Marlow Navigation and Kherson State Maritime Academy (KSMA) have renewed their longstanding maritime training cooperation in Ukraine. The agreement was signed between Marlow Navigation’s Chairman, Hermann Eden and Rector of KSMA, Professor V…
Shipping company NYK announced it has switched the coffee served inside its head office reception rooms to a brand carrying the International Fairtrade certification mark. More than 50,000 cups of coffee are served in the NYK head office reception rooms every year…
Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has announced plans to host a one-day seminar for port consultants on November 11 at the Windsor Excelsior Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Designed to provide consultants with everything they need to…
Though raised in Germany’s industrial heartland, Philipp Wallutis has chosen to pursue a life at sea. Currently a second officer on board a Hapag-Lloyd ship, he might one day proudly wear the four stripes of a captain. Never let it be said…
Marine Corps colonel selected as new liaison to Port of Long Beach Board U.S. Marine Col. Richard Jordan was selected by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners last week as the new Chief of Staff, to assist the Commission in making key decisions in governing the Port of Long Beach…
Lori J. Quinn, shareholder in the Manhattan office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, has been named a Proctor in Admiralty by the Maritime Law Association of the United States (MLA). Founded in 1899, the MLA is devoted to advance reforms in the maritime law of the U…
A rapid response by Royal Australian Navy patrol boat HMAS Pirie’s crew may have saved the life of a crew member onboard an Australian fishing vessel, the Australian Department of Defense announced.The Armidale Class patrol boat was conducting…
UPS announced plans to construct a new 32,000-square-meter package sorting and delivery facility at the DP World London Gateway logistics site in the south east of England. At close to $184 million, this project constitutes one of UPS’s largest…
Forum Subsea Rentals (FSR) has promoted Nicki Nicholls to the role of global business director, and Christian Blinkenberg has been appointed global sales and marketing director of the company's Global Services division.Based in FSR’s newly opened operations center in Westhill…
Transas informs it has installed the fifth simulator for high-level training for pilots who operate in the port of Dunkirk in France. The pilot station is now equipped with the latest generation of the Transas navigational simulator Navi-Trainer Professional 5000…
Mitchell W. Ingram has been selected by the board of directors of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to fill the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Global LNG. Ingram joins Anadarko's Executive Committee effective immediately…
Despite an overall global reduction in serious piracy attacks this year, the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) cautions against complacency in its 2015 report for the year to 30 September.Southeast Asia cracks down In Southeast Asia…
CIMIC Group today announced the appointment of Adolfo Valderas as Deputy Chief Executive Officer.Mr Valderas is the current CIMIC Group Chief Operating Officer.CIMIC Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mr Marcelino Fernández…
Striking Southern California port truckers who accuse shipping companies of wage theft took their grievances on Friday to City Hall in Los Angeles, where they gained new political backing for their cause.The City Council voted unanimously…
Fathom, the pioneer in social impact travel and Carnival Corporation’s 10th and newest brand, has named industry veteran, Bill Diebenow as the company’s director of sales, affinity and special accounts. In this role, Diebenow will lead a…
