TOTE, Inc. President and CEO Anthony Chiarello is among 11 honored by the White House as 2014 transportation industry “Champions of Change.” Chiarello was chosen for his role in leading the U.S. maritime industry toward natural gas as fuel.Chiarello…
Love it or hate it, social media is part of modern life – and in the wrong hands, it can even be dangerous.The use of social media as a business tool and how to avoid the pitfalls will be the subject of a half day workshop due to be held during popular Maritime…
Many of today’s recruits into the shipping industry have grown up with games and their technologies. They are used to the personalisation and individualization such technology delivers. But can the shipping industry focus the energy and enthusiasm…
Around a 190 oil workers of ExxonMobil in Norway would go on strike from June 16 if government mediation on wages and pensions fail, labor union SAFE said in a statement on Wednesday.Talks between Norwegian oil firms and two key unions broke…
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) says it praises the leadership of the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee for releasing the six-year MAP-21 Reauthorization Act (S. 2322) that puts a high priority on freight movement investments…
Dorian LPG Ltd. opened the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Friday, May 9, 2014. The company’s senior management members and directors stood on the NYSE balcony as Dorian CEO, John Hadjipateras rang the bell. The bell ceremony followed the…
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), a Seattle-based Naval Architect and Marine Engineering firm with offices in New Orleans and Ketchikan, announced today that it has hired Jen Ladd to head its human resources department. Ladd, formerly a consultant for the firm…
Jeppesen Commercial Marine announced today that Steve Mariner has joined the company as Head of Commercial Marine Sales, where he will oversee Jeppesen’s global network of sales offices and distributors. Mariner brings related industry experience to his management position…
On May 16, the Compañía Auxiliar del Puerto (CAPSA) will receive public recognition for its achievements of over 50 years from the Fundación Canaria Comunidad Empresarial Portuaria de los Puertos de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (FUNCEPT) (Santa Cruz Port Business Foundation)…
Hoover Container Solutions, a subsidiary of Hoover Group, Inc., announced that Rod Branch has joined Hoover as Vice President of Human Resources. He will report directly to Paul Lewis, President of Hoover.Branch’s responsibilities include talent acquisition…
Norwegian oil service workers begun three days of wage talks on Tuesday, demanding a new collective agreement and higher pay, days after two unions representing platform workers broke off negotiations, raising the prospect of a strike.Oil service employees…
InterMoor, an Acteon company, appointed Lesley Maxwell as group human resources manager and Nick Knight as business development manager for InterMoor Marine Services Ltd. Maxwell has more than 20 years of international experience as a senior…
Vice Adm. John Currier will be relieved as the U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant by Vice Adm. Peter V. Neffenger in a change of watch ceremony on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in the CDR Raymond J. 'Ray' Evans Conference Center in the Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building.
U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle attended the christening of the M/V Nova Star at the Black Falcon Terminal in Boston, Massachusetts today. “Good Morning, Honorable Mayor Pam Moody of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Minister Zach Churchill…
Paul Rowland, the new chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters, foresees a “bright and vibrant” future for this specialist branch of the marine profession.Rowland, a director of the firm of average adjusters and marine claims consultants…
