Crowley opens new Guatemala City office
JANUARY 29, 2014 — Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Guatemala-based liner and logistics teams have moved into a new office space in the heart of Guatemala City, the country’s bustling metropolis and most populous
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Heidmar names new CEO
JANUARY 24, 2014 — Norwalk, CT, headquartered tanker operator Heidmar has appointed Hans van der Zijde as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. van der Zijde graduated from the Nautical Academy of
Marine Response Alliance moves to Houston
DECEMBER 31, 2013 — The Marine Response Alliance (MRA), an association of top U.S. emergency responders providing OPA 90 Salvage Marine Firefighting (SMFF) services, has relocated from Pompano, FL, to Houston to
Pipeline giant buys Blackstone’s Jones Act tanker biz
DECEMBER 23, 2013 —Pipeline giant Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American Petroleum Tankers (APT) and State Class Tankers (SCT)
Inmarsat swoops on Globe Wireless
DECEMBER 17, 2013 — Satcom giant Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), today announced the acquisition of the business and substantially all of the assets of Palm Bay, FL, headquartered Globe Wireless LLC, a leading provider
Second Wärtsilä BWMS gains IMO Type Approval
DECEMBER 16, 2013 — Wärtsilä reports that its Wärtsilä Aquarius EC (Electro-Chlorination) Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has been granted International Maritime Organization (IMO) Type Approval. This is in accordance with the
Drydocks World signs MOU with MARS
DECEMBER 12, 2013 — Dubai’s Drydocks World and Maritime World have signed a MOU with MARS Fundusz Inwestycyjny Zamkniety (MARS Closed-End Investment Fund), a Warsaw, Poland, based company, that manages multiple companies
Sold by J.F. Lehman, Drew and ACR will merge
NOVEMBER 20, 2013 — Middle-market private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company has sold its portfolio company Drew Marine, which it acquired in 2009, to affiliates of The Jordan Company. Terms of
Robert Bugbee named next CMA Commodore
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 — Robert Bugbee, President of Scorpio Tankers, Inc., has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2014. Mr. Bugbee follows a long succession of
Praise for IMO’s “three pillars”
NOVEMBER 19, 2013 — The Annual Tripartite meeting between shipowners, shipbuilders and classification societies was held in Tokyo last month. Organizations represented included: International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), International Association of Classification