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SUNY Maritime Seniors Redesign Campus Power Grid

Apr 26, 2016

Fourteen light bulbs, representing electrical loads at different parts of campus, attached to a large plywood board lit up then, controlled by a sensor, turned off one by one or in small groups. The board, though several square feet, was…

SUNY Maritime to Honor High-profile Alumni

Apr 26, 2016

SUNY Maritime College will host its annual Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner May 3. This year’s event, organizers say, will be “out of this world.” Tom Higgins, ’80, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of First Data, a global…

ABS Reflects on Strong 2015 Performance

Apr 26, 2016

153rd meeting of the classification society highlights class-centric strategy and vision for the future of class ABS held its Annual Meeting on April 26, 2016 in New York, where Chairman, President & CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki reported…

Viega Relocates Its US Headquarters

Apr 26, 2016

Viega LLC announced that it will move its North American headquarters to Broomfield, Colorado, where it will build a new headquarters and educational training facility, with construction set to begin this summer. Relocation activities will begin immediately…

IMEC, ITF Invest $3 Mln in Ukraine Maritime Training

Apr 26, 2016

The International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have agreed to invest $3 million in Ukrainian marine training. The donation is being made from the Seafarers’ Employment Promotion Fund (SEPF)…

Turkish Crew Freed Two Weeks after Kidnap by Pirates off Nigeria

Apr 26, 2016

Six Turkish members of a cargo ship's crew who were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria two weeks ago have been released and are safely back in Istanbul, a lawyer for the shipping company said on Tuesday. 'The six of them have been released and are back in Istanbul…

GAC Moves 3.5-ton Sculpture from Poland to New York

Apr 26, 2016

There’s a unique new artwork on display at one of Manhattan’s best-known cultural hubs, and it was GAC that delivered it from Europe to the Big Apple. Van Gogh’s Ear, a sculpture by Scandinavian artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset…

Genting Completes Purchase of 3 shipyards

Apr 26, 2016

Genting Hong Kong, announced the completion of the acquisition of Nordic Yards’ three shipyards in Wismar, Warnemunde and Stralsund, Germany for the consideration of 230.6 million Euros. The deal will give Genting Hong Kong the core expertise…

Nautical Institute (Singapore) Branch Inaugurated

Apr 26, 2016

The inauguration of new The Nautical Institute (Singapore) Branch was hosted by the Singapore Shipping Association and sponsored by the Shipowners’ Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxemburg), Singapore Branch, during Singapore Maritime Week…

World Marine Earns SCA Safety Awards

Apr 25, 2016

World Marine, LLC has received the Shipbuilders Council of America’s (SCA) annual “Excellence in Safety” award as well as the “Improvement in Safety” award. SCA, the national association representing the U.S. shipyard industry, honors companies…

Great Lakes Shipyard Hires Skeeter as GM

Apr 25, 2016

The Great Lakes Towing Company announces the addition of Nikita Skeeter, a maritime professional with over 25 years of experience in shipbuilding and production management, as General Manager of Great Lakes Shipyard. Skeeter’s management experience includes multiple…

Eidesvik Named CEO of TTS Group ASA

Apr 25, 2016

Toril Eidesvik has been appointed as new CEO of TTS Group ASA after Björn Andersson. She enters the position immediately and resigns as Director of the Board of the company. Toril Eidesvik has previously been CEO of Green Reefers ASA and EMS Seven Seas ASA…

Golden Ocean Names New CEO and CFO

Apr 25, 2016

The board of Golden Ocean Group Ltd. announced a pair of leadership appointments, naming Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal as the new Chief Executive Officer of Golden Ocean Management AS and Per Heiberg as the new Chief Financial Officer of Golden Ocean Management AS…

Shell to Close BG UK HQ by Year End

Apr 25, 2016

Royal Dutch Shell will close the head office of BG Group, the gas producer it agreed to acquire for $50 billion in February, by the end of the year, it said on Monday, as part of a plan to save costs and cut 10,300 jobs worldwide.The oil…

Hanjin Shipping Opts for Debt Restructuring

Apr 25, 2016

South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd will work with lenders to restructure debt after years of weak demand resulted in losses and cash erosion, reports Bloomberg. The board of Hanjin Shipping decided to file for receivership and give creditors authority to manage the company…

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