Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox (U.S. Navy, Ret.) has been named corporate vice president of customer affairs for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Fox, who will succeed Vice Adm. Evan “Marty” Chanik (U…
New AP Moller-Maersk chief executive Soren Skou is aiming for revenue growth according to an interview with the Financial Times. He reveals the task ahead after succeeding Nils Andersen. Danish conglomerate boss said that the group was…
Jan-Bart Verkuyl has been appointed the new CEO of Feadship’s Royal Van Lent yard, where he will have overall responsibility for the day to day operations of the current operation in Kaag, its subsidiaries and the second new yard in Amsterdam when it opens in 2018…
Maritime recruitment specialist Halcyon Recruitment has announced the appointment of Danni Devine as its new Operations Director. The move is part of Halcyon’s continuing growth in the UK and Singapore.Devine is a senior management…
The Pasir Panjang Terminal Phases 3 & 4 development was shortlisted by a panel comprising judges from both the public and private sector and voted by members of the public into “Singapore’s Top 50 Engineering Achievements.” The Engineering…
The Coast Guard is searching for a possible person in the water in Great Salt Pond on Block Island, Rhode Island.At about 1 a.m., Monday, watchstanders at the Sector Southeastern New England command center received a report of an unmanned dinghy making in circles in Great Salt Pond…
China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has proposed to change its name to Cosco Shipping Development Co (CSDC), in line with the company’s future business strategy and as a group member of China Cosco Shipping Corporation (Coscocs). 'China Shipping Container Lines Co…
KPI Bridge Oil, a leading global trader and broker in marine fuels, marine lubricants and risk management products, has announced the promotion of Michalis Manassakis to Managing Director of KPI Bridge Oil Greece as of July 1, 2016.Manassakis…
Ejner Bonderup, Executive Vice President and member of the Executive Management in Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S, has resigned from his position to take up a position in another shipping company. Bonderup will continue at NORDEN for a limited amount of time during a transitional period…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) opened its first offices in Pakistan. ISS Pakistan is based in Karachi, while two regional offices have also opened in Faisalabad and Lahore. The new offices will extend ISS’ service offering in the region and…
According to the latest Carrier Performance Insight, produced by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the most reliable carrier in May was Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), which had an on-time reliability average of 81.1%, closely followed by niche carrier Wan Hai at 81…
The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nominations of three individuals to serve as Federal Maritime Commissioners: Rebecca F. Dye, Michael A. Khouri and Daniel B. Maffei. Dye and Khouri, both of whom currently serve as Commissioners, were renominated…
Trojan Battery Co., LLC has appointed John Beering to the new role of chief operating officer. Reporting to Jeff Elder, president and chief executive officer of Trojan Battery, Beering is responsible for all operations of the company including manufacturing…
Brazil's state-led oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA plans to appoint Nelson Silva, the former head of BG Plc in Brazil, as chief of strategy and management, a newly created position on its senior management committee, company sources told Reuters…
On July 1, 2016, David Pougher, Principal of Deep Consultancy, will take over the role of British Marine President from Fiona Pankhurst who has held the position since 2014. Pougher has been involved in the U.K. marine industry for over 35 years…
