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Tidewater Logs 1Q 2016 Loss

Aug 11, 2015

Tidewater Inc. announced today a first quarter net loss for the period ended June 30, 2015, of $15.1 million, or $0.32 per common share, on revenues of $304.8 million. For the same quarter last year, net earnings were $43.7 million, or $0…

31st MEU Provide Disaster Relief in Saipan

Aug 11, 2015

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Saipan on Aug. 8 and is providing disaster relief in the wake of Typhoon Soudelor.When the ship was tasked to go to Saipan earlier in the week…

Unique Gun Salvaged from Barents Sea

Aug 11, 2015

Divers Northern Fleet raised from the bottom of the Kola Bay, an American anti-aircraft gun, which lay there for 70 years.Earlier it was reported that the specialists of the search and rescue (UPASR) Northern Fleet (NF) completed the…

Kinder Morgan Buys Four Newbuilding Resales

Aug 11, 2015

Kinder Morgan, Inc. is expanding its growing fleet of Jones Act product tankers having signed a definitive agreement valued at an all-in price of $568 million with Philly Tankers LLC to take assignment of contracts for the construction of four…

Evergreen Orders Ten Boxships

Aug 11, 2015

Evergreen Group signed an agreement with CSBC Corporation, Taiwan to build ten 2,800 TEU class B-type vessels. Witnessed by Evergreen Group's Second Vice Group Chairman Bronson Hsieh, the contracts were signed by EMC Chairman Anchor Chang and CSBC Chairman Sun-Quae Lai…

Dahanu Port to Compete Mundra: Devendra Fadnavis

Aug 11, 2015

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fdnvis has said that the state's proposed port in terms of traffic in Palghar Dahanu district will compete with the port in Gujarat Mundda, reports PTI. 'There is natural draught of 20 metres to receive bigger ships…

Deadline Extended for SHIPPINGInsight Award

Aug 10, 2015

The judges have extending the deadline to submit entries for the 2015 SHIPPINGInsight Award from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 to give more time for companies to participate. The annual SHIPPINGInsight Award recognizes a ship operating company and…

EBDG Adds Senior Engineer/Project Manager

Aug 10, 2015

Capt. John D. Reeves has joined Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG) as senior engineer and project manager. Reeves is a licensed professional engineer and mariner who spent 22 years leading high-performance teams and directing engineering…

Norden Shuffles Executive Management Team

Aug 10, 2015

Danish dry cargo and tanker shipping company Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S informs it has combined a number of management functions in order to reduce its executive management team from five to three members. “With the changes we are consolidating…

Carnival Announces Leadership Changes

Aug 10, 2015

Carnival Corporation names Michael Ungerer to new Chief Operations Officer Role for Asia, also appoints Felix Eichhorn as President of AIDA Cruises Carnival Corporation & plc announced that Michael Ungerer, currently President of Germany-based AIDA Cruises…

Mercury Marine Names Dauchy Chief Marketing Officer

Aug 10, 2015

Mercury Marine announced the addition of Michelle Dauchy as Chief Marketing Officer. Dauchy has nearly two decades of global marketing experience with S.C. Johnson, managing brands and P&Ls in more than 15 business segments across 80 countries…

QinetiQ Names CEO for OptaSense

Aug 10, 2015

QinetiQ has appointed Jamie Pollard as CEO of its Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) subsidiary, OptaSense.Pollard brings over 20 years’ of experience from oilfield services company Schlumberger, where he ran and grew large global businesses and joint ventures…

Christiansen Assumes CFO Role at Prosafe

Aug 10, 2015

Stig H. Christiansen has today assumed his new position as chief financial officer (CFO) at Prosafe. Christiansen’s appointment was announced by semi-submersible accommodation vessels owner and operator Prosafe on July 3, 2015. Christiansen…

Virtual Crane Helps Liverpool Prep for Mega Ships

Aug 10, 2015

£500k investment in technology set to deliver world class operator training as Peel Ports prepares for mega ships at the Port of Liverpool In anticipation of the arrival of five of the world’s largest cranes at the Port of Liverpool this autumn…

JNPort Takes Steps to Regularise Traffic - GTI Shutdown

Aug 10, 2015

As Gateway Terminals India (GTI) (one of the private terminal at JNPort, a JV between APM Terminals (APMT) and state-owned rail operator Container Corporation of India) is facing shutdown in operations due to the strike of contractor's employees…

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US Freight Industry Hopes for Back-to-School Demand Boost After Tariff Truce

US Freight Industry Hopes for Back-to-School Demand Boost After Tariff Truce

CMA CGM to Redeploy Fleet to Avoid US Port Fees on Chinese Vessels

CMA CGM to Redeploy Fleet to Avoid US Port Fees on Chinese Vessels

Israel Attacks Yemeni Ports, Says Houthi-Run TV Outlet

Israel Attacks Yemeni Ports, Says Houthi-Run TV Outlet

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

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