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W?rtsil? Appoints New CEO

By The Maritime Executive

August 10, 2015

Wärtsilä's Board of Directors has appointed Jaakko Eskola, 57, MSc (Eng.), as the new President and CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation. He will assume the position on November 1, succeeding Björn Rosengren,...

Seattle and Tacoma Ports Unite

By The Maritime Executive

August 9, 2015

Commissioners from the ports of Tacoma and Seattle have formally launched the Northwest Seaport Alliance, the first of its kind in North America. The Northwest Seaport Alliance unifies the two port...

Protecting Safety-Critical Offshore Assets

By The Maritime Executive

August 8, 2015

According to the recent Oil and Gas U.K. Health and Safety 2015 report, the industry is increasingly burdened with a growing backlog of safety-critical maintenance, putting vital equipment at a greatl...

Shipping Companies Fined by FMC

By The Maritime Executive

August 5, 2015

Federal Maritime Commission has fined several shipping companies including United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), and several non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCC) with a total of $1,227,500 in c...

MSC's Third Oscar Class Vessel Christened

By Wendy Laursen

August 2, 2015

MSC has christened the company’s third Oscar Class vessel MSC Zoe. The 19,224 teu vessel was built by DSME under DNV-GL classification. The vessel is named after the four-year-old daughter of M...

Fake Security Contracts Costly

By The Maritime Executive

July 24, 2015

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) is alerting ship owners that some private maritime security companies (PMSC) are using unauthenticated copies of GUARDCON, which are transit agree...

FMC Approves Seattle-Tacoma Port Alliance

By The Maritime Executive

July 23, 2015

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) unanimously approved a port alliance between Seattle and Tacoma. Formerly rival Washington State ports, the new Northwest Seaport Alliance brings terminal operati...

Portable DP System Fills U.S. Offshore Wind Need

By The Maritime Executive

July 22, 2015

Thrustmaster of Texas is looking to give an edge to U.S.-based marine jack-up operators wanting to enter the U.S. offshore wind farm construction and maintenance sector by cutting the cost of entry in...

South African Navy's Second Damen ATD 2909 Tug In Production

By The Maritime Executive

July 22, 2015

Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) is currently building a Damen ATD 2909 Tug named Inyathi – Buffalo in English – to be delivered to the South African Navy in January 2016. Now in the production phase,...

Three Vessels Head for Jordan

By The Maritime Executive

July 22, 2015

Sanmar Shipyards has delivered three more vessels to the Aqaba Port Marine Services Company (APMSCO) for the Sheikh Subah Al Ahmad Al Subah LNG terminal at Aqaba, Jordan. The overall contract comp...

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