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Greencarrier Launches a New Direct Service

Nov 09, 2011

Together with its UK-based subsidiary Greencarrier PTS, Greencarrier is expanding the range of services it offers the Nordic market with a new direct service to Finland. The new link comes less than six months after Greencarrier acquired the Ipswich-based company PTS UK Ltd…

Hankins Joins Donjon as VP

Nov 09, 2011

Donjon Marine said that Paul Hankins, formerly President of Donjon-SMIT, LLC, has joined Donjon as Vice President of Operations-Salvage & Engineering Division.  Hankins’ primary duties will involve Donjon’s U.S. Navy Salvage Services Contract…

Jamaica Pushes for Marpol Compliance

Nov 08, 2011

Protection of the Caribbean Sea and meeting the International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) 1973 will take centre stage in Jamaica this week when the Maritime Authority…

Woman Rowing Atlantic to Fight Human Trafficking

Nov 08, 2011

Boulder Colorado Woman to Row the Atlantic to Raise Awareness for Human Trafficking. In an effort to increase worldwide awareness of human trafficking, a Boulder woman will take part in an all-female, international team that aims to make history rowing across the Atlantic Ocean in December…

Sea-Fire Offers 3M NOVEC 1230 Fire Protection

Nov 08, 2011

The halon and CO2 replacement has virtually no Global Warming Potential (GWP), is non-toxic and won't harm delicate electronics.'GWP has moved to the forefront as a major environmental concern,' said Sea-Fire president Ernie Ellis.  'In the 1990s…

International Talent Program in Demand

Nov 08, 2011

With application deadline only a week away, almost 800 candidates have so far applied to Aker Solutions' International Talent Programme. Applications are still coming in from all five selected recruitment countries.The International Talent…

Alewijnse Presents its Revolutionary River Radar

Nov 08, 2011

Alewijnse Marine Systems is introducing a revolutionary river radar based on the latest technology and including many new features. The Inland Navigation Radar is being presented for the first time at the Europort exhibition from November 8 to 11 in Ahoy…

ACL Names SVP and COO

Nov 07, 2011

American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL), one of the largest and most diversified inland marine transportation and service companies in the United States, announced today the appointment of Paul A. Tobin as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer…

Thomas Gunn and Regs4ships Team Up

Nov 07, 2011

Simplifying the bridge environment must be one of the greatest challenges faced by the shipping industry. Thomas Gunn is delighted to announce that it has teamed up with Regs4ships, to provide a complete bridge solution for the navigator…

UK P&I Club Elects New Board

Nov 07, 2011

Seven directors were elected to the Board of the UK P&I Club at its AGM in Athens on the 27th October.  Biographical details:  brahim Güngen: Chief Executive Officer of Güngen Maritime & Trading A/Ş, Ankara, Turkey After obtaining a postgraduate degree in industrial engineering…

DryShips to Announce 3Q 2011 Results

Nov 07, 2011

Announcement to include Third Quarter 2011 Results Release, Conference Call and Webcast. DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) (the 'Company' or 'DryShips'), a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk and petroleum cargoes, and through its majority owned subsidiary…

IMCA Puts DP in the Spotlight

Nov 07, 2011

As befits the 50th anniversary of the advent of dynamic positioning (DP), the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has turned the spotlight on this invaluable technology. Earlier this year ‘Guidance for developing and conducting…

GIS Marine selects MarineCFO

Nov 04, 2011

MarineCFO Inc. said that GIS Marine, Inc. has chosen to implement the full MarineCFO Enterprise software suite. GIS Marine is now providing a fleet of supply vessels and crew boats to support oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico. GIS…

Nagel Presented with the Breakbulk Lifetime Achievement

Nov 04, 2011

Jerry Nagel, Chairman of Rickmers-Linie (America), was presented with the 8th annual Lifetime Leadership and Achievement Award at a ceremony celebrating the opening of the 22nd annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition at the New Orleans Convention Center on 26 October…

U.S. DOJ: Guilty Plea and Fine in Pollution Case

Nov 04, 2011

Oregon Governor’s Fund for the Environment will receive $375,000.  U.S. Attorney S. Amanda Marshall and Oregon Attorney General John Kroger jointly announced that the owner and operator of a Cyprus-based ship pleaded guilty today to felony oil pollution charges…

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Shore Power System Installed at Husky Terminal

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Mitsui OSK: Shipping in the Gulf Continues, Closely Monitoring Situation

Marine Fuel Sales at Fujairah Port Hit Three-Month Low

Marine Fuel Sales at Fujairah Port Hit Three-Month Low

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