Bill Terry, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Port Freeport, announces the selection and appointment of Mr. Glenn Carlson as Executive Port Director and CEO. Chairman Terry noted that after several months of diligent searching and review of a number of excellent applicants…
InterManager, the international trade association for in-house and third party ship managers, has today appointed Gerardo Borromeo as its new President with immediate effect.Mr Borromeo, who was elected unopposed [October 11] InterManager AGM in Copenhagen…
Maersk Line cuts further capacity on the Asia-Europe trade on low demand, cuts AE5 service permanently & suspends the AE9 service.“We do not expect volume growth on the Asia-Europe trades this year so there is currently no need for the number of ships sailing”…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) a leading maritime services provider appoints vastly experienced industry executive to new post.Nigel Pusey has extensive senior executive experience in the shipping sector including working for P&O Nedlloyd as Chief Commercial Officer…
The two submarines need to be raised & scrapped so as to avoid radiation pollution & are located in the northern Barents and Kara Seas.The ministry will announce an international tender, which may include companies from the France, the Netherlands…
Tognum to showcase Mobile Rig Power Module powered by MTU series 1300 engine at Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS) in Odessa, Texas.The Series 1300 offers the same legendary high standards of reliability and durability as its predecessor…
Intercargo the trade Association representing the interests of the bulk shipping industry, has announced the appointment of Mr John Platsidakis as Chairman. Mr Platsidakis is currently Managing Director of Piraeus-based Anangel Maritime Services Inc…
Maritime challenges key theme.The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) conference program held in Paris October 3-5 illuminated the many challenges facing the maritime industry today. This annual gathering of WISTA…
Global Xpress (GX) video & multi-media content to be delivered by alliance of Inmarsat and Cisco.Cisco will provide Inmarsat with a state-of-the-art satellite applications service delivery platform and a high-performance access network for GX…
North Sea supply specialist Fletcher Shipping buys 'FS Taurus' its third vessel in five years.Currently operating in the Forties section of the North Sea, Taurus will take the total number of employees at Fletcher to 90. Set up in 2007 with backing from the Royal Bank of Scotland…
According to shipping company Atlantic Caribbean Line (ACL) a bad economy has hit their Port of Fort Pierce cargo business hard.In July, the Port of Fort Pierce's only tenant, ACL, announced it laid off 34 of its 45 crew members. Now, with the Christopher Dean ship docked again…
AMC Connector AS, a Aker Solutions & Emas Offshore joint venture, has agreed to sell subsea construction & cable-lay vessel 'Lewek Connector'.In October 2010, Aker Solutions announced that it would sell its offshore construction and installation…
Daiichi Chuo K.K. may cancel ship orders, pare its fleet & sell new stock after getting emergency financing from shareholder Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.To help weather a slump in dry-bulk rates the company is in talks about canceling or delaying…
Petrobras's preliminary drilling in the Jupiter Nordeste well, in the Santos Basin, confirms presence of gas & condensate.The new well, which is still being drilled, has reached 5,438 meters. It is located in ultra-deep waters of block BM-S-24…
Port of Los Angeles receives 8 proposals to develop its 30-acre LA waterfront property.The 30-acre, fully entitled San Pedro waterfront property is known as Ports O’ Call Village, located along the Port’s Main Channel and adjacent to downtown San Pedro…
