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Maersk Alabama Capt. Honored at Annual Dinner

Oct 21, 2009

The officers and crew of the Maersk Alabama, who fought off a pirate attack earlier this year, will be represented by Captain Richard Phillips, Chief Engineer; Michael Perry, and Bosun William Rios in accepting an Honored Seafarers plaque at…

Buzby 25th Commander of Military Sealift

Oct 19, 2009

Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby became the 25th commander of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command. The global command, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the ocean transportation provider for the Department of Defense - responsible for the operation of more than 110 civilian-crewed…

De Vries State Harbour Master of Rotterdam

Oct 15, 2009

René de Vries has been appointed (State) Harbour Master of Rotterdam, taking office on 1 March 2010.  That is the date on which the current Harbour Master Jaap Lems retires. The port of Rotterdam is not unknown territory for De Vries. He began his career with the Port Authority in 1982…

Lawrence Retires as COB Kirby Corp.

Oct 13, 2009

Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) announced the retirement of C. Berdon Lawrence, Kirby's Chairman of the Board, effective April 27, 2010, the date of Kirby's 2010 Annual Stockholders and Board of Directors Meetings. Mr. Lawrence has served as Chairman of Kirby since October 1999…

Champions of Maritime Excellence

Oct 11, 2009

Companies, organisations and individuals that have championed high standards and quality in shipping issues have been honoured in the annual Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards.The awards, recognising maritime safety and the environment…

ASA Presents Award to Cummings

Oct 09, 2009

The American Salvage Association (ASA) awarded its Rapid Response Award on October 6, 2009 to Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Chairman of the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee.  The award was presented to Congressman Cummings in Arlington…

Crew of 5 American Vessels Honored for Bravery

Oct 07, 2009

The officers and crews of five American ships and a seafarer who extinguished a fire on a vessel will be honored for heroism by United Seamen's Service at the 40th annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea dinner on November 13, 2009. The AOTOS honors this year will go to Donald Kurz of Keystone Shipping Co…

McEllrath & McKenna Honored with Connie Award

Oct 07, 2009

James McKenna, President and CEO of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), and Robert McEllrath, President of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU), were presented with Connie Awards by the Containerization & Intermodal Institute…

Tom Crowley Receives NDTA Award

Oct 01, 2009

Tom Crowley, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Crowley Maritime Corporation, was presented with the prestigious National Transportation Award from the National Defense Transportation Association, at the group's annual logistics forum and exposition in Nashville…

Busch Elected President of Int’l Salvage Union

Sep 29, 2009

Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that Todd Busch, the company's senior vice president and general manager of technical services, which includes Crowley subsidiary Titan Salvage, has been elected president of the International Salvage Union (ISU)…

A Farewell to John Lynch

Sep 27, 2009

The following Miami Herald Notice was sent out by Seafarershouse.org:Dear friends,We note with sorrow the passing of a friend to seafarers, former President and CEO of Seaboard Marine, Mr. John Lynch.   John was our 2006 International…

InterManager Salutes Capt. Vanderperre

Sep 22, 2009

InterManager, the international association of in-house and third party ship managers, has paid tribute to the life and memory of Captain Charles Vanderperre, the founder of Univan Ship Management and the long-accredited grandfather of modern day third party shipmanagement…

New Commitments to Russia from ABB Marine

Sep 21, 2009

Russia’s key role in capturing hard to reach Arctic energy resources has prompted two new initiatives from leading electric propulsion systems supplier ABB Marine, targeting both the nation’s newbuild and ship support sectors. The company has established a new marine service centre at Murmansk…

Conover Voted WISTA Personality of the Year

Sep 20, 2009

Pamela C. Conover, who has taken leadership roles at three major cruise lines, has been voted Personality of the Year 2009 by the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association. The decision was announced at the 2009 conference of WISTA…

WISTA Chalkidis Elects President

Sep 20, 2009

Vera Chalkidis, commercial director of Athenian Sea Carriers has been chosen to succeed Marita Scott of NorthEdge Risk Services, Bergen, who has held the presidency for four years.Athenian Sea Carriers is a tanker management company that prides itself on its support for sustainable commerce…

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Baltic Index Down for Sixth Straight Session

Baltic Index Down for Sixth Straight Session

Venezuela's Oil Exports Fall After US Imposes More Tariffs

Venezuela's Oil Exports Fall After US Imposes More Tariffs

Shell Condemns Australia's LNG Plans

Shell Condemns Australia's LNG Plans

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Shipping data shows that Venezuelan oil exports have fallen by 11.5% due to US tariffs and sanctions
The US will no longer impose a 7-year export deadline for LNG projects, as set by Biden
President of a Japanese shipping company fears that US tariffs could slow down cargo flow, he says