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DGS Marine Orgainses 1st BE&O P&I Seminar

Nov 04, 2014

DGS Marine, a leading global P&I management provider and exclusive manager for the British European and Overseas (BE&O) P&I facility, has held the first BE&O P&I Seminar in Limassol, Cyprus.Hosted by Captain Andreas Efthimiades, Head of DGS Marine’s Cyprus office and Director of Claims…

Strike Averted at St. Lawrence Seaway

Nov 03, 2014

St. Lawrence Seaway and UNIFOR agree to binding arbitration, avoid strikeThe St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced that it has reached agreement with UNIFOR, which represents the corporation’s 460 unionized employees…

Rodriguez Appointed Deputy Maritime Administrator

Nov 03, 2014

Mike Rodriguez, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alum, was sworn in as Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD).Rodriguez has more than 35 years experience as a maritime industry professional in both the public and private sectors…

Direct Search Asia Launched in Singapore

Nov 03, 2014

A new recruitment business catering for the specialist recruitment needs in the shipping, maritime, logistics and oil and gas sectors has been launched in Singapore.Headed up by Managing Director Jason Tay, Direct Search Asia will seek to…

Film Addresses Port Performance Issues

Nov 03, 2014

Trelleborg’s marine operation has launched a roundtable film with the theme 'Lack of routine maintenance and investments affecting port performance'. Filmed at the PIANC World Congress 2014, the film features key industry stakeholders discussing…

Students to Compete for SPE Energy Apprentice 2014

Nov 03, 2014

Around 66 students from universities across Scotland will compete to be named the 2014 Energy Apprentice in a competition organized and hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Young Professional Aberdeen Section Committee.Sponsored by Total…

MTN Builds Houston Team

Nov 03, 2014

MTN Communications (MTN) is building a business development and technical team in Houston in response to 20 percent year-over-year growth in oil and gas vessels served, the company said.“Building our Houston team is one more investment in…

Direct Search Asia Launches in Singapore

Nov 03, 2014

A new recruitment business catering for the specialist recruitment needs in the shipping, maritime, logistics and oil and gas sectors has been launched in Singapore.Headed up by Managing Director Jason Tay, Direct Search Asia will seek to…

St. Lawrence Seaway Arbitration May Avert Strike

Nov 03, 2014

The union that represents workers along the St. Lawrence Seaway has agreed to take a contract dispute to arbitration, avoiding a strike that would have shut the waterway linking the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.The union, Unifor, announced the news in a statement on Sunday evening…

CMA CGM Relocates in Copenhagen

Nov 03, 2014

CMA CGM Denmark’s office in Copenhagen is shifting  from Monday, November 3rd, 2014 onwards. It new address will be: CMA CGM DENMARK ASSluseholmen 2DK-2450 Copenhagen SVDENMARKPhone and fax numbers remain unchanged:Phone: +45 3912 7100Fax: +45 3916 1672

HMS Global Maritime 5th fastest Growing Firm

Nov 03, 2014

Each year, Louisville Business First, a weekly business publication in Louisville, KY, releases a list of the fifty fastest growing privately-held companies in the area. The list represents a wide variety of companies who are ranked by growth percentage over the past three years…

Capuco is Chief Naval Architect of Gibbs & Cox

Nov 03, 2014

Gibbs & Cox, Inc., an independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm, announced the appointment of Mr. Benedict P. Capuco as Chief Naval Architect.  In this role, Capuco will provide corporate leadership to the company's naval…

BMT Oceanica Wins APPEA Study

Nov 03, 2014

Marine and coastal environment specialist, BMT Oceanica (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been awarded the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association’s (APPEA) “Understanding the Risks of Unplanned Discharges” study…

LNGL Extends Gladstone Lease

Nov 02, 2014

Highlights* Gladstone Ports Corporation has extended LNGL’s Fisherman’s Landing LNG Project (FLLNG) site Agreement for Lease until 31 March 2016, with an option for another year * LNGL has signed a non-binding memorandum of intent (MOI) for gas supply with Tri-Star Petroleum Company (Tri-Star)…

BG Group Selects Rolls-Royce Trent 60 DLE

Nov 02, 2014

Rolls-Royce is proud to announce that BG Group has selected the Trent 60 DLE industrial gas turbine as the driver for the main refrigeration compressors in the proposed Lake Charles LNG Export project in Louisiana, USA.BG Group and Rolls…

Logistics News

ICTSI to Operate Durban Container Terminal Pier 2

ICTSI to Operate Durban Container Terminal Pier 2

Celebrity Edge Makes Maiden Call to Newcastle, Australia

Celebrity Edge Makes Maiden Call to Newcastle, Australia

Ukraine Says Russian Drone Attack Hit Civilian Vessel

Ukraine Says Russian Drone Attack Hit Civilian Vessel

Bulk Carrier on Fire After Russian Attack

Bulk Carrier on Fire After Russian Attack

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