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Andrea L. Williams has been named U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District’s Operations Division chief. She is responsible for the Operation and Maintenance of the Physical Support Branch to include Ensley Engineer Yard Marine Maintenance Center; the Mississippi River Regional Channel Improvement fleet to include the revetment Mat Loading, Grading, and Clearing and Snagging… Read More
Oakland’s Chamber of Commerce President is taking on an added role atop the Port of Oakland’s governing board. At their latest Board meeting, Port Commissioners selected Barbara Leslie as their new President in a unanimous vote. Ms. Leslie will lead the seven-member board that sets policy for Oakland’s 93-year-old port authority. She succeeds Commissioner Andreas… Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Col. Damon M. Knarr assumes command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District during a July 12 ceremony at the Robinson Center in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. He assumes command from Col. Eric M. Noe, who is retiring after 26 years of service in the U.S. Army. Little… Read More
Three months after first announcing their intent to merge and after fighting off opposition from the largest shareholder, Euronav and Frontline agreed to the structure of the transaction which will create what the companies are calling “a leading global independent oil tankers owner and operator.” The companies announced that they agreed to a voluntary exchange… Read More
The Saverys family through its Belgian shipping company Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), which is the largest shareholder in Euronav, reiterated opposition to the proposed merger with Frontline to form the largest tanker operator. In a statement released a day after the companies announced terms for a voluntary stock exchange offer as the first step for… Read More
Paul Matthews took over as the new executive director of the Port of South Louisiana this past January. Matthews replaces long-time Executive Director Paul Aucoin, who served the port for over eight years and led the organization through record growth. He is the first African American port director in the history of the state of… Read More
HII (NYSE: HII), America’s only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and leading provider of mission-driven defense technologies, announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has reached a significant milestone in the compartment and systems construction of aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). Newport News recently turned over to the ship’s crew the 1,000th compartment of the… Read More
CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced that its Maritime Finance business provided $80 million to refinance two Korean-built container ships operated by Seamax. “As the container ship market remains strong and our charter exposure solid, we appreciate CIT’s expertise in arranging financing for these vessels, which aids us in executing on our business strategy,” said Ron Petrunoff,… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. has been busy lately working on the sediment cleanup projects in Minnesota. “Last week, I was able to visit four different projects we have going or will be starting in the St. Louis River in Minnesota,” said Andrew Timmis, J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. Director of Business Development – Environmental Group. “The… Read More
Fincantieri Marine Group and its board of directors announced today that its current general manager, Marco Galbiati, has been named as the new CEO effective July 6, while former CEO Dario Deste remains the company’s president. Galbiati was FMG’s general manager, a role that he held since 2018. In this capacity he has been heavily… Read More
Entrepreneur Hockema endorsed the “work from home” lifestyle long before it became fashionable, founding his boutique naval architecture firm 25 years ago in Seattle. Today, he and his like-minded colleagues continue to work mainly from home, and the firm has grown and prospered from its laid-back lifestyle and world-class designs for deck barges, dredges, tugs… Read More
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has revealed its plans to hire more than 2,000 full-time shipbuilders. The recruitment drive is part of its future workforce plans. According to the HII, a hiring event will be hosted by Ingalls Shipbuilding’s talent acquisition team at the Ingalls Maritime Training Academy, Jerry St Pé Highway, on 9 July…. Read More
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) (“NFE”) and Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that they have entered into a definitive Equity Purchase and Contribution Agreement (the “Purchase and Contribution Agreement”) to sell 11 LNG infrastructure vessels owned by NFE to a newly formed joint venture (the “JV” or the “Platform”) between funds managed… Read More
The World Shipping Council (WSC) is excited to welcome three new team members to further its work for the future growth of a safe, secure and sustainable shipping industry. Anna Karklina has joined our Brussels office in the position of EU Policy Advisor. She works across all topics, assisting in the regulatory monitoring and lobbying… Read More
The World Shipping Council (WSC) is excited to welcome Pacific International Lines (PIL) as a new member, to join in its work for a safe, secure and sustainable industry. A Singapore home-grown container shipping line incorporated in 1967, PIL is currently ranked 12th in the world with a fleet of around 100 container vessels. Its… Read More