Atlas Knowledge has secured a seven-year contract to deliver second generation safety critical training to the UK offshore workforce.The deal reaffirms the Scottish-headquartered company’s position as the provider of the Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST) online program in the North Sea…
Dan-Bunkering (America) has announced that Michael Brunø-Sørensen has been employed as Sales Manager with immediate effect.Brunø-Sørensen who was most recently employed by OW Bunkers and comes with some 20 years of experience from the business…
Imtech Marine recently launched a service app, under its service and nav/com brand Radio Holland. The aim of the new app is to facilitate owners and operators around the world to quickly find the nearest Imtech Marine/RH service location for service and maintenance…
The Coast Guard rescued two people Sunday from a sinking boat approximately 35 miles southeast of Ocean Isle Beach.Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, received an alert at approximately 1 p…
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new contract from the Meyer Turku Shipyard for a complete turnkey delivery of RoRo cargo access and handling equipment for an environmentally friendly RoPax ferry under construction for Estonian ship operator Tallink…
Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard visited Sailors aboard Naval Support Activity Naples, March 6, 2015. While on board, Howard took time to visit U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, served as the keynote speaker at the Women's History Month Symposium…
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), which takes place May 4-7 in Houston, has announced 17 technologies that will receive the Spotlight on New Technology SM Award. The 2015 awards will be presented May 4, in the NRG Center Rotunda Lobby…
Suzanne Beckstoffer, engineering director of process and tools at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division, was named the Virginia Peninsula Engineer of the Year by the Peninsula Engineers Council. Beckstoffer…
The U.S. oil and gas sector bled away more jobs last month as sustained low oil prices forced energy producers to reduce spending, suggesting that further pain may be ahead for the struggling industry. A roughly 50 percent drop in oil prices since June has pummeled the U…
Jack W Fisher, president of JW Fishers Mfg. passed away at home after a brief illness on February 20, 2015. He was 73 years old. The JW Fishers business was started because Fisher, an avid diver, needed an underwater metal detector to use on a salvage project in the mid 1960s…
Underestimating the security risk in the Indian Ocean could put ships in danger once again, says maritime security company MAST Ltd. “Whilst recent reports and incidents seem to be pointing to the Far East as the next piracy hotspot, the…
Zamakona Yards to deliver tuna freezer vessel Jai Alai to the Echebastar Group This Saturday, March 7, Zamakona Shipyards in Santurce will deliver its construction number 737, the tuna freezer vessel Jai Alai, to bermeo Group Echebastar…
NV Charts has moved its offices and warehousing facilities to centrally-located Deale, Maryland, U.S.In announcing the move, Hasko Scheidt, CEO, said, “As we’ve grown and need room for expansion, NV Charts has moved to new quarters in Deale…
Hella marine has appointed Paul Bartley to the position of product manager, marine. Based at Hella New Zealand, Bartley is responsible for the global marine program, including all new product development, management, pricing, inquiries and OEM custom requirements…
Funding concept promotes installation of scrubber systems by offering financing to shipowners, with returns taken from fuel price spread In a move intended to help ease the financial burden on shipowners seeking to install scrubber systems to meet sulphur emissions legislation…
