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SHIPPINGInsight 2015 Set for October 13-14

Mar 17, 2015

SHIPPINGInsight 2015 to take place October 13-14 in Stamford, Conn. The annual technical symposium, exhibition and networking event for maritime industry professionals in North America, SHIPPINGInsight 2015 Fleet Optimization Conference & Exhibition…

WISTA-UK Presents Awards at the IMO

Mar 17, 2015

All over the world, International Women’s Day provides a great opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women. WISTA-UK’s event at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last Thursday was a celebration of many things – a celebration of the 2014 International Personality of the Year…

ClassNK is World’s Largest Classification Society

Mar 17, 2015

ClassNK’s official registration figures, in addition to Clarkson’s data, reveal that the classification society is once again the world’s largest. The society made the announcement at its annual Japanese press conference held in Tokyo on March 17…

Tidewater to Present at Scotia Howard Weil Energy Conference

Mar 17, 2015

Tidewater Inc. announced today that Joseph M. Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief Investor Relations Officer, will present at the Scotia Howard Weil 43rd Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday, March 23, 2015…

Navy Announces SAAPM 2015 Theme

Mar 17, 2015

Navy leaders announced March 16 the Department of Defense 2015 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) theme of 'Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know your part. Do your part.' The effort will focus on raising awareness and highlighting…

Kozlov, Cherepanov Reelected to Gazprom Committee

Mar 17, 2015

The Gazprom Board of Directors held a meeting in absentia. The Gazprom Board of Directors reelected Gazprom Management Committee Deputy Chairman Alexander Kozlov (from March 18, 2015) and Department Head Vsevolod Cherepanov (from March 30…

W&O Announces Two New VPs

Mar 16, 2015

Global marine piping and valve supplier W&O has promoted two long-time employees to Vice President, the company announced today. Fred Loomis will now serve as Vice President of Technical Sales, and Todd Nestel will serve as Vice President of Engineered Solutions…

W&O Realigns Leadership Team

Mar 16, 2015

W&O, a global supplier to the marine and upstream oil and gas markets for pipe, valves and fittings, valve automation and engineered solutions, has promoted two long-time employees to Vice President as part of the company’s continued focus on providing engineered solutions…

SSI Expands Staff to Meet Demand

Mar 16, 2015

SSI has hired two new staff members, Thomas Stokes Jr. and Jason Rose, to keep up with the growing demand for ShipConstructor training as well as Autodesk related product advice, the company announced. Thomas Stokes Jr. (TJ), is SSI's new software trainer…

Cutwater Boats Hires New Regional Sales Manager

Mar 16, 2015

Cutwater Boats announced the appointment of Dan Sadler to the position of regional sales manager today. Sadler has spent 35 years working in the marine industry, including the last 19 years as a regional sales manager at Boston Whaler…

AVEVA Inspires Korean Ship Designers

Mar 16, 2015

AVEVA Marine and AVEVA Bocad software licenses will be deployed in Korean Universities and schools to encourage the ongoing development of the local marine industry. Students will be introduced to the ship design process through hands-on experience with essential engineering and design disciplines…

Offshore Accommodation Market – A Focus on Welfare

Mar 16, 2015

The global offshore accommodation market has seen significant growth over the past five years, with PoB requirements increasing by 27% between 2009 and 2014. Although the recent oil price decline has negatively impacted the accommodation market to some extent…

GNS Announces Senior Appointments

Mar 16, 2015

Maritime navigation services group Global Navigation Solutions (GNS) announced the appointments of Phil Stothard as Chief Information Officer and Kieron Abernethy as Chief Revenue Officer. Both assume their roles with immediate effect. Phil…

Trafigura CFO Lorinet to Step Down

Mar 16, 2015

The chief financial officer of commodities firm Trafigura, Pierre Lorinet, who led the trading house's headquarters relocation to Singapore from Switzerland in 2012, is stepping down from October, Trafigura said on Monday.Lorinet, 43, said…

Shipbuilding for the Arctic

Mar 16, 2015

(The following excerpt by Authors: S Navaneetha Krishnan & Antony Prince) The Arctic region has a huge potential in terms of unexploited natural wealth and resources, though it accounts for a small area on the earth’s surface. Many countries…

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