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Crowley’s Otero Named VP

Dec 19, 2012

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services division has announced  that Tony Otero has been named vice president of Caribbean services.  He will remain domiciled in Crowley’s Jacksonville headquarters, and will continue to report to John Hourihan…

CMB: New $300m Revolving Credit Facility

Dec 19, 2012

CMB signed a $300msenior secured reducing revolving credit facility with DNB Bank ASA and Nordea Bank Norge ASA as lead arrangers and bookrunners, Belfius Bank nv/sa, Fortis Bank sa/nv, KFW IPEX-Bank GmbH and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) as lead arrangers and ABN Amro Bank N…

Volvo Penta Region Americas Strengthens Leadership

Dec 18, 2012

Volvo Penta announce key appointments to its newly-formed Volvo Penta Region Americas organizational structure.The company's organizational realignment brings together all of North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean under a unified management structure…

New Bunker Purchaser at Dan-Bunkering

Dec 18, 2012

Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. has appointed David Kazmierski as Bunker Purchaser as of 1 December 2012.David has over 30 years of experience within trading, inspection and bunker operations, and his employment with Dan-Bunkering is expected…

Lürssen Group Buys the Peene shipyard

Dec 18, 2012

In a meeting of the creditor committee, and acting on the suggestion of the insolvency administrator, Berthold Brinkmann, P+S WERFTEN decided in favor of the Lürssen Group (Bremen) as the buyer of the Peene shipyard in Wolgast. This decision…

Brand to Rejoin TITAN Salvage

Dec 18, 2012

Captain Dennis Brand will rejoin TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Pompano, Fla.-based, marine salvage and wreck removal company, as director of global commercial operations, reporting to company Managing Director Rich Habib on January 2…

Titan Salvage Re-enlists Dennis Brand

Dec 18, 2012

Captain Dennis Brand to rejoin Titan, Crowley Maritime's marine salvage & wreck removal company, as director of global commercial operation.As a member of the company’s senior management team, Captain Brand will help shape strategic, operational…

HII Make New Executive Appointments

Dec 17, 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries announces new executive appointments for Investor Relations and Internal Audit.HII appoint Dwayne Blake corporate vice president, investor relations, and Scott Stabler corporate vice president, internal audit…

USMMA Golf Fundraisers Set 2013 Competition Dates

Dec 17, 2012

The dates and locations for the 2013 Heidmar Blue & Gray Golf Classics have been finalized The Heidmar Blue & Gray Golf Classics are fundraisers for the U.S Merchant Marine Academy and its Department of Athletics. The tour nets over $400…

Tognum Appoints New Executive Board Member

Dec 17, 2012

Jörg Schwitalla will be the new Executive Board member for Personnel and Integrity at Tognum AG as of 1 January 2013. Tognum has created the new position on the Executive Board on the one hand to meet future requirements – such as the planned…

Global Supply Chain Security

Dec 17, 2012

In this timely work, James Giermanski describes the advent and subsequent development of security operations in the global supply chain, outlining the respective contributions of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders to this worldwide concern…

Dockwise Encouraged by Increased Offer

Dec 17, 2012

Dockwise ltd has taken notice of this morning's release on the agreement between Boskalis Westminster NV ('Boskalis') and Project Holland Fonds whereby the latter has committed to sell their shares in Dockwise for a price of Euro 18 per share…

Mr. Peter Evensen Named CMA 2013 Commodore

Dec 17, 2012

Award to be presented March 20, 2013 at the conclusion of the CMA's Shipping 2013 Annual Conference and Exposition. Mr. Peter Evensen, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Teekay Corporation (Teekay) has been named as the Connecticut…

Claudio Bozzo Selected As 2013 Person of the Year

Dec 17, 2012

NY/NJ Forwarders & Brokers Association to present award on January 25 in New York The New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association (NY/NJ FFFBA) has selected Claudio Bozzo, President and CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc…

Hapag-Lloyd Gets Four of the 'Best'

Dec 17, 2012

Staff from four leading international forwarders have voted Hapag-Lloyd the best shipping line for 2012.Four leading international forwarders have crowned Hapag-Lloyd as their best partner as follows:Kühne + Nagel (“Best Carrier Award”) and DB Schenker (“Ocean Carrier of the Year”)…

Logistics News

US Allows Ethane to be Shipped to China, But Not Unloaded

US Allows Ethane to be Shipped to China, But Not Unloaded

Maersk Files Lawsuit Over Brazil Port Bid

Maersk Files Lawsuit Over Brazil Port Bid

BIMCO: Stable Demand Outlook For Container Shipping

BIMCO: Stable Demand Outlook For Container Shipping

ESL Enters U.S. Market with Direct Vessel Service from SE Asia to Seattle

ESL Enters U.S. Market with Direct Vessel Service from SE Asia to Seattle

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