A new Liverpool City Region maritime academy is issuing a call to the public for Bootle related maritime memorabilia, especially if connected with the Battle of the Atlantic and its great hero, Capt Johnnie Walker. Port Academy Liverpool (PAL)…
For the 3 months ended 31 March 2016, Nordic Shipholding A/S generated a profit after tax of USD 1.5 million, compared to USD 2.7 million in the same quarter last year. The average daily TCE rate earned by the vessels in the Handytankers Pool was below the forecasted daily rate…
Marat Garaev has been appointed Director General of Gazprom Pererabotka, a fully-owned subsidiary of Gazprom.Marat Garaev was born in October 1973 in the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1998, he graduated from the Saint Petersburg…
USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, made history today as the first amphibious command ship to have an MV-22B Osprey land on its flight deck, May 23, 2016.The MV-22B and crew are part of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263)…
On April 23, NYK Group staff members and their families volunteered to assist with farming activities at Tera Farm, an ancillary institution of Hinode Taiyo-no- ie, which has a facility in Hinode-cho, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo that provides intellectual stimulation to those with mental disabilities…
Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today its results for the three month period ended March 31…
More than 300 guests came out on Saturday, May 21, to honor artist, conservationist and entrepreneur Guy Harvey as this year’s recipient of the Seafarers’ House International Golden Compass Award. The award is given each year to those who have achieved distinction in the maritime world…
Marine coatings manufacturer Pettit Marine Paint has added two new regional representatives: Mike Kent, new technical sales representative for the territory of Texas, Louisiana and the Caribbean Islands, and Travis Johnson, part-time representative of Pettit products in southwest Florida…
Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy Glosten has promoted Bradley G. Lamkin, PE to Senior Marine Consultant. As a Senior Marine Consultant and member of the Principals’ Group, Lamkin will continue to lead Glosten’s marine construction efforts…
Autonomous ships, smart on-board systems: At the Maritime Future Summit on September 5, industry leaders will discuss the future of shipping. For the first time SMM hosts a conference dedicated to digital shipping. Cyber Ships: What may…
International law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed lawyer Patric McGonigal to its commodities team. McGonigal joins the firm’s London office from Hogan Lovells, Tokyo where he spent more than four years as head of the Tokyo international disputes team…
Mads Peter Zacho, Chief Financial Offer at TORM, has resigned to become Chief Executive Officer at J. Lauritzen A/S.Mads has been with TORM since 2013 and will remain with the company for a transitional period to effect an orderly handover of his responsibilities…
Xiamen, People’s Republic of China, 24 May 2016 – Terex Port Solutions (TPS) notches up another success for its Terex Quaymate M50 mobile harbour crane. After the first machine in the world completely manufactured and assembled by the Chinese…
Indian Merchants’ Chamber provides a platform to urban developers to address various issues pertaining to the restructuring of Mumbai CityMumbai, May 23, 2016: Mumbai has a real opportunity to be developed as an international cruise terminal…
Oil sector workers of French CGT and FO unions voted on Monday to begin a strike at Exxon Mobil's 240,000 barrels-per-day Port Jerome refinery in northern France, the unions said in a joint statement. Workers at a port terminal in Le Havre…
