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SITC Container Lines Wins Industry Award

Sep 29, 2014

SITC Container Lines (Thailand) Co.,Ltd was awarded as ' Best Container Liner 2014 ' by DITP (Department of Int'l Trade Promotion) and TNSC (Thai National Shipper's Council ) in  Bangkok, Thailand on 24th/Sept,2014.This yearly- based appraisal…

Helgesson Tapped as Concordia Maritime CFO

Sep 29, 2014

On 1 October, Ola Helgesson will take up the position of CFO at Concordia Maritime AB after having held the position of CFO at Stena Line group.Ola Helgesson has long experience as CFO at listed companies and solid knowledge of shipping…

China Charges State-owned Shipyard Ex-head with Taking Bribes

Sep 28, 2014

The former chairman of Chinese state-run shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has been charged with taking bribes, prosecutors said on Friday, the latest official to be swept up in President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption crackdown.The…

Gas Natural Extends Charter Period for LNG Libra

Sep 27, 2014

In the stock exchange notice dated 13 November 2013 Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. informed that LNG Libra, a 126,000 cubic meter LNG carrier, was chartered to Gas Natural until year-end 2014. Gas Natural has today exercised its option to extend…

Port of Everett Seaport Adds Lift Capacity

Sep 27, 2014

The Port of Everett Seaport is adding additional lift capacity to its operations in March 2015, with the purchase of a new, 150-ton GHMK 7608 mobile harbor crane.The nearly $5.1 million investment, which was authorized by the Port Commission…

MOL Issues Environmental and Social Report 2014

Sep 27, 2014

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced the publication of the English version of its Environmental and Social Report 2014, which introduces the MOL Group's perspectives and latest initiatives regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the environment…

Brunswick Promotes Foulkes to Chief Technology Officer

Sep 26, 2014

Brunswick Corporation today announced that effective immediately, David M. Foulkes, has been promoted to the new position of chief technology officer, reporting in this additional capacity to Brunswick President and Chief Operating Officer Mark D…

Golden Gate Ferry Captains Stage One-day Strike

Sep 26, 2014

The Golden Gate passenger ferry system, California's largest, was shut down on Friday by striking boat captains, disrupting service for thousands of San Francisco Bay-area commuters in a wider labor dispute over wages and benefits for transit workers…

Searching for a career with Military Sealift Command?

Sep 26, 2014

For the inaugural insertion of Maritime Professional Recruiter MarPro sought and delivers insights from one of the leading maritime recruiters in the United States and the world, the Military Sealift Command, with a workforce that consists of more than 9…

Global Marine Lubricants Market to Value $9.36b by 2018

Sep 26, 2014

A global market report published by Transparency Market Research, entitled Marine Lubricants Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018, provides inputs about the global state of the current market…

Yara Searching for New CEO

Sep 26, 2014

Svein Richard Brandtzæg has notified the Board of Yara International ASA that he will not assume the position as CEO of the company.'The Board regrets Brandtzæg's decision, but must accept the situation,' said Leif Teksum, Chairman of the Yara Board of Directors…

Bibby Offshore Scoops Two Business Awards

Sep 26, 2014

Bibby Offshore, a provider of subsea installation, inspection, repair and maintenance services to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been recognized at the 2014 Northern Star Business Awards winning in the categories Commitment to People…

World Maritime Day 2014 Celebrated in Mumbai

Sep 26, 2014

25th September, the Day when the World Maritime Day gets celebrated in Mumbai is an event well-known among the seafaring community and in the shipping and other related circles. Though other centers in India too have their own celebration…

Commandant Signs USCG Coast Guard Strategy Document

Sep 25, 2014

The US Coast Guard informs it has released the 'Coast Guard Western Hemisphere Strategy' under the signature of Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, who outlines the content of the document as follows:'This morning I signed the Coast Guard Western Hemisphere Strategy…

Catcher Update by Cairn

Sep 25, 2014

Cairn is pleased to announce that it has entered into a farm out agreement for the sale of a 10% interest in the Catcher development and adjacent acreage in the UK North Sea.  With effect from 1 January 2014 Dyas UK Limited (Dyas) shall acquire…

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