Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced the following change of Chairman at its subsidiary, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), with effect from 1 September 2016: * Mr Barry Desker will step down as Director and Board Chairman of ST Marine…
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has hired two additional professionals at its Seattle office: Elizabeth Allen as Human Resources Manager, and Bradley Olson as Naval Architect. Allen brings more than 11 years of experience to her role as EBDG's new Human Resources Manager…
Nicky Pappadakis has been unanimously selected to receive the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) 2016 Lifetime Award, announced Joe Hughes, NAMEPA Chairman.“Mr. Pappadakis has dedicated his life to the shipping industry and demonstrated his commitment for the sea…
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division took top honors in the Mississippi Business Journal’s Healthiest Workplace Awards, placing first in the mega large business category. The awards recognize employers throughout…
Emco Wheaton has boosted its Americas sales team with Chris Garrison taking on the role of Territory Sales Manager for the Western U.S., and Xavier Contreras appointed as Territory Sales Manager for Northern Latin America with a focus on Mexico…
Global physical supplier and trader of marine fuel oil the Bomin Group has appointed of Henrik Robdrup as its new Director of Global Sales. Based at Bomin’s Head Office in Hamburg and working closely with the global management team, Robdrup…
Classification services provider to the global marine and offshore industries ABS has expanded its captive delivery center in Pune, India with a move to the new Tech Park One location in order to accommodate the addition of professional software developers who will expedite product development…
Coast Guard Station Chatham crewmembers medevaced an injured fisherman Saturday night near the entrance of Great Round Shoal.A person aboard the fishing boat Illusion, which was about 30 miles east of Nantucket en route to its homeport of New Bedford…
Dogged detective work and attention to detail by the UK Coastguard has led to a broken down yacht being rescued.The call came in from the stricken vessel to the Coastguard Operations Centre at Humber at around 8.40pm today (31st July).It…
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) aided in the rescue of 97 migrants adrift in the Mediterranean Sea, July 29. Carney is forward deployed to Rota, Spain, and is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U…
Two years after the approval at the 103rd International Labor Conference (ILC), the Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC, 2006), adopted in 2014, have been confirmed will enter into force on January 18, 2017.The now…
Kate Hollis, Senior Claims Executive at TT Club in Sydney, discusses the risks faced by licensed customs brokers and mitigation steps to take. As the international trade regulatory landscape continues to change and the commercial environment becomes increasingly competitive…
Orion Leader, a car carrier operated by NYK, rescued a sailor from a sailing yacht in distress on July 3 off the coast of Mexico.Orion Leader was sailing from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, on July 3, when the ship received a distress call from the U…
Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed Tara C. Hernandez to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. Hernandez, who was sworn in during today’s monthly Board meeting, will serve a five-year term, succeeding Gregory R. Rusovich, one of…
Nick Brown has been appointed Bureau Veritas’ new Communications Director, Marine & Offshore Division, the classification society announced. Brown will take up the post from November 2, 2016, replacing Philippe Boisson, who will retire after more than 25 years in the role…
