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Ladekjær Named KPI Bridge Oil CEO

Aug 06, 2014

KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers, marine lubricants and risk management products, has appointed Carsten Ladekjær as Chief Executive Officer for the group. Carsten Ladekjær is an industry veteran with 20 years in the bunker business…

Maersk Drilling Names First Female Director

Aug 06, 2014

Maersk Drilling has appointed Moira Ming Ying Li as unit director for the Maersk Deliverer rig working for Chevron offshore Angola. She will assume her new role August 15, 2014. Moira is the first female unit director in Maersk Drilling.…

Marina Projects Adds O’Connor as Project Manager

Aug 06, 2014

Marina Projects Ltd. announced the addition of a new Project Manager, Padhraic O’Connor, to the Hampshire based team. O’Connor is a qualified Port & Coastal Engineer with previous experience in port planning, design and physical modelling. The…

FIATA and essDOCS Launch eFBL

Aug 06, 2014

FIATA & essDOCS have released the electronic FIATA Bill of Lading (eFBL), a paperless, electronic version of the FIATA Bill of Lading powered by essDOCS’ core trade facilitation solution, CargoDocs. Developed through inputs from FIATA Association Members…

Two New Contracts for Optimus Seventh Generation

Aug 06, 2014

Optimus Seventh Generation Ltd., an Aberdeen headquartered behavioral change consultancy, recently secured two contracts to provide safety leadership training to clients including Bibby Ship Management in the North Sea, and a new Asia-based client…

AWO Praises Simplification of TWIC Process

Aug 06, 2014

Last week, the Transportation Security Administration began nationwide implementation of a program that reforms the burdensome process by which mariners and other transportation workers receive required Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC)…

ITF World Congress Begins Sunday in Bulgaria

Aug 06, 2014

The four-yearly world congress of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) will begin on Sunday in Sofia, Bulgaria.Running from August 10-16, the event is the ITF’s decision making event, at which its affiliated trade unions…

McDermott Named a Fellow of the LCA

Aug 06, 2014

Daniel G. McDermott, shareholder and Co-Chair of the Maritime Litigation Practice Group in the Manhattan office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). The LCA is a…

Eagle Bulk Shipping Files for Bankruptcy

Aug 06, 2014

Eagle Bulk Shipping filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, the latest in a string of shipping companies to make a Chapter 11 filing, and said it reached agreement with its lenders to cut its debt by $975 million.The U.S. company said in a statement…

Marseilles Targets Mega-cruise Repair Market

Aug 06, 2014

The Marseilles Fos port authority said it is targeting mid-2015 to complete the €28 million renovation of its giant drydock 10 to provide a strategically located base for cruise ship repair and maintenance.At 465 meters long and 85 metrs…

Stranded Crew Finally Receives Wages

Aug 06, 2014

The long ordeal faced by groups of stranded crew supported by seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) has finally ended after all the seafarers received their unpaid wages.The crew were stranded on two ships, MV Torrent and MV Independent…

Seaspan Appoints Page as VP, Government Relations

Aug 06, 2014

Seaspan has announced that Tim Page has joined Seaspan Shipyards as Vice President, Government Relations.Tim will provide leadership to Seaspan Shipyards, acting as the primary representative with Government agencies and non-Government Organizations (NGOs)…

CSL Launches Corporate Sustainability Report

Aug 05, 2014

The CSL Group, a global company in marine dry bulk cargo shipping and handling, today released its new Corporate Sustainability Report, featuring highlights of its 2013 sustainability performance and progress.The inaugural report available…

Drydocks World Recognized for CSR Achievements

Aug 05, 2014

Drydocks World and Maritime World, the international service provider to the shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors, is a sustainable business involved in various Corporate Social Responsibility activities. Drydocks World…

KPI Bridge Oil Appoints New CEO

Aug 05, 2014

KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers, marine lubricants and risk management products, has appointed Carsten Ladekjær as Chief Executive Officer for the group.  Ladekjær is an industry veteran with 20 years in the bunker business…

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US Freight Industry Hopes for Back-to-School Demand Boost After Tariff Truce

US Freight Industry Hopes for Back-to-School Demand Boost After Tariff Truce

CMA CGM to Redeploy Fleet to Avoid US Port Fees on Chinese Vessels

CMA CGM to Redeploy Fleet to Avoid US Port Fees on Chinese Vessels

Israel Attacks Yemeni Ports, Says Houthi-Run TV Outlet

Israel Attacks Yemeni Ports, Says Houthi-Run TV Outlet

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

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