LeeWay Marine, a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia based owner and operator or survey and research vessels, announced Bill Sanson will be joining the team as President, taking on the day-to-day oversight of LeeWay operations.Sanson comes to LeeWay from…
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Hildyard to Lead Operations for Raymarine and FLIR Maritime
Marine electronics company Raymarine announced Michelle Hildyard as the Vice President of Operations, responsible for managing supply chain, engineering, product management and operational functionsHildyard brings to the position 19 years of experience...
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Trafigura Names Richard Holtum CEO
Richard Holtum will take over as chief executive of global trading house Trafigura from Jan. 1 next year, the company said on Tuesday.Holtum will take over the helm at a time when trading firms are set to see reduced profits following windfall years af...
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Betting on Dry Bulk: Newbuild Market Stands Strong in Q3
In its Q3 Dry Bulk report, Maritime Strategies International (MSI) estimates dry bulk newbuilding orders in the first eight months of the year above 25m dwt, with the potential for further upside on the back of late-reported deals. Despite a slight Aug...
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Shippers Race to Find Alternatives as US Port Strike Looms
U.S. companies that rely on East and Gulf Coast seaports have been importing early, shifting goods to the West Coast, and even putting cargo on pricey flights to hedge against a threatened Oct. 1 strike that could jam supply chains and reignite inflati...
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Vattenfall and BASF Pick Havfram for Nordlicht Offshore Wind Cluster Job
Havfram, a provider of transport and installation services for the offshore wind industry, has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall and BASF for their Nordlicht offshore wind farm cluster.The Nordlicht wind farm zone, located 85 kilometers north of th...
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DNV Acquires CyberOwl
DNV acquired CyberOwl, a global presence in cyber risk monitoring and threat management onboard maritime vessels, which comes at a time when maritime must comply with a wealth of new cyber security regulation and invest in incident detection…
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Over-Correction Led to Grounding of General Cargo Vessel
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its preliminary assessment of the grounding of the general cargo vessel Baltic Arrow which ran aground on June 25, 2024 near New Dyke Farm on the River Nene while enroute to Wisbech…
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HII Awarded Procurement Contract for Four New Amphibious Ships
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $9.6 billion multi-ship procurement contract for the construction of three San Antonio-class (LPD 17) amphibious ships and a contract modification for the next America-class (LHA 6) large…
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Floating Dock Set to Position Takoradi as Ship Repair Hub
Specialist provider of offshore support services, Interocean Marine Services is supporting a floating dock ship project at the port of Takoradi in Ghana, Africa.Interocean is working in partnership with Prime Meridian Docks Ghana to build and operate t...
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