Four leading charities supporting seafarers and their families are set to benefit from the inaugural London International Shipping Week (LISW), taking place in the U.K. capital this September.Apostleship of The Sea, Mission To Seafarers…
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) appointed Romaine Romanet as new General Manager for Belgium. Ms. Romanet brings many years’ experience from a number of multinational businesses in the areas of operation, finance, business development, change project management and people development…
Hamburg Süd’s performance in brief Following the powerful recovery of the world economy in 2010 and a weaker 2011, global growth continued in the past financial year, albeit at a slower pace. Against this backdrop, container shipments increased once again…
Geodis Wilson honored its employees who have shown particular creative prowess as the company announces the winners of its annual Innovation Masters Award recognizing outstanding internal innovative initiatives throughout the logistic service provider’s global network…
Abu Dhabi Government-owned investment group, International Petroleum Investment Company’s (IPIC) Khalifa Abdulla Al Romaithi, Head of Portfolio Management Division, has taken over chairmanship of Gulf Energy Maritime PJSC (GEM), from Saeed Abdulla Khoory…
Non-state company, Sino-Global, announces major decline in third quarter 2013 financial results, raises cash by share issue.Sino-Global is a non-state-owned provider of shipping agency services operating primarily in China. Financial highlights are as folllows: Total revenues decreased 74…
A&P Falmouth has launched an apprenticeship recruitment search to find raw talent in Cornwall (SW England).The purpose of the scheme is to train and hone into the skilled engineering and marine workers of the future.In the last five years A&P…
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division receives HRSD gold awards.NNS received gold awards for meeting industrial waste water discharge limits mandated by Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) and for meeting HRSD's technical and administrative requirements…
US Firm, Tidewater, agrees with HitecVision to purchase Norway's Troms offshore, including 5 large PSV's.Tidewater say that the acquisition of Troms Offshore, headquartered in Tromsø, Norway, will expand their global footprint into the Norwegian…
Gulfstream Services, Inc. (GSI) names Billy Marcel as Manager of Global Operations – Decommissioning Services Division.US-based Gulfstream Services, Inc. is a global corporation focused on developing high pressure equipment solutions for the international oil and gas industry…
PPG Industries introduce Sigma Syladvance 700 coating to protect vessels with flexible service speeds, trade patterns.Based on the successful Sigma Syladvance 800 premium antifouling product, PPG say that their new Sigma Syladvance 700 coating extends the line with an 'entry-level' product…
Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s largest regional private sector natural gas company, announces financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2013.Financial highlights:• Net profit of AED 241 million, up 17% year-on-year• Production of 61…
A majority of seafarers have no internet access available to them on board: IAPH recognizes Montreal for providing free WiFi access in the port.According to a 2013 research of SIRC (Seafarers accommodation on contemporary cargo ships) cited by ITF “very few seafarers have access to internet…
Panama City, Panama, May 14, 2013 – Maersk Line CEO Søren Skou visited the Panama Expansion construction site accompanied by Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano during his recent trip to Panama. Skou and other Maersk Line executives…
Wavecraft USA, maker of the Waveblade hull cleaning power tool, named Kerry Hoffman its general manager for the Americas. The announcement comes in advance of soon-to-be-unveiled plans that promise to expand the company's product range for new markets and applications…
