The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) was served a 72-hour notice to strike by UNIFOR, a group representing the Seaway’s 460 unionized employees. The notice, which was issued Tuesday, October 28, indicates that the union intends to begin strike action as of 12:15 p…
Korean Register (KR) will work alongside the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat (APEC) to promote the use of LNG fuelled ships in the APEC region.APEC has awarded a contract to KR to further the understanding of the current state…
The UK P&I Club board has agreed at its meeting on October 27, 2014 that the general increase for the 2015 renewal will be 6.5%.The premium rating increase is in addition to any change in the cost of the international group reinsurance premium for 2015 for the mutual members…
France-Corsica ferry operator SNCM will file for court protection next week, a source close to the company told Reuters on Wednesday, which will clear the way for its shareholder Veolia to restructure its transport division.Water and waste firm Veolia and the French state…
First Ship of New Class for Royal CaribbeanMEYER WERFT delivered the 167,800-gt cruise ship Quantum of the Seas to the U.S. cruise operator Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. yesterday in Bremerhaven.According to the builder, the first ship…
Three experts from global-leading energy services company, LR Senergy, have participated in the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ (SPE) Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (ATCE) in Amsterdam this week (October 27-29) by presenting technical papers…
Adam Wang has been employed as Bunker Supplier at A/S Trumf Bunker.Wang brings extensive sales experience having most recently held the position of Sales Manager in a company outside the industry. Wang, who is Chinese, will focus on the Asian market…
Peter Farthing joins subsea products and equipment manufacturer Ennsub as the company’s new sales and marketing manager.According to Ensub, the role aims to facilitate sales of Ennsub’s products and equipment, and initiate, build and maintain…
Captain Peter Kortenoeven, Hydrographer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, has been presented with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office’s (UKHO’s) Alexander Dalrymple Award at a ceremony in London. The award is dedicated to Alexander Dalrymple…
The rescue of all persons in distress at sea – including illegal migrants – is an obligation under international maritime law, as well as being a long established humanitarian duty, says the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). ICS is the global trade association for commercial ship operators…
Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., an independently-owned oceangoing petroleum barge company, received the 2014 AMS Tug & Barge Safety Award from the American Maritime Safety, Inc. (AMS) on Thursday, October 23.The award, accepted by Morty Bouchard IV…
While the issue of maritime piracy has largely fallen from the public eye, with the rapid evolution of the 24/7/365 news cycle and a never-ending list of new and globally interesting headlines, such as Ebola, there remains concerns of piracy’s effects on the broader maritime market…
SGX Catalist-listed SBI Offshore Limited announced the appointment of Mirzan Bin Mahathir to its board of directors with effect from October 29, 2014.Mirzan has been appointed non-independent, non-executive director following the partial…
GasLog Ltd. today announced that the Board has appointed Mr. Donald Kintzer as a new independent member of the Board of GasLog effective 27 October, 2014. Donald Kintzer has also been appointed a member of the Audit & Risk Committee of the Company…
CEVA Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, announced a contract renewal and expanded business with L'Oréal in Indonesia, the world's leading beauty brand.CEVA's partnership with L'Oréal started more than 3 years…
