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MarPro Profile: Frances L. Keeler

Apr 06, 2016

Frances Keeler, Senior Counsel, Clyde & Co US LLP, might not necessarily be your typical ‘maritime professional’ but what she does on a daily basis is no less important to the waterfront – and the environment – than, for example, anything the…

Verifavia Shipping Expands into Greece and Cyprus

Apr 06, 2016

Verifavia Shipping (Hellas) Ltd launched to bring MRV guidance and verification closer to the Greek and Cypriot shipping community  Verifavia, an emissions verification company for the transport sector, has expanded into Greece and Cyprus with the launch of Verifavia Shipping (Hellas) Ltd…

Kennedy Joins Bibby Offshore Board

Apr 06, 2016

Bibby Offshore Holdings Limited, a provider of subsea installation, inspection, repair and maintenance (“IRM”) services to the offshore oil and gas industry, announced the appointment of Archie Kennedy to the Board of Bibby Offshore as a Non-Executive Director…

Pentair Names Cassidy President, Valves & Controls

Apr 06, 2016

Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR) announced today that it has named Dennis Cassidy as president of its Valves & Controls segment (V&C) and an officer of the company, effective April 11.Cassidy joins Pentair with more than 20 years of industry experience…

High-schoolers Build Boats and Bridges at SUNY Maritime

Apr 05, 2016

The pool at SUNY Maritime College is usually full of swimmers, but later this month it will be full of boat models, designed and built through a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant between high school and college students. Throughout the semester…

DPH Announces New CPO and President

Apr 05, 2016

Diversified Port Holdings (DPH), LLC., a Jacksonville based stevedoring and terminal service organization and parent company to Portus and Seaonus, announced a pair of leadership appointments, naming Chris May as chief process officer (CPO) and Troy Gouger as president of operations…

Elwood Ide Joins Viega

Apr 05, 2016

Viega expands shipbuilding and offshore team in the West Coast territory Elwood Ide has joined Viega LLC as the company’s newest technical manager for shipbuilding and offshore for the West Coast. In this position, Ide will provide analysis…

Tchang Named Managing Director of SAL Singapore

Apr 05, 2016

SAL announced that Mischa Tchang has been hired as the new Managing Director for SAL Singapore. Tchang brings to the role more than 15 years of experience in heavy lift shipping. With his years of experience in the heavy lift shipping industry…

AEU’s Stuardi Named National Association Lead

Apr 05, 2016

On behalf of The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU), Rob Stuardi has taken on the responsibility of working alongside several prominent maritime industry associations to help contribute to the success of the industry as whole. In his new role as Vice President…

Profile: Hapag-Lloyd ‘Grease Monkey’ Marcus Nehls

Apr 05, 2016

As a schoolboy, he had already taken his calculator apart to see how it worked. Today, he’s fascinated by big technology. Marcus Nehls works as the Second Engineer aboard Hapag-Lloyd containership Antwerpen Express. The “grease monkeys” – that’s how the nautical officers on board affectionately…

Personnel Changes at Ellicott Dredges

Apr 05, 2016

Ellicott Dredge Enterprises announced recent personnel changes, including the hiring of Fulco Vrooland and promotion of Ryan Horton. Fulco Vrooland has joined the company as Managing Director of the company’s ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems European division…

Maersk to Address ‘Blending-On-Board’

Apr 05, 2016

Visitors to the 2016 European Marine Engineering Conference in Amsterdam this year will be able to hear a keynote speech from Maersk Fluid Technology managing director Jens Byrgesen, who will talk about his company’s success with “Blending-On-Board” lubrication technology…

Celebrity Cruises Names Giorgi as Chief Marketing Officer

Apr 05, 2016

Celebrity Cruises has named Peter Giorgi Chief Marketing Officer. Giorgi will oversee the bold new “Modern Luxury Lives Here” brand campaign, as well as all aspects of the cruise line’s global marketing platforms, brand strategy and development…

NMT Propulsion Course Earns First Pamas Certification

Apr 05, 2016

Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) has been awarded the first Post academic certification their course on Marine Propulsion.  The Pamas certification is the first Dutch certification for technical, maritime academic trainings. This certification…

Indian Merchant Navy Roadshow Targets University Cities

Apr 05, 2016

The Maritime Training and Research Foundation (MTRF) in India is unleashing a nationwide roadshow across Indian university cities to ramp up greater awareness of careers within the nation’s merchant navy. The roadshow will visit cities including Dehradun…

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