Kotug International, based in Rotterdam, has provided towage and related services to the maritime industry for years. Leading that family owned business is Ard-Jan Kooren, who joined Kotug in 1990 as an
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana reports that Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, two related companies based in Greece, were sentenced today for committing knowing and
Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI), Bristol, R.I., has promoted two key members of the firm’s team, Ian M. Lawson, P.E. and Teri L. LaForest, P.E., to senior naval architects on earning their
Leading marine mutual insurer The Swedish Club is making a number of management changes aimed at strengthening its long-term position in the global market. The changes will take place in late spring
Norwegian-based OSM Maritime Group and Singapore-based Thome Group have agreed to a merger that will create a new ship management power house: OSM Thome. Today, the two companies manage 1,000 ships, 450
Huntington Ingalls Industries reports that shipbuilders from the Noise and Vibration Test Engineering (NVTE) department at its Newport News Shipbuilding division recently paid a visit to Coastal Fermentory in downtown Newport News,
Texas A&M University at Galveston, the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, TOTE Services, LLC and Philly Shipyard, Inc. yesterday celebrated the cutting of steel for the fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) destined
Nantes, France, based Neoline is a significant step closer to realizing its ambition of becoming the first modern day shipowner to fully embrace energy efficiency by relying on wind power as its
By Fabian Feldhaus, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Flagship Founders Fabian Feldhaus is managing director & co-founder of Hamburg, Germany-based Flagship Founders GmbH, whose team of entrepreneurs, investors and shipping experts supports
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of nearly $20 million in federal FY 2023 funding to help modernize small U.S. shipyards and provide workforce training MARAD’s
