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New North American Maritime Personnel Recruitment Agency

Oct 02, 2012

Flagship Maritime Recruiting focuses on servicing the needs of maritime companies in the USA and Canada.Flagship Maritime Recruiting is founded by shipping professionals and augmented by specialists in the recruitment, human resources (HR)…

Propane Outboard Motor 'Breakthrough Award' for Lehr

Oct 02, 2012

Popular Mechanics award Lehr Inc. a 2012 Breakthrough Award for the first ever OEM propane-fueled outboard motors. The Popular Mechanics Magazine Breakthrough Awards, now their eighth year, recognize the innovators and products that have dramatically advanced the fields of technology…

Transocean's Brazil Offshore Injunction Partially Suspended

Oct 02, 2012

Petrobras announce the Supreme Court of Justice partially suspends the injunction ordering shutdown of Transocean activities.This suspension by the Supreme Court of Justice, which is in response to an action filed by Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP)…

GOM Mission for New Research Ship

Oct 02, 2012

Schmidt Ocean Institute's 'R/V Falkor' to advance studies of artificial reefs, red tides & uncharted regions of the Gulf of Mexico.Scientists with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) and the College of Science and…

Aker Wins Statoil Subsea Trees Contract

Oct 02, 2012

Aker Solutions to supply Statoil with subsea trees & control modules for the Visund Field on the Norwegian continental shelf.The contract is for the supply of five subsea trees and eleven control modules, and is valued at aproximately NOK 300-million…

Simrad Yacthing Offers Wireless Networking Solution

Oct 02, 2012

Electronics Leader Enables WiFi Viewing & Control Functionality for Simrad NSS DisplaysSimrad Yachting announced the availability of its wireless networking solution, GoFree Wireless. Combining user-friendly mobile software and rugged marine-grade hardware…

3D Vessel Tracking: A New Course in Port Traffic Control

Oct 02, 2012

Marine operators and entities have long struggled with the most efficient, effective means to monitor and manage traffic in increasingly busy ports around the world. The marine industry, unlike the airline industry, is unique in that mixed with…

Horton Wison Deepwater Announces New President

Oct 02, 2012

Thirty plus Year Offshore Industry Veteran Joins Horton Wison Deepwater, Inc.Horton Wison Deepwater, Inc. announced the appointment of Gregory Navarre as President of the company and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Navarre…

Topoil AB Appoints New Bunker Trader

Oct 02, 2012

Topoil AB has appointed Hanna Andersson, 25 years old, as Bunker Trader as of 1st of October 2012.Hanna have been working at Topoil since the beginning of 2011. Her main task have been logistics and operation of the Topoil fleet. Before…

ISS Appoints New Americas Regional Operations Manager

Oct 02, 2012

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has appointed Francisco Villagran to a new role as Regional Operations Manager, Americas with effect from 1st October 2012.The new appointment is a promotion…

Technip Wins Important GofM Subsea Contract

Oct 02, 2012

Technip awarded Murphy Exploration & Production Co. contract for development of Dalmatian Field in Gulf of Mexico.The lump-sum contract is for work at a water depth ranging from 530 to 1,800 meters on a field  jointly owned by Murphy and Ecopetrol America Inc…

Swedish Port Goes Green Installs ABB AMP Power

Oct 02, 2012

ABB shore-to-ship power connection installed in Port of Ystad enables vesels to shut down their diesel generators to reduce pollution and noise.Shore to ship power connection is sometimes known as AMP, Alternative Maritime Power.Located on the southern tip of Sweden on the Baltic coast…

Charterers Take Lead in Contracting Most Fuel-efficient Vessels

Oct 02, 2012

Cargill, Huntsman Corp. & UNIPEC UK who combined charter over 350 million tonnes of commodities annually decide to charter only eco-friendly ships.Cargill, one of the world's leading international transporters, producers and marketers of food…

Despite Lower Chinese Iron Ore Imports Sino-Global Turns Profit

Oct 02, 2012

China mainland shipping agency provider Sino-Global announce increased revenue in fiscal year 2012 results.Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. a leading, non-state-owned provider of shipping agency services operating primarily in China, report…

New Report Reveals World Fish Stocks Crisis

Oct 02, 2012

Head of international ocean conservation organization, Oceana, responds to alarming new report on the status of the world's fisheries.Andrew F. Sharpless, CEO of Oceana, issues the following statement about a new report: Status and Solutions for the World's Unassessed Fisheries…

Logistics News

Port of Oakland Moves 174,239 TEUs in November as Exports Increase

Port of Oakland Moves 174,239 TEUs in November as Exports Increase

CMA CGM Vessels Navigate the Suez Canal, Hinting at Easing Tensions

CMA CGM Vessels Navigate the Suez Canal, Hinting at Easing Tensions

Oil Loading in Venezuela Crawls After New US Interceptions

Oil Loading in Venezuela Crawls After New US Interceptions

FMC Investigates Spain’s Restrictive Port Practices

FMC Investigates Spain’s Restrictive Port Practices

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