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KPI Bridge Oil to Relocate, Promote Manassakis

Mar 29, 2016

KPI Bridge Oil, a leading global trader and broker in marine fuels, marine lubricants and risk management products, relocates Team Leader/Bunker Trader Michalis Manassakis to its Athens office with a promotion to Deputy Managing Director and Sales Manager…

Drydocks World: The Happy Shipyard?

Mar 29, 2016

In what sounds hauntingly like a Silicon Valley initiative, Mr. Ahmed Ali Mohammad Ahmed has been selected for the position of Happiness Manager at Drydocks World. While corporate leaders across the maritime sector routinely name the attraction…

NYK Vessel Rescues 14 off Chile Coast

Mar 29, 2016

On March 17, Hokuetsu Ushaka, a wood-chip carrier operated by NYK Line, rescued 14 people in distress off the Coast of Chile.While the NYK vessel was sailing from Japan to Chile in the South Pacific Ocean on March 16, the ship received an alert from a troubled raft…

DP World Chairman meets French President at Investment Summit

Mar 29, 2016

DP World Group Chairman and CEO HE Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem recently met the President of France, Francois Hollande and senior government and business leaders at a major investment summit at the Élysée Palace in Paris.France’s attractiveness…

Cosco Pacific, PSA Team Up to Expand Terminals in Singapore

Mar 29, 2016

COSCO-PSA Terminal Pte Ltd (CPT), a joint venture company formed by Cosco Pacific Limited (Cosco Pacific) and PSA Corporation Limited (PSA), is investing in new container berths in Singapore capable of serving the next generation of mega container vessels…

Cosco Pacific Beats Profit Estimate

Mar 29, 2016

Cosco Pacific Ltd.'s 2015 net profit rose 30% from a year earlier on the back of a write back of a provision. It recommended a final dividend of 22.9 Hong Kong cents a share. The full-year net profit was US$381.6 million compared with US$292…

Maersk Line Honors Al Sharqi Shipping

Mar 28, 2016

Maersk line's Annual Award Night recognizes the best performing logistics solutions providers and top customers of Maersk Line for the year 2015 For the fourth time in a row, Al Sharqi Shipping was awarded the Maersk Platinum Award, recognizing…

Jo-Kell Opens San Diego Sales Office

Mar 28, 2016

Jo-Kell, Inc., an electrical distribution, engineering and solutions provider servicing the military, commercial marine and industrial marketplaces, is expanding its ability to serve customers on the U.S. West Coast with the opening of a sales office in…

Sutherland Continues Expansion in the Northeast

Mar 28, 2016

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP has announced that Paul C. Freeman has joined the firm’s Energy, Environmental and Commodities Practice Group as counsel in the New York office.  Prior to joining Sutherland, Freeman maintained a diverse practice as the principal of Freeman Law Group…

Rep. Conaway Tours Newport News Shipbuilding

Mar 28, 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) hosted Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, for a tour of the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The visit provided an opportunity for Conaway to meet shipbuilders and see the progress being made across Newport News’ ship construction programs…

COSCO Sets "Ship Repair Quality Standards"

Mar 28, 2016

March 24, the national standards prepared by the COSCO Shipyard led - 'Chinese ship repair quality standards' by the review of the national marine vessel Standardization Technical Committee ten third annual meeting, marking the first Chinese…

Sick Man Medevaced from Block Island, RI

Mar 28, 2016

A Coast Guard crew from Station Point Judith and Narragansett Fire and Rescue emergency medical technicians medevaced a 35-year-old man suffering from possible internal bleeding Friday night from Block Island, Rhode Island.At approximately 6:30 p…

Adani Offers Dhamra LNG Stake to IOC, GAIL

Mar 28, 2016

Adani Group has offered 49% stake in its Rs. 5,000-crore ($750 million) Dhamra liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Odisha to the state-owned oil and gas companies GAIL India and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), according to a PTI report.   The…

Cyprus Pushes Through Limassol Port Privatisation

Mar 28, 2016

The Cyprus government managed to push through parliament legislation finalizing the privatization of commercial operations at the island's primary Limassol port despite lacking a majority in parliament, reports Famagusta Gazette. 27 deputies…

Search on for Kayak Owner near Makapu'u Beach, Oahu

Mar 27, 2016

The Coast Guard is searching for the owner of an unmanned kayak found on the rocks near Makapu'u Beach, Oahu, Saturday. Anyone with information that may help identify the owner of the kayak is asked to contact the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center at 808-842-2600808-842-2600 FREE FREE…

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