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Anglo-Eastern Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Sep 06, 2014

On September 4th, Anglo-Eastern celebrate it’s 40th Anniversary, in Hong Kong, concluding with an evening of fun, at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum.Among a host of VIPs, both local and international, Mr. & Mrs. Evert Maréchal, The Consul General of Belgium…

FARO to Host 3DRV Driven by Design Tour

Sep 05, 2014

FARO Technologies, Inc., the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging and realization technology, will host the 3DRV Driven by Design Tour Wednesday, September 24, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST at the Corporate Headquarters in Lake Mary…

EU to Approve Hapag-Lloyd, Vapores Deal with Conditions

Sep 05, 2014

European Union antitrust regulators will conditionally clear a deal by Hapag-Lloyd and Compania SudAmericana de Vapores to form the world's fourth-largest container shipping company, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.The…

New Bunker Traders with A/S Dan-Bunkering

Sep 05, 2014

A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd. announced that Nanna Marie Christiansen and Nicolaj Larsen have been employed as Bunker Traders as per August 1, 2014.They will both become members of the trading department in Dan-Bunkering’s head quarter in Middelfart.

Niels Lyngso Retires from West Gulf Maritime Association

Sep 05, 2014

WGMA says Lyngso’s retirement effective October 1, 2014. Born and raised in Denmark and finishing his shipping education including maritime law studies in 1972, Niels Lyngso has been a longtime stalwart for WGMA. Arriving in the United States in 1972 as a management trainee for Olsen & Ugelstad…

Horizon Lines Names Rubin President, CEO

Sep 05, 2014

Horizon Lines, Inc. has announced that the Board of Directors has elected Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Steven L. Rubin to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer on a non-interim basis effective September 1, 2014.  Rubin…

Transocean Steers Clear of BP Punitive Damages

Sep 04, 2014

Transocean Ltd. informs it has received a decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on phase one of litigation related to the April 20, 2010 Macondo well incident involving the Deepwater Horizon.  Key…

Timeline: BP Oil Spill Litigation

Sep 04, 2014

BP Plc was found 'grossly negligent' on Thursday by a federal judge in connection with its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The decision by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans, who oversees litigation related to the disaster…

BP 'Grossly Negligent' in 2010 US Spill, Fines Could Be $18b

Sep 04, 2014

A U.S. judge has decided that BP Plc was 'grossly negligent' and 'reckless' in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill four years ago, a ruling that could add nearly $18 billion in fines to more than $42 billion in charges the company took for the worst offshore environmental disaster in U…

BP Says US Court Yet to Determine Penalty

Sep 04, 2014

Oil major BP said on Thursday it will appeal a U.S. court decision that found it grossly negligent with respect to the Gulf of Mexico 2010 oil spill and added the court will hold additional proceedings due to begin next January.BP said it…

IMO Joins International Ebola Task Force

Sep 04, 2014

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has joined the international ad hoc Ebola Travel and Transport Task Force and is working with other United Nations agencies and nongovernmental organizations to monitor the situation and provide…

ABS Adds First Japanese-flagged Carrier to its Classed Fleet

Sep 04, 2014

Transfer of flag follows ABS' designation as Recognized OrganizationABS has added the first Japanese-flagged vessel to its classed fleet after having been awarded the status of a 'Recognized Organization' (RO) by the Japanese government…

Former ONR Deputy Director Ng Joins NCE

Sep 04, 2014

Marine acoustics company Noise Control Engineering, LLC (NCE) announced that it has hired Dr. Kam W. Ng, formerly the Deputy Director of Research at the Office of Naval Research, as its new Director of Business Development.Dr. Ng will bring…

French Ferry Firm Loses State Aid Appeal

Sep 04, 2014

Cash-strapped ferry operator SNCM looks set to seek legal protection from its creditors after Europe's highest court ruled on Thursday it must pay back 220 million euros ($289 million) of French state aid.SNCM, owned 66 percent by transport group Transdev…

SAL Heavy Lift Heightens Capability in Asia

Sep 04, 2014

SAL Heavy Lift Singapore Pte Ltd has brought in Alexander Poetz, a senior project engineer and naval architect from its Hamburg headquarters, to its Asia/Australasia base in Singapore. “Alex’s appointment to SAL Heavy Lift Singapore is an evolutionary step…

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