Underwriters, brokers, claims personnel and key industry suppliers converged on San Diego’s Rancho Bernardo earlier this month for the 82st Annual Meeting of the Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA). The meeting officially got underway with the election of a new slate of officers…
Graig China Ltd (GCL), part of the Cardiff-based Graig Group, has been contracted by Hong Kong-based Global Union Shipping Limited to supervise the construction of ten 157,000 dwt suezmax crude oil tankers building at Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Co Ltd in China…
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) (the 'Company') announced May 22, 2012 that the previously announced 1-for-4 reverse stock split of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock will take effect on May 22, 2012. The Company's…
Five concrete offers have been received for the companies of the Hamburg-based Sietas Group. This is the result of the second phase of the extensive search for investors by the receiver of the Sietas shipyard, Berthold Brinkmann. During the first phase…
Drydocks World said that an Alliance Agreement has been signed with EXMAR Shipmanagement, a company that offers high-end ship management services to the maritime industry. The two companies hope to strengthen their relationship on the basis…
Sari Kolu appointed Director, Compliance at WärtsiläWärtsilä’s focus on compliance is strengthened with a new Compliance Function and Ms Sari Kolu has been appointed Director, Compliance.In this role, she will be responsible for globally developing…
The Australian Maritime Safety Agency (AMSA) sums up a recent incident where a bulk carrier was disabled in the Coral Sea, & outlines its proactive maritime safety measures The incident involving the ID Integrity took place 175 nm off the Queensland coast…
CrewInspector.com an online crew management software provider wins the contract to provide HAV Ship Management Kaliningrad with full crew management solution. CrewInspector will provide online crew management database, integrated online application for seafarers and crew payroll software…
As of May 2012, T.O.S. will also offer a new service: a full ASD Training Program at any location worldwide.For years T.O.S. has been a worldwide specialist in the transportation of vessels on their own keel. With the growth of the number…
The International Bunker Industry Association’s (IBIA) board of directors has unanimously agreed to appoint Simon Neo Tiau Gee as Vice-Chairman and Dilip Mody as Honorary Treasurer for 2012 to 2013.Simon Neo Tiau Gee will therefore move to the position of Chairman of IBIA in 2013…
Ship’s Captain Convicted of Obstructing a Coast Guard Inspection. The former captain of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that discharged hundreds of plastic pipes into the ocean, was convicted yesterday by a jury in Mobile, Ala., for obstructing a U…
Industry-wide vessel container service schedule reliability improved, but carriers’ service standards for some commercial processes fall short says Drewry's latest reportDrewry Maritime Research’s new quarterly report 'Carrier Performance…
Guidance for private maritime security companies to be developed by IMO’s Maritime Safety CommitteeA special high-level segment of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), convened by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to discuss policy matters…
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) provided assistance to a drifting bulk carrier in the Coral Sea before tugs arrivedThe Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier, ID Integrity advised AMSA’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) that…
Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara was relieved by Vice Adm. John P. Currier as vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard during a military change of watch ceremony held here Friday morning at Fort Lesley J. McNair. Brice-O’Hara retired from the…
