05 May

Maine Maritime trustees welcome new members

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(CASTINE, ME – MAY 2, 2008) – The Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) Board of Trustees will welcome three new members and one reappointed member at today’s pre-Commencement meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. on the college campus. Appointed by Maine Governor John E. Baldacci and approved by members of the Maine Senate, new Trustees will include Marian Morgan, Cape Elizabeth; Robert…
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30 Apr

Executive director of Military Sealift Command receives highest civil service award

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Haynes assumed the Executive Director position in March 1997. He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service by the Secretary of the Navy in 1985 to serve as the General Counsel of MSC. In 1991 and 2001, he was awarded the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive. (WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 30, 2008) – Richard S. Haynes, executive director of…
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30 Apr

Bollinger receives award for excellence in safety from Shipyard Council of America

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Boysie Bollinger accepts the Award For Excellence In Safety from the Shipyard Council of America on behalf of all of the workers at Bollinger. (Left to right – Ian Bennitt, SCA Manager, Government Affairs; Donald “Boysie” Bollinger, Chairman, CEO and President Bollinger Shipyards, Inc: Matt Paxton, SCA President.) (LOCKPORT, LA – APRIL 29, 2008) – Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has been…
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28 Apr

Great Lakes Shipyard introduces unique “HANDYSIZE” tug

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(CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 25, 2008) – Great Lakes Shipyard, an affiliate of The Great Lakes Towing Company, has celebrated the completion of construction of its first “HANDYSIZE” tugboat built at its new shipyard facility in the Old River Basin of the Cuyahoga River. The welcoming crowd of more than 200 people included her new owners, Tugz International L.L.C., shipyard…
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28 Apr

SUNY Maritime Admiral’s Dinner honors industry leaders

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(THROGS NECK, NY – MAY 16, 2008) – The State University of New York Maritime College will salute leading members of the United States maritime industry at the college’s annual Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner. The event will be held on the College’s waterfront campus in Throgs Neck, New York.  ESPN Sailing Analyst and former America’s Cup sailor Gary Jobson will serve…
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28 Apr

R. Barry Palmer, Waterways Council, Inc.’s president/CEO, to retire

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(WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14, 2008) – Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) Chairman Dan Mecklenborg announced today that an executive search has begun to identify a successor for R. Barry Palmer, WCI President/CEO, who has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year.  WCI’s Executive Committee has retained JDG Associates, Ltd., Rockville, MD, to conduct the national search…
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28 Apr

Jeppesen purchases Ocean Systems, Inc. to grow marine business

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(ENGLEWOOD, CO – MARCH 12, 2008) – Jeppesen today announced the purchase of Ocean Systems, Inc., a leading provider of vessel and voyage optimization solutions.  Ocean Systems will become a part of Jeppesen’s marine division. Ocean Systems’ vessel and voyage optimization solutions reduce vessel fuel consumption, while enhancing safety and schedule reliability.  Ocean Systems will complement the operations management solutions…
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25 Apr

Crowley Z-drive tug Vigilant christened in Alaska

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(HOMER, AK – APRIL 24, 2008) – Crowley Maritime Corporation's Z-drive tugboat Vigilant, providing an added measure of safety and environmental protection for tankers entering and leaving the Tesoro Alaska Company's Nikiski refinery in Cook Inlet, was christened on Monday in Homer, Alaska."We are making this investment for Tesoro Alaska because positioning a tractor tug at Nikiski on a year-round…
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24 Apr

Expoships appoints Roderick Jacobs CEO

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(BONITA SPRING, FL – APRIL 16, 2008) - David J. Lester, Managing Partner of Expoships LLLP, announced the appointment of Roderick Jacobs as Chief Executive Officer. “He will be a tremendous asset to our rapidly expanding organization,” said Lester. Jacobs served as a senior executive with the over $20 billion Compass Group for more than 15 years. The 43 year-old Dutch…
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