Tim Smith, Maersk Line’s North Asia CEO, reflects on 2012 being quite a volatile year, but sees an increase in the Asia-Europe container trade.The biggest challenge for the entire industry is overcapacity, said Smith. “In these volatile…
NTSB investigating allision between oil tanker and San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The National Transportation Safety Board today announced it is investigating an allision Monday between the oil tanker Overseas Reymar and one of the supports of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge…
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that William R. Bennett, III has joined the Firm as Of Counsel in the International and Maritime Litigation and ADR group. Mr. Bennett is based in the Firm’s New York office. Mr. Bennett joins Blank Rome from Bennett…
Nessco appointment keeps a weather eye on MetOcean opportunities.Nessco Group, a RigNet company (NASDAQ: RNET), has appointed Phil Goodall to grow the Company’s international offshore weather monitoring business.Mr Goodall, who takes…
Award-winning technology adds to GAC's range of vessel protection solutions. GAC Maritime Security has added the award winning P-trap anti-boarding device to its range of non-lethal vessel protection solutions.A winner at the 5th Safety…
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has launched this year's World Maritime Day theme, 'Sustainable development: IMO's contribution beyond Rio+20', calling on Governments and the shipping industry to join together and provide a positive contribution…
Global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched a daily marine fuels pricing and analysis service, Argus Marine Fuels. It provides market data and intelligent analysis of the increasingly complex marine fuels market. Trade in marine fuels is changing quickly…
Blank Rome LLP announce that William R. Bennett, III has joined the Firm as Of Counsel in the International & Maritime Litigation and ADR group.Mr. Bennett joins Blank Rome from Bennett, Giuliano, McDonnell & Perrone LLP where he was a Partner…
Robert Barker is promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Ingram Barge Company.“Robert has been managing operations, budgets, and varied technological projects of the Information Services group since joining Ingram in 2010…
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announce promotion of Chris Miner as Newport News Shipbuilding's V-P of In-Service Aircraft Carrier Programs.In his new position, Miner is responsible for planning and executing aircraft carrier overhaul programs and inactivations…
Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker with operations in Virginia, appoints two Client Advocates.Jeremy Sykes and Francesca Sykes have been appointed Client Advocates of the Willis Marine Practice…
Boskalis states it has financing in place to make an all cash voluntary public offer for all ordinary shares of Dockwise.With reference to the press release of 21 December 2012 in which Boskalis announced its decision to make an all cash…
The new recruitment company, RQM365 AS, has its base in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The company will conduct recruitment, qualification and manning for the oil industry, especially targeting platforms.Many significant discoveries and high activity…
Greene’s Energy Group (GEG), a provider of integrated testing, rentals and specialty services, has promoted Maury Dumba to Senior Vice President of Business Development, announced CEO Bob Vilyus.Dumba, who is based in Houston, previously…
But long-term downward trend continues.• 106 ships lost worldwide in 2012, of which largest was Costa Concordia • Losses centered on South China and SE Asia seas • Industry initiatives address passenger vessels as well as the ‘human factor’ on board…
