

WTO: Global Goods Trade Strengthens Despite Uneasy Politics

Kuwait Petroleum Offers Oil, Refined Fuel Outside the Strait of Hormuz

Kuwait Petroleum Offers Oil, Refined Fuel Outside the Strait of Hormuz

Wheat Prices Rise After US Diplomatic Attempts Falter

Wheat Prices Rise After US Diplomatic Attempts Falter

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