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LOC Boosts London Team

Oct 11, 2016

Leading international marine and engineering consultancy LOC Group, has moved one of its top performers from Asia back to London to focus on growing the company’s shipping services in London and around the world.Nick Haslam, Group Director of Shipping Services…

New Orleans Port Signs Mou With Cuba

Oct 11, 2016

Port of New Orleans Chief Operating Officer Brandy Christian joined Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards in signing a memorandum of understanding with Cuba on Oct. 4 pledging to expand trade and commerce opportunities between Louisiana and the Caribbean nation…

ABS Hosts Ship Operators Cooperative Program

Oct 11, 2016

Forum promotes improved safety, security, productivity, efficiency and environmental performance through collaboration and innovation.ABS hosted the fall meeting of the Ship Operators Cooperative Program (SOCP) in Houston October 5 and 6…

MARAD’s Jaenichen to Keynote Indiana Logistics Summit

Oct 10, 2016

he United States’ top-ranking maritime official will deliver the breakfast keynote presentation during the Indiana Logistics Summit set to take place November 16-17 at the Indiana Convention Center. On November 17, U.S. Maritime Administrator…

McNeel to Replace Lieungh as Sevan Marine CEO

Oct 10, 2016

Carl Lieungh will step down as CEO of Sevan Marine ASA effective January 1, 2017. The company’s board of directors has appointed current CFO Reese McNeel to take up the CEO role while continuing to carry out the CFO function. Under the agreement reached between Lieungh and the board…

IMRF Reveals Hero Long List

Oct 10, 2016

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has revealed the long list of entries for its H.E.R.O. awards – launched in April this year.  The 30 finalists range from companies, maritime search and rescue organizations and individuals…

Liberia Registry Makes Key Appointments

Oct 10, 2016

The Liberian Registry has announced new appointments in a number of areas within the global network of offices operated by its US-based manager, the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR). Gerard Kenny has been appointed…

Korean Register CEO Park Passed Away

Oct 10, 2016

Dr. B. S. Park, Korean Register Chairman and CEO, has passed away after a short illness. Dr. Park graduated from Korea Maritime and Ocean University in 1976 and joined Pan Ocean Shipping where he worked in a number of capacities until 2001…

ASRY Woos Back Greek Major Owner

Oct 10, 2016

ASRY has successfully brought one of the European tanker market’s biggest tanker fleet owners back to the yard. Euronav, the Greece-base owner, operator and manager of a fleet of 53 modern large tankers, chose ASRY for the recent repair of ‘Cap Diamant’…

3 Rescued from Sinking Vessel

Oct 10, 2016

The Coast Guard rescued three people from a sinking vessel near Dulac, Saturday, October 8, 2016. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 9:42 p.m. of a vessel that was taking on water near Terrebonne Bay.The…

USCG Rescues man in Acadia National Park

Oct 09, 2016

A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod hoisted a climber Saturday from Acadia National Park in Maine.At about 1:45 p.m., a watchstander from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, the agency responsible for coordinating inland search and rescue…

Coast Guard Foundation Raises $1.2 Mln

Oct 09, 2016

Last night the Coast Guard Foundation held its 36th Annual Salute to the U.S. Coast Guard in New York City. The event raised $1.2 million to support important Coast Guard Foundation programs such as scholarships, the Fallen Heroes program and…

Stranded Kayaker Rescued in Lake Superior

Oct 08, 2016

A Coast Guard air crew rescued a kayaker in Lake Superior Friday afternoon.The kayaker’s name and hometown are not being released.At 1 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, received an emergency transmission over marine…

LA Port Selects 'Fuse' Executive Leadership Fellow

Oct 08, 2016

The Port of Los Angeles has selected global supply chain and logistics expert Andrew Scott as its executive-in-residence fellow full-time one-year leadership position hosted by FUSE Corps. FUSE Corps is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization…

Gould Wins FIATA’s Young Forwarder Award

Oct 07, 2016

Together TT Club and FIATA celebrate the achievements of young freight forwarders working for logistics companies around the globe at the FIATA Annual Congress each year. As announced at the World Congress in Dublin, the winner of the 2016 Young…

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Federal Maritime Commission Recognizes National Shipper Advisory Committee Members

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