Sappio takes helm at Rickmers Americas
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 — The Rickmers Group has appointed Robert Sappio to the position of President and CEO of Rickmers Americas. He will report to Ronald D. Widdows, CEO of Rickmers Holding.
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Growing offshore sector pushes salaries higher
JULY 19, 2012—Salaries are on the rise in the growing offshore energy sector, putting wage pressure on other industry segments such as classification societies and port state administrations, employment consultant Spinnaker Consulting
Transcom awards contracts to U.S.-flag shipping operations
JULY 2, 2012 — U.S. Transportation Command has awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity fixed-price contracts for international ocean and intermodal distribution services to eleven U.S.-flag shipping operations. Under each contract, work will be performed worldwide
EC plans to provide €6.5 million to retrain redundant Danish shipyard workers
JUNE 4, 2012 — The European Commission (EC) proposes providing Denmark with €6.5 million to help 550 redundant shipyard workers find new jobs in sectors seen as offering more employment potential than
More containership operators opt for Gibdock as repair location
JUNE 1, 2012 — Gibraltar-based ship repairer Gibdock has been seeing a high volume of workflow from the containership market. The latest German owner to select the shipyard for containership work is
Ex-Im Bank reauthorization applauded by U.S.-flag operators, maritime unions
MAY 31, 2012 — USA Maritime has applauded President Obama’s signature of legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) and increase its annual lending cap from $100 billion
Diana Containerships ups profit, declares dividend
Athens headquartered Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX) reported net income of $1.9 million for the first quarter of 2012, compared to a net income of $0.3 million for the same period of
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller dies at 98
The maritime industry has lost a towering figure. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller has died at the age of 98. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller became joint owner of the company “Firmaet A.P. Møller” in 1940.
Mærsk containership drydocks at Colombo Dockyard
The emergence of Colombo, Sri Lanka, as a hub for container traffic, is making leading containership operators consider using Colombo Dockyard for their repair requirements, both afloat and in dry dock, now
Saltchuk rebrands American Shipping Group as TOTE, Inc.
Saltchuk Resources’ American Shipping Group, formerly known as ASG, is now TOTE, Inc. and its five independently managed businesses have been reorganized into to three groups: Maritime, Logistics and Ship Management. TOTE