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Elektrans Shipping Appoints Deepak Arora as MD

May 31, 2016

Elektrans Group announced the promotion of Capt. Deepak Arora to Managing Director of Elektrans Shipping Pvt. Ltd.  Capt Arora has been with the Elektrans Group for 4 years during which he has served in several executive positions within Elektrans…

Management Appointments at Yara

May 30, 2016

Yara International ASA announces three new members to its Executive Management group, to improve focus on strategy, innovation and positioning.'Following recent organizational changes to sharpen operational focus and alignment, these further changes are made to improve our focus on strategy…

DP World to Manage Somaliland Port for 30 Years

May 30, 2016

DP World has reached an agreement to manage the Berbera port in Somaliland, which would allow it to become a major hub for goods to transit to and from the Horn of Africa, the Wall Street Journal reported. DP World signed a US$442 million…

Abu Dhabi Ports Try to Lure Chinese Businessmen

May 30, 2016

Abu Dhabi Ports - the master developer, operator and manager of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone in the Emirate - presented the integrated offerings of Khalifa Port and Kizad at an exclusive business event in Abu Dhabi. Organised by Abu…

Cruise Ship Passenger Medevaced S.W. of Newport, Ore.

May 28, 2016

A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 78-year-old man from a cruise ship 29 miles southwest of Newport, Ore., Friday.An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend and forward deployed to Coast Guard Air Facility Newport…

Nautilus Minerals Chairman Retires

May 27, 2016

Nautilus Minerals Inc. announced that its Chairman of the Board of Directors, A. Geoffrey Loudon, will retire and not stand for reelection at the company’s upcoming annual General meeting on June 1, 2016. Loudon has been Chairman of the…

DSC Dredge Receives President’s E-Star Award

May 27, 2016

DSC Dredge, LLC, based in Reserve, La., has received the 2016 President’s “E-Star” Award for exports.  In a ceremony held on May 16, 2016, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said…

USCG Tows Disabled Fishing Boat to Portland, Maine

May 27, 2016

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Marcus Hanna towed the 55-foot fishing boat Miss Emily, with four people aboard, after it became disabled Thursday about five miles off Kennebunkport, Maine.The Marcus Hanna, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported…

Fitch Warning on NordLB Shipping Reduction Plan

May 27, 2016

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale's (NORD/LB) strategy to reduce its shipping exposures by EUR4bn-6bn over the next three years makes sense, but will likely encounter high execution risks, says Fitch Ratings.  Planned disposals, representing…

Napier Turbochargers Accredited to ISO 14001:2004

May 26, 2016

Napier Turbochargers, Environmental Management System has recently achieved accreditation to ISO 14001:2004, an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for an environmental management system. The initial commitment…

Seaspan Responds to Canada’s NSS Announcement

May 26, 2016

In response to the Government of Canada’s announcement of a series of enhancements to strengthen the National Shipbuilding Strategy, Seaspan Shipyards’ president Brian Carter issued a statement commending the government’s efforts and reinforcing…

Cargo Services Hires Hadley as Accounts Manager

May 26, 2016

Cargo Services Inc., an Indiana owned and operated global freight-forwarder, announced that Andrew Hadley has joined the company as national accounts manager. In this newly created role at Cargo Services, he will be responsible for developing…

New Leadership at Alphatron Marine

May 26, 2016

Alphatron Marine announced that Arno Metzemakers will join the company's management team as General Manager responsible for all operational matters worldwide, effective June 1.Next to Metzemakers, Karin Hoogendam will be appointed as COO…

Damen's Oranjewerf Yard ISO 9001:2008 Certified

May 26, 2016

Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf (DSO) has become the latest Damen ship repair yard to receive ISO 9001:2008 certification, demonstrating that the yard fulfils the requirements of the defined management system standards to consistently provide a high quality service that meets all customer…

Prosafe Appoints Interim Chairman of the Board

May 26, 2016

Prosafe, owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, informs that its Chairman, Harald Espedal, has notified the company that he will step down from his position as Chairman and Director of the Board “for work load reasons”…

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Port of Brownsville Welcomes Local, Industry Leaders at State Address

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Los Angeles Adopts $3.4 Billion Port Budget

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