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Survivex Appoints New CEO

Aug 12, 2014

Survivex has announced  Andrew Green as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing former CEO George Green, who is appointed as non-executive director.Previously, as Managing Director, Andrew Green played a key role in establishing…

WSS Welding Safety Campaign Gets Top Marks

Aug 12, 2014

Program of shipboard inspections and reports on equipment safety, crew training and consumables is proving a valuable contributor to promoting best practice.Shipowners and operators are reaping the benefits of the Wilhelmsen Ships Service Welding Safety Campaign…

MECNW Recognized for 'Outstanding' Work

Aug 12, 2014

Maritime and Engineering College North West (MECNW), a Mersey Maritime Group company, has been praised in a preliminary report by Ofsted that positions the college as Merseyside’s leading provider of Engineering Apprenticeships. Key clients of the college include Cammell Laird and Peel Ports…

USCG, Lake Carriers, Sign Mutual Training Agreement

Aug 12, 2014

The U.S. Coast Guard 9th District informs it has jointly signed a Mutual Training Agreement, that further promotes cooperation and education opportunities between the Association’s seventeen member companies that operate cargo vessels on the…

US Marine Consultancy EBDG Expands, Employs Marine Engineers

Aug 11, 2014

Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG) says it has welcomed two new Marine Engineers to its team: William Summers (Bill) in its New Orleans office and Eileen Tausch in its Seattle office.  Summers is a seasoned marine professional with more…

Seward & Kissel Strengthens with Addition of Partner

Aug 11, 2014

Evolving Needs of Private Equity Clients Inspire Move. Seward & Kissel LLP has announced  that veteran finance attorney John Imhof has joined the firm’s leading Maritime and Transportation Finance practice in New York.Mr. Imhof, who comes to Seward & Kissel from Watson…

Kinder Morgan Bonds Rally on Merger News

Aug 11, 2014

Bonds of oil and gas pipeline company Kinder Morgan Inc rallied Monday on expectations that its credit ratings would be boosted to investment-grade following a US$70bn deal to bring all of its publicly traded units into one group.Kinder Morgan's 5% February 2021 bonds jumped to 107 from 101…

Artemus Transporation Solutions Hold 3rd Training Course

Aug 11, 2014

Artemus  Transportation Solutions will be holding its Global Commerce- International Transportation & Trade Shipping 101 Course on September 15-19 in the Seattle-Tacoma area. This is the third time the Shipping 101 course will be hosted by the Marine Exchange of Puget Sound in Seattle/Tacoma…

Port of Pittsburgh Taps Martinko as Executive Director

Aug 11, 2014

The Port of Pittsburgh Commission (PPC) announced today that Mr. Stephen Martinko will be the Commission's new executive director.Since January, 2013, Martinko has been the deputy staff director of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation…

Jee Enhances Online Training Platform

Aug 11, 2014

Jee Ltd has upgraded its state-of-the-art online training site to enhance its online and blended learning offering to the oil, gas and renewables industries. Jenny Matthew, Head of Courses at Jee said: “The oil and gas industry is calling…

Germany's Bilfinger Cuts Costs after CEO Exit

Aug 11, 2014

Q2 group adjusted EBITA 65 mln euros vs 93 mln last year. Power division EBITA drops to 9 mln euros; shares up 4.9 pct, top performer on MDAX. German industrial services group Bilfinger, whose chief executive resigned last week after two profit warnings…

New Deep-Sea Trend in African Piracy?

Aug 11, 2014

Dryad Maritime COO Ian Millen
 tells of an audacious open-ocean ambush of a product tanker in Gulf of Guinea and wonders if this attack heralds a new trend in offshore African piracy, as follows:'In the early hours of Saturday 9th August,…

Big Month for VT Halter’s Hornbeck OSV Series

Aug 08, 2014

VT Halter Marine launches one, christens one and delivers two for Hornbeck Offshore OSV programVT Halter Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc., announced four separate shipbuilding milestones for the Offshore Supply…

EnerMech Set for Growth in Middle East and Caspian

Aug 08, 2014

Halliburton Veteran Takes Up Key Director Role.EnerMech’s focus on strengthening its Middle East and Caspian business has been underlined with the appointment of oil and gas industry veteran Dave McLeod as Regional Director.The mechanical…

Tomlinson Named HR Wallingford’s Chief Executive

Aug 08, 2014

Bruce Tomlinson has been appointed as Chief Executive of HR Wallingford.Tomlinson joins HR Wallingford from U.K.-based Fugro EMU, a marine survey and consultancy, where he was Managing Director.With more than 25 years’ experience in the maritime industry…

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NYK Group’s ICO Launches Belgium’s First Shore Power Facility for RoRo Ships

NYK Group’s ICO Launches Belgium’s First Shore Power Facility for RoRo Ships

BMT, Austal Sign Engineering Alliance to Support Shipbuilding Projects

BMT, Austal Sign Engineering Alliance to Support Shipbuilding Projects

Irish Consultancy Opens Its Doors for Offshore Wind, Subsea Markets

Irish Consultancy Opens Its Doors for Offshore Wind, Subsea Markets

Iran's Strait Authority to Facilitate Passage Through Hormuz

Iran's Strait Authority to Facilitate Passage Through Hormuz

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