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Adani Ports Organizes Trade Meet at Ambur, TN

Nov 12, 2016

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer today said it had organized a trade meet at Ambur, to showcase the capabilities of Katupalli Port, especially the container terminal to the stakeholders.  Amongst the over 50 representatives who attended the meet…

Vorih Appointed President, OMEGA Engineering

Nov 12, 2016

Joe Vorih has been appointed President of OMEGA Engineering, Inc., a pioneer in the design, manufacture, and distribution of process measurement and control products. Vorih's priority will be to transform OMEGA from the best-known direct provider…

Two Directors Join Port of London Authority Board

Nov 11, 2016

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has announced two new non-executive directors have been appointed to the PLA board: Judith Armitt has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Transport (in accordance with the Port of London Act); and Darren James has been appointed by the PLA Board…

US, Danish Maritime Academies Partner

Nov 11, 2016

Student exchanges, faculty collaborations and programmatic partnerships are now possible between the United States’ SUNY Maritime College and Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Denmark.The two institutions earlier this month signed…

Descartes Acquires 4Solutions

Nov 11, 2016

Descartes Systems Group, provider of software solutions for logistics-intensive businesses, has acquired 4Solutions, an Australia-based provider of cloud-based business-to-business (B2B) supply chain integration solutions. “We continue to…

BIMCO Awards Leadership, Innovation, Pioneering Business Strategy

Nov 11, 2016

BIMCO today presented three awards to recognise and celebrate excellence in the global shipping industry among both companies and individuals in the industry – following BIMCO’s conference in Shanghai. This year the importance of leadership…

Indiana Logistics Summit to Focus on Maritime Strategy, Indiana Partnership

Nov 11, 2016

Québec Associate Secretary General of Maritime Affairs Georges Farrah will examine the Canadian Province's $9 billion maritime strategy as well as its partnership with Indiana during a special presentation at the Indiana Logistics Summit taking place Nov…

Haaijer Joins Boskalis Supervisory Board

Nov 10, 2016

I. Haaijer was named to a four year term on the Supervisory Board of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. She was appointed during the company’s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on November 10. Haaijer fulfills the function of President…

NOIA Congratulates Trump, Urges Path Forward on Offshore Development

Nov 10, 2016

NOIA President Randall Luthi today released the following statement on the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. President:  “On behalf of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), I congratulate President-elect Trump on his victory at the polls…

COLUMBIA-Marlow in Merger/Collaboration Talks

Nov 10, 2016

Recognising the obvious synergies and greater efficiencies to be derived from consolidation, COLUMBIA Shipmanagement and Marlow Navigation have extended their co-operation in the maritime training sector to exploratory merger/collaboration talks…

Finnlines Improves Profit despite Lower Revenues

Nov 08, 2016

Despite a dip in revenues during the third quarter and first nine months of 2016, Finland-based shipper Finnlines Group was able to improve profits for both bother periods by cutting expenses.The group’s €60.9 million result for January…

Bank of Ireland Winding Down Shipping Loans

Nov 08, 2016

Bank of Ireland said it is winding down its shipping business, joining other banks looking to cut non-core lending and exposure to an industry suffering its worst downturn. Many European banks are already bogged down by a sluggish economy…

MPT's Amy Beavers Passes Away

Nov 08, 2016

Amy Beavers, USCG Licensed Master, Academic Principal and VP of Regulatory Compliance at Maritime Professional Training has passed away on November 5. Services will be held on Saturday, November 12, at 11:30 a.m. at Rio Vista Community Church…

Leadership Change at Terex Corporation

Nov 08, 2016

Terex Corporation today announced that Steve Filipov will assume the role of President of Terex Cranes effective immediately. Mr. Filipov will also continue with his responsibilities as President of the Terex Material Handling and Port Solutions…

Adani Ports Organize Trade Meet in Rajkot

Nov 08, 2016

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer and operator’s, container terminal, Mundra, recently organized a trade meet at Rajkot with the intent of showcasing the capabilities of Mundra Port and recent developments thereat…

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