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OSM Developing High-tech Operations Center

Apr 30, 2018

Ship management firm OSM said it is in the final stages of completing a Singapore-based Maritime Operations Center that will help transform decision-making, efficiency and performance for its global customer base.The facility, developed in partnership…

MLC Enters New Chapter’ for Seafarers' Rights

Apr 30, 2018

The ITF has welcomed the positive outcome of the third meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the ILO (International Labor Organization) in Geneva. The STC has agreed on a new amendment to the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) 2006 and…

Season’s Biggest Cruise Ship Berths at Ostseekai

Apr 28, 2018

The biggest cruise ship of this year’s summer season arrived in the port of Kiel on Saturday April 28th at the end of a journey across the Atlantic. The 139,000 GT and 333 m long “MSC Preziosa” arrived in the Kiel Fiord in the early morning…

Bollore Under Formal Investigation in Africa Graft Probe

Apr 25, 2018

A French judge on Wednesday placed tycoon Vincent Bollore under formal investigation over allegations his company undercharged for work on behalf of presidential candidates in two African nations in return for port contracts.Bollore's company…

Crooker Named VP at Ingalls Shipbuilding

Apr 25, 2018

Eric Crooker has been promoted to vice president of contracts and pricing for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division.Effective immediately, Crooker will have overall responsibility for contracts, estimating and pricing…

Glosten Taps Fanberg as President

Apr 25, 2018

Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy Glosten has appointed Morgan Fanberg, PE as president.Fanberg, who has over two decades of experience with the firm, will succeed Glosten’s fifth president, John Springer III…

SUNY Maritime to Honor Dr. James Chao

Apr 25, 2018

On Tuesday, May 1, SUNY Maritime College will honor Foremost Group Founder and Honorary Chairman Dr. James S.C. Chao, Foremost Group Chairman and CEO Angela Chao, and Turner Construction Vice President and senior operations manager Joseph Byrne…

Sonardyne Hires Lynch

Apr 24, 2018

Navigation and positioning technology company Sonardyne International Ltd. UK, has appointed Derek Lynch as its new Global Business Manager for Marine Vessel Systems, with immediate effect.Lynch brings with him more than 25 years of experience working within the offshore energy…

Autonomous Shipping Firm Massterly Appoints Top Brass

Apr 24, 2018

The world’s first autonomous shipping company, Massterly, has appointed Tom Eystø as managing director and Per Brinchmann as chair of the Massterly board.Announced on April 3, 2018 as a new joint venture company between Norwegian ship owner Wilhelmsen and systems and solutions provider KONGSBERG…

Louis Dreyfus Names Maserati as COO

Apr 23, 2018

Louis Dreyfus Company has named Andrea Maserati as Chief Operating Officer and former Edesia head Ian McIntosh as Chief Strategy Officer as part of a management reshuffle.As the 'D' in the 'ABCD' quartet of trading houses, Louis Dreyfus Company…

Tanker Rescues Castaway in South China Sea

Apr 23, 2018

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that on April 14, 2018, the MOL-operated/managed crude oil tanker Altair Trader rescued a castaway in the South China Sea.At 19:10 local time on April 14, while underway in the South China Sea toward the port of Kawasaki…

AAL Expands Its European Team

Apr 23, 2018

Multipurpose shipping operator AAL announced it is expanding its European team, agency network and service capabilities. Its Hamburg team is bolstered with the appointment of Eike Muentz to General Manager Europe and Jan-Henrik Heyken to Senior Chartering Manager Europe…

British Ports Association Writes to PM on Brexit Concerns

Apr 22, 2018

The British Ports Association has written to the Prime Minister calling for funding guarantees for any new border facilities and digital infrastructure, which may be needed after the UK leaves the European Union.  There are concerns from…

Maritime UK Mulls Increased Commonwealth Trade

Apr 22, 2018

Alderman The Lord Mountevans, Maritime UK Vice Chair, called for increased trade between UK and Commonwealth countries at the Commonwealth Head of Governments Meeting (CHOGM). Maritime UK brings together the UK’s shipping, ports, services…

Mark Chu Steps Down as COO of Seaspan

Apr 20, 2018

Seaspan Corporation, the world's largest independent containership owner operator, has announced that Mark Chu has notified the company that he plans to step down from his roles as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer to pursue other opportunities…

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