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Atlanta, 16 December 2011 - SBS Worldwide has appointed Christian Marz as Director of Operations USA. The appointment supports the group’s global growth strategy to drive expansion in new and existing industry verticals while unifying all divisions and offices under one operating platform to str...

TOKYO, 16 December 2011 —Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that the MOL-managed LNG carrier Al Zubarah and its ship management company MOL LNG Transport Co., Ltd. (President: Reizo Funakoshi), received a Green Award Certificate from the independent non-profit Gr...

ATHENS, GREECE – 15 December 2011 Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE: EXM), an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today that it entered into three new period charter agreements for one...

15 December 2011 - PD Ports has recently made two new appointments to help drive business growth. Rob Brewster has been appointed as Development Director Logistics and Andrew Lowdon has joined the Company as Commercial Analyst. These new roles are designed to further emphasise PD Por...

Nicosia, Cyprus – December 15, 2011 – Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) (the “Company” or “Ocean Rig”), a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, today announced that the remainder of the existing drilling contract with Vanco for the 6th generation drillship Ocean Rig Olympia has...

15 December 2011 UK Club checklist for tanker operators addresses cargo shortage claims A new publication from the UK P&I Club “How to prevent tanker cargo shortage claims” and subtitled “The cause of claims and how to avoid them during pre-loading, loading and unloading” focus...

Cruise of the Year 2011 Special Award Goes to Fuji Maru For Support Activities in Areas Stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami TOKYO, 15 December 2011 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that support activities by the cruise ship Fuji ...

With effect from 13 December, Jarmo Halonen has been appointed Managing Director for Greencarrier Freight Services Finland. Jarmo Halonen has wide experience of international freight forwarding and prior to joining Greencarrier from Itella Logistics, held the position of Managing Director ...

12/15/2011 8:35 AM Maersk Supply Service has signed a contract with Chilean shipyard Asenav for two innovative new offshore vessels with an option for - up to - four additional vessels. The project value for the two vessels is close to USD 200 million. The vessels will replace existing vessels...

The ITF has highlighted the need for the Shipping Industry to urgently learn the lessons following the tragic loss of life on the Swanland ship and expressed our deepest sympathy to the seafarers' families involved. The ship perished in adverse weather conditions in the Irish Sea on Sunday 27t...

Global Terminal and Container Services, LLC, a leading port terminal operator in the Port of New York and New Jersey, has appointed Barbara Spector Yeninas (BSY) Associates Inc. its agency of record for public relations representation and media consultation, effective immediately. BSYA has its head...

ATHENS, GREECE - December 12, 2011 - Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB) announced today that it has entered into a shipbuilding contract for the construction of one Japanese-built, drybulk Panamax-class vessel at an attractive price, with an expected delivery date in the first half of ...

TAIPEI (Dec. 12, 2011)-- In line with the trade growth and increasing capacity demand in intra-Asia trade, Evergreen Line has just introduced a weekly Vietnam-Malaysia-Indonesia (VMI) service from early December to enhance its Southeast Asia service network. The new loop is created by exten...

Arlington, VA –Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) has announced the dates of its 2012 Washington Meetings, February 14-16, 2012, which include the Waterways Seminar and the Leadership Service Award Dinner. All events will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 1330 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, DC....

INTERTANKO is to fund a three-year PhD study into the emerging law and policy on criminal liability for marine pollution and the effects of this on seafarers. INTERTANKO will be working with the World Maritime University (WMU) and with the individual student chosen to undertake this important work. ...

TORM pursues long-term comprehensive financing solution. The announced rights issue and the EGM has been postponed Announcement no.18 / 17. November 2011 Postponement of equity issue Page 1 of 1 The renewed global economic uncertainty in especially the second half of 2011 has accentuated the pres...

DUBLIN, IRELAND, Nov 17, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- TBS International plc (NASDAQ: TBSI) announced today that it is continuing its discussions with its consortium of bankers to restructure its bank debt and alleviate some of the pressure on its cash flow. The discussions continue to focus on...

TAIPEI (November 17, 2011)--- Evergreen Line's environmental philosophy and excellence will be featured in Green Room, a television program on the Discovery Channel at 7 a.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time) on Saturday, November 19, 2011. The show details the global ocean carrier's proactive green shipb...

For the first time in its history, PANAMA MARITIME CHAMBER (PMC) has opened its membership to international shipowners with vessels registered in Panama – making it the equivalent of a Panamanian Shipowners’ Association. Jose Digeronimo, chairman of the Panama Maritime Chamber said: “There are over...

PIRAEUS, GREECE - November 14, 2011 - The Navios group announced today that the senior management of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NM), Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM), Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: NNA) and Navios South American Logistics Inc. ("Navios Logistics") ...