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InterMoor Wins Top Workplaces Accolade

May 18, 2015

InterMoor Inc. has been selected as one of the top workplaces in the Greater New Orleans area, according to a list compiled by the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The top workplaces are determined on employee feedback. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics…

KPI Bridge Oil Promotes Felber

May 18, 2015

KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers, marine lubricants and risk management products, has promoted Jordan Felber to Team Leader in its New York office. Felber  joined KPI Bridge Oil in late 2008, previous to his time…

Ret. Navy Director Joins HALO Maritime Defense Systems

May 18, 2015

Michael A. 'Tony' Reid, LCDR, USN (Ret.) joins HALO Maritime Defense Systems Paul C. Jensen, CEO of HALO Maritime Defense Systems (HMDS), announced that Michael A. 'Tony' Reid, former United States Navy Director for Anti-terrorism, Force-protection (AT/FP)…

USCG Stresses Importance of Free Vessel Safety Checks

May 18, 2015

As National Safe Boating Week continues, the Coast Guard 9th District is reminding boaters Sunday to get a free vessel safety check from the Coast Guard Auxiliary before going out onto the lakes this boating season.The Coast Guard Auxiliary…

Keppel hands over Runcorn Energy-from-Waste Facility Phase 2

May 18, 2015

Keppel Seghers Belgium N.V. and Keppel Seghers UK Limited (collectively, Keppel Seghers) have handed over Phase 2 of the Runcorn Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facility, in the UK, to the client.Runcorn EfW comprises two phases of equal capacity…

Anti-Arctic Drilling Activists Hold 'Shell No' Protest in Seattle

May 18, 2015

Seattleites took a dramatic stand, er paddle, against Arctic oil drilling. Local Native Americans and concerned citizens took to kayak and canoe and surrounded a giant, Arctic-bound Royal Dutch Shell oil drilling rig currently making a layover in the Port of Seattle…

Germany's Merkel Calls for Global Emissions Trading System

May 17, 2015

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Saturday for the European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS), the bloc's flagship policy to cut greenhouse gas emissions, to become a global system.Thousands of power plants, factories and…

Seattle Flotilla Protests Shell's Arctic Drilling Plans

May 17, 2015

Hundreds of activists in kayaks and small boats fanned out on a Seattle bay on Saturday to protest plans by Royal Dutch Shell to resume oil exploration in the Arctic and keep two of its drilling rigs stored in the city's port.Environmental…

Boaterz n Bikerz Hull of a Tour Launches Freedom Ride

May 17, 2015

The Boaterz ‘n Bikerz Hull of a Tour² launch of “The Freedom Ride” throttled forward yesterday from Freedom Boat Club’s Marina Jack location in downtown Sarasota, FL. The nine-day, 2000-mile motorcycle and boating tour attracted 30 members of the boating industry including their friends…

General Dynamics Makes Executive Changes

May 17, 2015

General Dynamics stated that Larry R. Flynn, president of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., has informed the corporation of his intention to retire on June 30, for health reasons. Mark L. Burns, president of Product Support for Gulfstream, will succeed Flynn as president of Gulfstream…

Long Beach's Cement Terminal Project Approved

May 16, 2015

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the Mitsubishi Cement Facility Modification Project this week, greenlighting the addition of 40,000 metric tons of additional storage capacity consisting of storage and loading silos on…

Nishikawa wins DNV GL COMPIT Award

May 16, 2015

Tatsuo Nishikawa has been announced as the winner of the DNV GL COMPIT Award 2015. The Japanese CFD (computational fluid dynamics) expert, working for the Shipbuilding Research Centre of Japan in Tokyo, was honoured for his paper’s contribution…

Kaunonen to Head Automation & Projects at Kalmar

May 16, 2015

Antti Kaunonen has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Automation and Projects, Kalmar, part of Cargotec. Antti Kaunonen brings with him over 25 years of experience from industrial businesses and deep knowledge in automation. He…

Australia Announces Reforms to Coastal Trading Regime

May 16, 2015

In its budget this week, Australia's Federal government announced reforms for foreign-flagged vessels operating in the country's waters.The new measures appear to revert to something similar to the earlier pre-2012 coastal trading system…

RINA Launches Engineers Development Programme

May 16, 2015

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) is delighted to announce the first of a portfolio of soft skills courses tailored to the needs of engineers called Effective Presentations and Networking which will take place on July 29th 2015 at RINA headquarters in London…

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ETS Expansion Risks Undermining UK Ports' Competitiveness

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Egypt's First Finished-Vehicle Logistics Terminal Opens for Business

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