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Call for Entries: Safe Affordable Ferry Competition

Feb 06, 2013

Call for Entries: Safe Affordable Ferry Competition, Open to Students WorldwideRegistrations are now being accepted for the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA)’s annual student competition for the design of safe affordable ferries to serve developing nations…

Marine Firm ‘Insures’ Bright Future for Sail Training Charity

Feb 06, 2013

The North of England P&I Association (North P&I Club), a leading marine insurance association, has donated £3,000 to fund life changing sailing expeditions for young people in Northern England.Staff at the Newcastle based insurers chose to donate the funds to Ocean Youth Trust North…

Astrium Extends Agreement with Intelsat

Feb 06, 2013

Deal targets connectivity to Cruise, Ferry and Offshore Customers Astrium Services, a global provider of satellite communications-enabled solutions, and Intelsat S.A., a provider of satellite services, signed a multi-year renewal agreement…

UTEC Announces Key Appointment in Australia

Feb 06, 2013

UTEC has announced the appointment of Simon Hird as general manager of its Australian entity UTEC Survey Australia Pty Ltd.  Simon will oversee the projected growth to support key customers in the Australian market.The announcement complements…

ABS Relocates from London to Hamburg

Feb 06, 2013

Classification society ABS to relocate its Northern European regional marine operations office from London to Hamburg, Germany.“This relocation is part of ABS’ ongoing effort to place our frontline decision makers closer to our clients and be more responsive to their needs…

MHI Names New President

Feb 06, 2013

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) names Shunichi Miyanaga as the company's new President.The new president is currently an MHI Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President.Hideaki Omiya, MHI's current President, will become Chairman of the company succeeding Kazuo Tsukuda…

Crowley & Titan Salvage Complete 'Sandy' Relief Projects

Feb 05, 2013

Crowley Maritime Corp. & subsidiary TITAN Salvage look back on their comprehensive work in response to Hurricane 'Sandy'.The storm devastated the U.S. Northeastern coast in late October 2012, and the companies were fully involved in support…

MSG to Provide Simrad ECDIS Training Worldwide

Feb 05, 2013

MSG MarineServe GmbH, a  maritime training company, will act as the official ECDIS training agent for the Navico Simrad ECDIS systems.The ECDIS training will be provided by MSG and its ‘ECDIS Training Consortium’ (ETC) or by sister company Safebridge GmbH using its innovative…

ISS Palumbo Opens New UK Offices

Feb 05, 2013

ISS Palumbo has opened new offices in the UK marking the first step in its global expansion plans following its formation as a strategic partnership between Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) and offshore project logistics and freight forwarding specialists…

Dan-Bunkering Appoints Folmann

Feb 05, 2013

Dan-Bunkering (Monaco) S.A.M. appoints Danish Bunker Trader.Dan-Bunkering (Monaco) S.A.M. has appointed Kristian Folmann as Bunker Trader as of 24 January 2013. Kristian is originally from Aarhus, Denmark and has a Master of Science in International Business from Aarhus School of Business.

Haydn Jones Tapped to lead AWT International Ops

Feb 05, 2013

Experienced Marine Industry Executive to Lead Worldwide Management of Sales, Marketing, Strategic Business Development and Channel Partnerships. Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT), is pleased to announce the appointment of Haydn Jones as the company's Director of International Operations…

Dubai's Ports Container Throughput Milestone

Feb 05, 2013

DP World celebrates the 100 millionth container to pass through DP World, UAE Region terminals in ten years.The 100 million TEU record was achieved between January 2003 and January 2013 and covers all container boxes handled in both Mina Rashid and Jebel Ali Port…

HII Declares Quarterly Dividend

Feb 04, 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share.The dividend is payable on March 15, 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Feb. 28, 2013.Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) designs…

Tony Duncan Joins McDermott Subsea Division

Feb 04, 2013

McDermott International announce that Tony Duncan is to join the company as Vice President & General Manager, Subsea.Tony has a broad offshore oil and gas industry background, including holding senior and executive management roles for the last 15 years…

Crowley Open New Miami Cold Storage Facility

Feb 04, 2013

Crowley Maritime Corp. & Customized Brokers, its Miami-based Customs brokerage company, open 'Crowley Fresh' facility.Crowley Fresh features multiple humidity and temperature-controlled coolers and is open 24/7 to store and handle perishables arriving from Latin and South America…

Logistics News

Venezuela Authorizes Two Unsanctioned VLCCs to Depart

Venezuela Authorizes Two Unsanctioned VLCCs to Depart

Federal Maritime Commission Recognizes National Shipper Advisory Committee Members

Federal Maritime Commission Recognizes National Shipper Advisory Committee Members

Julia Fisher-Cormier Selected as Executive Director of Port of South Louisiana

Julia Fisher-Cormier Selected as Executive Director of Port of South Louisiana

Kuwait to Sign $4b Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port Infrastructure Contract

Kuwait to Sign $4b Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port Infrastructure Contract

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