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"Operations at Chayanda, Power of Siberia in full swing"

Mar 21, 2015

At a meeting held at the Gazprom headquarters, Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Yegor Borisov, Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) considered the formation of the Yakutia gas production center and constructing…

Entertainment on the High Seas

Mar 21, 2015

Those on commercial shipping vessels will no longer have to wait until they reach dry land to catch-up on the latest films, sports and news as Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services…

Northrop Grumman Hires VP for Undersea Systems

Mar 20, 2015

Northrop Grumman Corporation has named Alan Lytle vice president, Undersea Systems business unit, for the company's Electronic Systems sector, the company announced today. Lytle will have executive responsibility for all Undersea Systems programs and products…

CMA to Host Cyber Security Panel

Mar 20, 2015

U.S. Coast Guard, shipping industry professionals, to speak on cyber security issues at CMA Conference Jeffrey G. Lantz, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards for the United States Coast Guard’s Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety…

Captain to Recount Refugee Rescue at CMA

Mar 20, 2015

Captain who rescued hundreds of refugees in Mediterranean to recount experience at CMA Conference Captain Joshua Bhatt is a featured speaker at the Connecticut Maritime Association’s Shipping 2015 Conference in Stamford at the Hilton Stamford Hotel in the Harbor Point Room (Lobby Level)…

Maritime Security Training Unites Nations

Mar 20, 2015

Ghanaian navy sailors joined a German navy maritime interdiction operations (MIO) team and a U.S. Navy medical trainer for three days of maritime security training at Naval Base Tema, Ghana, ending March 18, 2015.The training took place…

3D-Simulator Generates Training, Expertise on Subs

Mar 20, 2015

A new diesel generator simulator has been delivered to Pearl Harbor naval facilities by the TechSolutions program at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), officials at ONR announced March 18. High-fidelity 3D software will allow Sailors…

VIKING All set to Meet Global Challenges

Mar 20, 2015

For the 2014 financial year, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S has again managed to lift both its top and bottom line to record levels. Turnover grew 7 percent to DKK 1.728 billion, and pre-tax profits reached DKK 183.7 million – an increase of 30 percent…

San Diego Launches Blue Tech Vision

Mar 19, 2015

Mayor, Supervisor & City Council President Propose Blue Tech Incubator  As part of a new blue tech vision that will create more maritime jobs for the San Diego region, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer and County Supervisor Greg Cox today proposed…

Canadian Oil Sands Woes Reach Maritimes

Mar 19, 2015

Cory Troke joined the exodus west two years ago, leaving scenic but job-scarce Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, after being laid off as a machinist.Troke, 37, headed to the Alberta oil sands, apprenticing as a pipefitter and finding 19 months of steady work…

Socha Named VP at Baker Marine Solutions

Mar 18, 2015

Baker Marine Solutions (BMS) has appointed Robert Socha as Vice President Business Development for its domestic United States and international operations. Socha joins BMS following 16 years with Bollinger Shipyards as executive vice president marketing and sales…

HII, Petters Recognized by the Reserve Officers Association

Mar 18, 2015

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and its president and CEO, Mike Petters, received the Reserve Officers Association's 2015 Nathan Hale Corporate Patriot Award presented at the ROA STARS Foundation Gala on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The…

Workers at Largest U.S. Refinery OK Deal

Mar 18, 2015

More than 700 union workers at the largest U.S. refinery unanimously approved a new contract in a vote at their union hall in Port Arthur, Texas, on Tuesday night, said union officials.The United Steelworkers union (USW) also said workers…

Herlofsen Elected to Statoil’s BoD

Mar 18, 2015

In a meeting in the Corporate Assembly of Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) 18 March 2015, Rebekka Glasser Herlofsen was elected as new shareholder representative to the company’s board of directors.Grace Reksten Skaugen withdraws from the position as a member of Statoil’s board of directors…

Yusope Joins Dan-Bunkering as Bunker Trader

Mar 18, 2015

Dan-Bunkering (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. informed that Emelia Yusope has been employed as Bunker Trader. Emelia started her career at Dan-Bunkering in the middle of February this year.Emelia who is Singaporean has previously lived in Europe…

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EU Wheat Prices Drop As Ample Supply Offsets War Upheaval

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Argentinian Grain Ports Resume Normal Operations After Strike

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Tymor Marine Conducts Digital Survey Aboard Global Mercy

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