20 Jun

Jackson Offshore LLC receives State of Louisiana Minority Certification

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June 19, 2007—New Orleans, LA – Lee Jackson, President and CEO of Jackson Offshore LLC, a newly-established provider of high specification crewboat services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, announced the company’s recent certification as a minority business in the state of Louisiana.   Jackson Offshore was formed in part to provide dedicated crewboat services to major oil and offshore…
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20 Jun

Intermarine’s Schmidt accepts post in Shanghai

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Intermarine has announced that Michael Schmidt recently transferred to the company’s new Shanghai office.  Michael will have direct management responsibility for project development and pricing activities in the company’s Far East, India and Arabian Gulf service. Intermarine’s Asia Manager, Richard Seeg, commented, “We are very pleased to have Michael joining our team.  His knowledge of operations, chartering and corporate sales…
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19 Jun

Dometic Environmental Corporation appoints new vice presidents

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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – June 15, 2007 – Dometic Environmental Corporation, a supplier of marine regrigeration and air conditioning products, announced two new executive appointments. Ken Taranto has been named vice president of galley products and aftermarket sales. Ned Trigg has been promoted to vice president of international and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) sales.Ken Taranto comes to Dometic from the…
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06 Jun

MEBA reaches LNG agreement with Armada

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The Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A.) has signed an agreement with Armada Companies, LLC to provide Person-In-Charge (PIC) marine officers for liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater ports and other terminals worldwide. Armada has a contract with Skaugen Petro Trans (SPT) Offshore, LLC to provide U.S.-citizen merchant officers supplied by M.E.B.A. to serve as PICs at terminals including the liquefied natural…
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06 Jun

Introducing the WQIS Policy Form 2007

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Recognizing the need for change, the Water Quality Insurance Syndicate (WQIS) has created its 2007 Policy Form. The overall policy has been simplified by including and clarifying several endorsements while the coverage itself has been expanded, making it the most flexible and complete insurance coverage for today’s marine industry. “When WQIS was formed, it was in response to the first…
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23 Mar

Port of Tacoma names Jay Stewart Manager of Real Estate Development

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The Port of Tacoma has selected Jay Stewart as Manager of Real Estate Development. In this position, he locates and negotiates real estate investment opportunities that create a return to the port and create jobs. According to Bob Emerson, the Port's Senior Director of Real Estate and Industrial Development, Stewart's objective is to help expand the functional areas the Port…
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23 Mar

AAPA selects Panama’s president as 2007 ‘Port Person of the Year’

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(ALEXANDRIA, Va.)  At its annual Spring Conference, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)  announced the selection of Panama President Martin Torrijos as the association’s “Port Person of the Year” for his leadership in promoting maritime commerce.  Specifically, President Torrijos is being honored for his efforts to spearhead the US$5.5 billion project to expand the 92-year-old Panama Canal, and to…
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