Judge Walter J. Brudzinski has been selected for the position of Chief, Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Coast Guard. In this capacity, Chief Judge Brudzinski will provide supervision and administration of the Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge program…
The State of Emergency and curfew declared yesterday (August 14) is not affecting the Suez Canal transit convoy system.Operations at all Egyptian ports and in the Canal are running smoothly as normal, without any extra requirements or delays…
Willard Marine, Inc. announced Rolf Engstrom as the most recent addition to their engineering team, joining their ranks as an electrical engineer.Engstrom last worked as a Senior Test Engineer for Fisker Automotive, Inc., while having previously…
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) began the countdown for the centennial celebration as it commemorates its 99th anniversary. The countdown’s events will highlight the waterway’s contribution during the past 100 years and the efforts underway to face the challenges of the upcoming decades…
By Dimitrios Angelopoulos, AdvanFort Company Senior Business Development ManagerAn analysis based on Michael Porter’s “Competitive Forces” ModelAbstractThe study employs Michael Porter’s famous model designed to determine how competitive…
On Sunday, August 11, Border Patrol agents from Havre Sector arrested a Croatian national who was a deserter from his cruise ship docked in Seattle. On Saturday, the ship’s agent notified CBP officials at the Port of Seattle that one of…
The Thome Group, the first independent third party ship manager to establish in Singapore, celebrates its 50th anniversary in Oslo this evening, with a harbor cruise and a well-attended gala dinner at the Norwegian Maritime Museum.Incorporated in Singapore in 1963 as Thome Co…
Secretary Jewell Names Former USCG Vice Admiral Brian Salerno Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today named former Vice Admiral Brian Salerno as the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)…
Pilotage service providers, Australian Reef Pilots (ARP) has embraced world-first brainwave technology in what they say is the pursuit of an ultimate objective of best practice maritime safety standards.ARP is trialling the Australian-developed SmartCap system…
Pellerin Energy Group (PEG), a leading, integrated service provider for the oil and gas industry has named Benjamin Potier as director of business development within its Water Solutions business unit, announced President Joshua Pellerin.Based in Broussard…
NOIA President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement applauding the selection of Vice Admiral Brian Salerno as the next Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement:“I applaud Secretary Jewell’s selection of…
International maritime lawyers Jason R. Margulies and Michael A. Winkleman, of Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A. , have secured the top verdict in Florida for admiralty and maritime law in 2012 for the case: William C. Skye v. Maersk Line Limited Corporation…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today administered the oath of office to former U.S. Congresswoman Betty Sutton who becomes the tenth Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)…
Flexlife, the subsea flexible pipes specialist, has strengthened its management organization with two senior appointments.Simon Hounsome joins Flexlife’s Aberdeen headquarters as integrity and projects director, responsible for the policy…
The Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today the addition of Susan Ludwig to its staff as Regional Director of Philanthropy. Based in Fairfield County…
