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USS Ingraham Decommissioned

Nov 14, 2014

Sailors and guests bade farewell to Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Ingraham (FFG 61) as the ship concluded 25 years of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony on Naval Station Everett (NSE), Washington, Nov. 12. Former Secretary of Defense Robert M…

TEN CEO Tsakos Tapped to Lead INTERTANKO

Nov 14, 2014

INTERTANKO announced that when its Council of Members met this week in Dubai it elected Nikolas Tsakos – President and Chief Executive of Tsakos Energy Navigation – as Chairman, succeeding  Graham Westgarth who steps down after five years in post…

ROC Chairman Retires

Nov 14, 2014

Mike Harding has resigned from the ROC Board of the Company with immediate effect from today. An Independent Non-executive Director since June 2012, Mr Harding was elected Chairman of ROC in December 2013. The Board of ROC thanks Mr Harding…

GE Opens Global R&D Center in Brazil

Nov 14, 2014

*  Working with Petrobras and BG Group to develop advanced technologies for oil and gas processing on the seabed*  GE’s Brazil Technology Center to focus on subsea oil and gas research, capitalizing on $1.2 trillion offshore market opportunity…

FMC Commissioner Doyle Weighs In

Nov 13, 2014

Commissioner William P. Doyle's remarks at the Commission Briefing on Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Port Congestion Forum, November 13 2014 in Baltimore, MD.  Commissioner Doyle's remarks, as follows:On October 1, 2014, Commissioner…

Convicted Crew of Korean Ferry File Appeals

Nov 13, 2014

Eight of the 15 surviving crew members of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April have filed for appeal against their convictions on negligence charges in the country's worst maritime disaster in more than four decades.The eight crew members…

Tilbrook Joins Woodside Board

Nov 13, 2014

Woodside has appointed Mr Gene Tilbrook to its Board as a non-executive director effective 4 December 2014. Mr Tilbrook joins Woodside as an independent director.Mr Tilbrook has broad experience in corporate strategy, investment and finance…

Women Needed for Shore Programs

Nov 13, 2014

Career opportunities for active-duty female Sailors are abundant with the Women Ashore program, Navy detailers said Nov. 12.'There are opportunities for female Sailors to earn their Instructor Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) (9502)…

Russian Hydroelectric Rebuilding Begins

Nov 12, 2014

Rosneft Head, Executive Secretary of Russian Presidential Commission on Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Ecological Safety Igor Sechin participated in the ceremony of reconstruction of Sayano Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station…

Ensco plc Declares Cash Dividend

Nov 12, 2014

Ensco plc announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of US$0.75 per Class A ordinary share payable on 19 December 2014. The ex-dividend date for this payment is expected to be 4 December 2014…

SERS Partners IEMS for Enhanced Oil Spill Response Services

Nov 12, 2014

Dubai-based Swire Emergency Response Services (SERS), a fully owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Offshore group, announced its partnership with Mediterranean-based International Environmental and Marine Services (IEMS) to jointly provide Tier 2/3 response services to clients in Europe…

Russia & China Agree on Gas Supplies

Nov 12, 2014

As part of the APEC summit in Beijing, a number of documents related to the Russian-Chinese cooperation in the energy sector were signed today in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Alexey Miller…

Lamprell Wins Daman Corporate Health Award

Nov 12, 2014

Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore energy industry is delighted to announce that, last Wednesday 5 November, the Group was declared as a winner at the…

AAPA Honors Three for Port Industry Service

Nov 11, 2014

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) – a trade group representing ports throughout the Western Hemisphere – today at its 103rd Annual Convention and Expo in Houston honored three port industry leaders.Receiving AAPA’s Distinguished…

Doyle Named to SGMF Training and Competency Working Group

Nov 11, 2014

USMRC’s Margaret Doyle named to SGMF Training and Competency Working GroupThe United State Maritime Research Center in Middletown, Rhode Island announced that Margaret Kaigh Doyle has been named the U.S. vice chairperson of the Training…

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Oakland Board of Port Commissioners Elects New Board President

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IHI, Vopak Collaborate to Develop and Operate Japanese Ammonia Terminal

Latin America's First Electric Tug Debuts

Latin America's First Electric Tug Debuts

Houthi Leader: Shipping Goods Related to Israel Through the Region Isn't Permitted

Houthi Leader: Shipping Goods Related to Israel Through the Region Isn't Permitted

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