Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising that planned strike action by customs staff at the Port of Necochea, Argentina, has been lifted and suspended for 15 days.The ‘pen down’ strike was scheduled to take place on the following dates: July 10…
Videotel, the leading international provider of e-Learning maritime training solutions and a company of KVH Industries, Inc., has received the approval of the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) for its security training courses.Videotel’s “Maritime Security Awareness…
ClassNK has released PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) Ver. 2.5.0 in response to the new IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC & OT). CSR BC & OT, which harmonizes requirements found in both existing Common Structural Rules for bulk carriers and double hull oil tankers…
2GO Group, Inc. plans to boost profit by a quarter this year amid a sanguine outlook on its logistics, distribution, and express courier businesses, a company official said. The company has set a P1.1-billion ($0.04billion) net income target this year…
Marine safety in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula area is getting a boost with the donation of 1,400 children’s lifejackets as part of the Torres Strait Marine Safety Program (TSMSP) School Based Maritime Safety Education Project…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed the 2014 judgment that ION Geophysical Corp. infringed four seminal WesternGeco LLP patents covering streamer steering technology for marine seismic surveys, and that WesternGeco…
Krishnapatnam Port, recognized as one of India’s largest ports and ranked amongst world’s finest ports connecting the Eastern & Western parts of the world, has been bestowed with the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award. The prestigious award…
A floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Croatia would lower energy prices both for households and the business sector, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic said. The country’s key energy project is still the liquefied natural gas terminal on the Island of Krk…
Following is the statement of FMC Commissioner William P. Doyle follows:We do not take our hands off the wheel just because an agreement is allowed to go into effect without the Commission taking any further action to delay the implementation of the agreement…
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Ron LaBrec relinquished command of Coast Guard Recruiting Command in a time-honored ceremony at the Ballston Common Mall here Friday, signifying new leadership and transition of command to Capt. Robert Smith, the Coast Guard announced…
Conrad Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of Rene J. Leonard as Vice President of Business Development and Engineering. 'Rene has been in the shipyard business over 25 years in various capacities including naval architect, project engineer…
Dan-Bunkering (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Shanghai Rep. Office announced that Chloe Gu has been employed as Operations Assistant at the office in Shanghai as of June 1, 2015. Chloe recently graduated from the Maritime University and has joined the office in Shanghai now comprising 12 employees.
Ellicott Dredges celebrates 1,000 day safety record and 130 years of business The employees of Ellicott Dredges LLC in Baltimore had two reasons for celebration this week, the company announced. First, Ellicott's Baltimore plant recorded a safety milestone of 1…
IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu inaugurated the new Transas technological simulation complex for tanker personnel training installed at the Makarov Training Center, part of the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping…
The Simrad Professional Series has launched a new lineup of professional-grade Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)– theSimrad MARIS ECDIS900 MK5 and MK15.Available in 19-, 24-, and 26-inch widescreen monitors, the ECDIS900…
