Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioner William P. Doyle announced that Patrick W. Parsons will serve as his new Counsel. Parsons is a 2015 graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law. While in law school, he clerked…
Carleen Lyden-Kluss, Co-Founder and Executive Director of North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) has announced that GMS (USA) recently joined NAMEPA as a new member. GMS (USA) will participate with other marine industry…
Seafloor Systems announced that Josh Grava, Sales Manager, North America, RESON Teledyne Marine, is joining John Tamplin, President, Seafloor Systems, Inc. in a newly created position, Vice President Sales. Josh will manage U.S. and International…
Front Street Shipyard announced the hiring of two new personnel: Paul Lamoureux and Wendy Umla. Named Service Manager at Front Street Shipyard, Paul Lamoureux joins the yard from Morris Yachts where he worked as manager for the mechanical and electrical department on new boats in production…
Hapag-Lloyd will become a member of the SDAX index of Deutsche Börse. This was announced by Deutsche Börse after a regular review of its indices. The SDAX is a German Blue Chip Equity Index and contains 50 companies listed in the Prime Segment…
Trelleborg’s marine systems operation hosted a technical seminar for the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Training Council’s Department of Construction on February 25 at the company’s factory in Singapore.Attended by lecturers from the…
Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, signed an agreement and finalized the acquisition of Loggers Rubbertechniek B.V., a Netherlands-based privately owned engineering company that provides specially engineered antivibration solutions…
Crude oil tanker company Euronav has invested to become a four-year sponsor of Sailors’ Society’s Wellness at Sea program. Wellness at Sea, which was launched in 2015, is a coaching and support program devised by the international maritime…
With the cut of a ribbon and ring of a bell, San Jacinto College marked the grand opening of the new Maritime Technology and Training Center on the Maritime Campus on March 8, 2016.The Center is located next to a turning basin along the Port of Houston at 3700 Old Highway 146 in La Porte…
The HOYER Group, a leading bulk logistics providers, has appointed GAC as its official agency partner in 17 countries in the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa. A traditional independent family business since 1946, HOYER is one…
Lindsay Blee’s new U.S. office in Florida will serve North, Central and South America Independent international bunker broker Lindsay Blee announced that it is expanding its brokering operations into the Americas with a new operation called…
The National Privatization Fund (TAIPED) sources said that Greece's Court of Audit has approved the sale of a 67 percent in the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) to Chinese Cosco, according to Kathimerini. Greek national news agency AMNA also reported…
SAFE Boats International announced that Retired Vice Admiral William E. “Bill” Landay III has been appointed as a Director of the Board at SAFE Boats International. Vice Admiral Landay retired in 2013 after more than 35 years of naval service…
SeaTrepid International LLC announced that it is forming a new division thus expanding its service offerings to include Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) mapping operations. “With SeaTrepid’s deep knowledge and expertise in robotic operations coupled with our deep talent pool…
Since 2008, the National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) has contributed to the future of the marine industry with scholarships to individuals pursuing education and a career in the maritime trades. This year, the group will award two $1…
