Dr. Rolf Wirtz will become Chief Executive Officer of the naval electronics systems provider Atlas Elektronik GmbH, with effect from January 1, 2016. He will succeed Volker Paltzo who will leave the company on December 31, 2015 and take on a…
With the SOLAS Convention now requiring container weight verification from 1st July 2016 onwards following the amendment approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last November, the Company of Master Mariners of India (CMMI)…
Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp. said that Steven McGee, P.E. has joined the senior executive team as Director of Design and Engineering at Chesapeake Shipbuilding. With more than 20 years of engineering and maritime experience, McGee will…
Three key appointments have been made to the business development team at the world’s leading mass flow excavation (MFE) provider James Fisher Subsea Excavation. The company welcomed business development manager Jorge Anez and business development…
Clipper Group has appointed Peter Norborg new Group CEO, succeeding current chief Frank G. Jensen, who will continue with the company as Chairman of the Board. Norborg will commence work in Clipper on April 1, 2016. Norborg, 49, comes from…
Kevin Constable has joined Braemar SA as Marine Manager (Europe), Ports and Harbors, based in its London office. Constable will help to develop Braemar’s Ports and Harbor consultancy services on aspects such as vessel maneuvering, navigation and marine risk…
Odfjell SE’s Extraordinary General Meeting, held December 9, 2015, supported the Nomination Committee's proposal and elected Klaus Nyborg as new director of the Board. Nyborg, a Danish citizen, owns no shares in Odfjell SE and has no formal ties to major shareholders of the company…
Award to be presented March 23, 2016 at the conclusion of the CMA’s Shipping 2016 Annual Conference and Exposition. Mr. Paddy Rodgers, CEO of Euronav NV has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2016…
Every year maritime government officials from across the world travel to Malmo, Sweden, to enrol at the World Maritime University (WMU). The WMU was founded by the International eMaritime Organization (IMO) in 1983 and holds a unique position…
Teekay Corporation announced today that Alan Semple and Bill Utt have each accepted an invitation to join Teekay's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Semple and Utt will replace William B Berry and Dr. Ian Blackburne who have announced…
On November 30, NYK welcomed about 60 environmental supervisors from 46 NYK Group companies to the group’s annual Environmental Management Conference in Tokyo. NYK holds this conference once a year with NYK Group companies to share information…
Capt. Antonio M. Padrón y Santiago, Maritime Authority of Tenerife, attended the Government Board of the Port Authority of Tenerife, receiving congratulations from the members of the Board due to his recent appointment as 'IMO Maritime Ambassador' During the meeting…
Crowley Awards Scholarships to Three USMMA Cadets at the 2015 Connie Awards Dinner The Crowley Maritime Corporation awarded three United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) cadets with Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial scholarships at the…
BMT Designers & Planners, a subsidiary of BMT Group, an international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has named Rick Cox as its newest Vice President of Business Development. Cox fills a key role in the firm’s business development organization…
Hinode’s 5th Annual conference on the Outlook for bunkering and Marine Lubricants in India clearly acknowledged the fact that India was well on its way to becoming a Bunkering destination. Lack of infrastructure, duties, quality of bunkers…
