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GREENWICH, Conn., May 25, 2011 -- RSR Partners announced today the appointment of Wendy Murphy as Managing Director and head of the firm's Chief Human Resources Officers' Practice ("CHRO"). Wendy is based in our Greenwich office and will also be a member of the firm's Board Recruiting Practice. ...

GREENWICH, Conn., May 25, 2011 -- RSR Partners announced today the appointment of Wendy Murphy as Managing Director and head of the firm's Chief Human Resources Officers' Practice ("CHRO"). Wendy is based in our Greenwich office and will also be a member of the firm's Board Recruiting Practice....

Shareholders Re-elect Two Class III Directors and Board Names Michael F. Zendan II General Counsel and Secretary CHARLOTTE, NC (June 2, 2011)--Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) announced that shareholders at the company's annual meeting today re-elected two Class III directors and ...

Maroussi, Athens, Greece - June 3, 2011 - Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the of...

ATHENS, GREECE – June 3, 2011 – Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. ("TEN") (NYSE: TNP) announced today that the Company conducted its Annual General Meeting (AGM), with 89.9% of its common shares represented in person or by proxy. All of the resolutions proposed were approved by at least 95.1% of the ...

25 May 2011 DHL sustainability report a ‘fairy tale’ Workers and trade unionists from around the world demonstrated at DHL’s AGM in Frankfurt today against the disregard of fundamental labor rights demonstrated in some countries where the company operates. Performers dramatised the use by local ma...

The inspection class ROV system has state-of-the-art imaging and data archiving capabilities CSA International, Inc. (CSA) has acquired a state-of-the-art inspection class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system to support its offshore environmental and scientific fleet. The ROV has been configur...

Current customs and trade compliance requirements are holding back international commerce and putting huge strains on the national authorities controlling them. The whole system is costly, inefficient and unnecessarily bureaucratic, and needs to be fundamentally changed. Traders who can be trusted ...

Athens, Greece, May 26, 2011 – Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) a leading international owner of containerships, announced today that Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Mr. Dimitri J. Andritsoyiannis will step down as of June 10, 2011 to pursue other interests. Following that date, Mr. Evangelos...

(Houston, TX---) With energy efficiency at the forefront of today’s environmental agenda, Maran Tankers Management Inc. (MTM), the largest tanker operator in Greece, has collaborated with class society ABS in the development, review and revision of their Company and Ship Energy Efficiency Management...

ROTTERDAM, 24 May 2011 – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced the installation of a new high-performance ship-handling simulator (*1) at its seafarer training centre in a suburb of Manila. MOL has developed and provided ship-handling simulator training based...

ROTTERDAM, 23 May 2011 – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced an agreement to introduce the Third Year Program with seven merchant marine schools in the Magsaysay Institute of Shipping (MIS*1) in Philippines. The move is aimed at cultivating seafarers who support h...

New Maersk Line procurement policy for container floorboards aims to reduce demand for illegally logged tropical hardwood. Copenhagen, May 23, 2011 - Today, Maersk Line announced a new policy to refrain from purchasing containers with floors made of uncertified tropical hardwood. “Illegal logg...

Industry veteran will champion the products and services of Telaurus software and service partners Cedar Knolls, NJ. May 23, 2011. Telaurus Communications, a Globecomm Maritime company, has appointed Geoff Davison as Product Manager – Value Added Services. Geoff joins Telaurus with 20 years’ ...

se@COMM delivers plug-and-play solution for fully-featured, low cost crew communications Cedar Knolls, NJ. May 23, 2011. Telaurus Communications, a Globecomm Maritime company, has unveiled a significant enhancement to its crew email solution, combining the functionality of its se@COMM software su...

Two world trade union federations will meet in Frankfurt this week as part of their mission to hold the big five worldwide logistics companies to account – and will make their presence felt at DHL’s annual general meeting in the city too. The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) and U...

May 31, 2011 - Athens Greece – Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SHIP; SHIP.W) announced today that it has entered into agreements with MUR Shipping BV to extend the time charter contracts for the Company’s Handysize vessel M/V African Oryx and its Handymax vessel M/V Afri...

ATHENS, Greece, May 31, 2011 – Box Ships Inc., (NYSE: TEU), or the Company, a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of containers, announced today that it has taken delivery of the CMA CGM Marlin, a 5,095 TEU container vessel built in 2007, from a company owned by its Chairman...

“Wrecks of the World II: Evaluating and Addressing Potential Underwater Threats” Conference, June 6-7, 2011 International Wreck and Removal Sector Speakers to Converge at WOW Conference Next Week Washington, DC – Delegates and speakers from around the globe will converge on the Maritime I...

CHARLOTTE, NC (May 31, 2011)-- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) today announced that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has notified the company that it has fallen below the NYSE's continued listing standards related to minimum market capitalization in combination with stockholders' equity. H...