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Chemoil Appoints Van Eijck

Oct 14, 2009

SGX Mainboard-listed Chemoil (SGX-ST: CHEL.SI), an independent marine fuel suppliers, announced it has appointed Michiel Van Eijck to the position of Sales and Marketing Director for Europe. Van Eijck will maintain relationships Chemoil has…

CMA CGM Pilots eInvoice Platform in N America

Oct 14, 2009

CMA CGM, a container shipping company, announced that it is piloting INTTRA’s Web-based eInvoice solution with select customers in North America. INTTRA’s system will enable CMA CGM and its customers to submit, receive, review and process invoices more efficiently and accurately…

NG Celebrates 60 Years in Marine Radar

Oct 14, 2009

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit is marking a major milestone in the history of the company’s leadership in radar technology with the celebration this year of the 60th anniversary of the launch of its first marine radar…

Companies Team on Ship-to-Shore Connector

Oct 14, 2009

Textron Marine & Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has teamed with L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) to pursue the Navy’s next generation landing-craft, the Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC), and…

Evergreen, China Shipping Between Asia and Pac NW

Oct 13, 2009

October 13, 2009-Evergreen Line and China Shipping will commence a joint weekly service linking ports in Asia to locations in the American and Canadian Pacific Northwest. The two lines say that the purpose of the new service is to use mutual…

ACL Plans to Build New Covered Hopper Barges

Oct 13, 2009

American Commercial Lines Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLI) announced that the Company will build fifty covered hopper barges for use by its Transportation Services Division at the Company's Jeffboat manufacturing subsidiary in the first quarter of 2010.Commenting on the build plan…

Inchcape Shipping Re-Launches GOA Office

Oct 13, 2009

Akbar Khan, Vice President, Government Services Division, Inchcape Shipping Services Middle East, India & Africa, attended the re-launching of ISS’ Goa office.ISS resumed port agency operations in India in June 2005. The firm’s origins lie in Calcutta where forebears…

Drydocks World Office in Abu Dhabi

Oct 13, 2009

Drydocks World, a ship repair, conversion and new building yard, announced the establishment of its representative office in Abu Dhabi.Hamed Mohammed Bin Lahej, - Drydocks World Executive Vice Chairman and Regional CEO for the Middle East…

ShipDecision Technology Distributed in India

Oct 12, 2009

K. Chidambaram and R.K. Mohanty of MC HR Management Pvt. Ltd., and Mr. Albert R. Carbone of Stelvio Inc., Montreal Canada, announce an agreement which will see Stelvio’s ShipDecision software distributed in India. The two companies signed an…

Nathans Auditor of Swansea-Cork Ferry Ops

Oct 12, 2009

Ireland-based accountant and consultant Moore Stephens Nathans has been appointed auditor to the group of companies recently set up under the name Fastnet Line to operate a new passenger and freight ferry link between Swansea in Wales and Cork in Ireland…

MAN Diesel Expands CP Propeller Portfolio

Oct 12, 2009

In response to the market demand for very large CP propellers up to and beyond 30,000 kW and with diameters over eight meters, MAN Diesel is expanding its propeller portfolio to add two new, propeller hub-sizes – VBS2080 and VBS2240 (2080 mm and 2240 mm hub diameters respectively)…

Mediterranean Shipping Container Pickup Fee

Oct 11, 2009

Mediterranean Shipping Company announced that the company will charge a container fee for export equipment picked up at some Midwest depots as well as other locations in the United States effective November 1, 2009.  The new fees, applicable to export pickups only…

Intermoor GNSS Equipent Order for Veripos

Oct 07, 2009

Veripos has received a major order for integrated mobile GNSS receiver equipment from the world’s largest full-service mooring company, InterMoor, an Acteon Company.The equipment, comprising ten Veripos LD3-GI and four LD2-G2 integrated demodulator and GNSS receivers…

Thuraya Targets European Gov’t & Defense

Oct 07, 2009

Thuraya has partnered with the UK based Global RadioData Communications (GRC). According to the agreement, the specialist firm in communication solutions, GRC, will promote and distribute Thuraya’s entire portfolio of services to government and defense institutions in Europe…

Burger Boat Honored by Maritime Museum

Oct 07, 2009

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin held its 7th Annual Commodore’s Ball Saturday October 3, 2009. This year’s theme was “The Burger Tradition: Past and Present,” celebrated the heritage of Wisconsin's own world-class yacht…

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Stolt-Nielsen Limited Executive Management Update

Stolt-Nielsen Limited Executive Management Update

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Trump Administration Seeks to Negotiate with China on Shipping

CMA CGM Reverses Mali Suspension

CMA CGM Reverses Mali Suspension

LNG Canada Starts Up Kitimat Train 2

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