Transas Marine released new version of FleetView Online

Thursday, 25 April 2013 08:58

Transas Marine has released a new version of its FleetView Online web-based SSAS-tracking service. New FleetView Online version boasts improved user interface,

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ISWAN officially launches on 1 April

Thursday, 04 April 2013 13:32

It's farewell to the ICSW and ISAN and welcome to ISWAN. On 1 April 2013 the International Committee on Seafarers' Welfare (ICSW) & the International Seafarers' Assistance Network

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KPI Project gains momentum

Friday, 29 March 2013 11:07

The international KPI Project, started by InterManager but now an industry-led initiative, is going from strength to strength.

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ICS to publish eBooks

Monday, 25 February 2013 14:01

The International Chamber of Shipping has announced that it will be making its publications on best practices for shipping companies available as eBooks.

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InterManager welcomes new member from Ukraine

Wednesday, 23 January 2013 09:29

InterManager, the international trade association for the ship and crew management sector, has started the year by welcoming a new member.

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IMO Secretary-General launches 2013 World Maritime Day theme: “Sustainable Development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20”

Wednesday, 09 January 2013 14:42

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has launched this year’s World Maritime Day theme, “Sustainable development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20”,

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IMO Secretary-General to highlight key issues during visit to Chile

Monday, 03 December 2012 13:24

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu is to visit Chile this week and will take the opportunity to highlight a number of important issues on the Organization’s current agenda.

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2011 International Maritime Prize awarded to former Secretary-General Mitropoulos

Thursday, 29 November 2012 13:40

Mr. E.E. Mitropoulos, Secretary-General Emeritus of IMO, Secretary-General of the Organization from 2004 to 2011, has been awarded the prestigious International Maritime Prize,

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MOL presents Long Service Awards to Filipino seafarers

Monday, 26 November 2012 12:25

Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd. announced that the MOL Group seafarer manning company Magsaysay MOL Marine, Inc. (MMM) held a long-service commendation ceremony

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Bahri receives award for the best shipping company in the Middle East

Tuesday, 20 November 2012 09:35

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia ("Bahri") announces that it has received in November 2012 an award from Euromoney for the best managed company

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InterManager supports seafarers’ survey in a bid to tackle red tape

Thursday, 15 November 2012 14:56

InterManager, the international trade association for the shipmanagement and crewmanagement industry, is supporting a survey which aims to identify

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Ship agents count the cost of avoidable errors

Tuesday, 13 November 2012 08:36

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has emphasised how avoidable errors can prove expensive for ship agents. In the latest issue of its Claims Review,

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Bahrain hosted World Maritime Day Parallel Event

Monday, 22 October 2012 09:19

The Kingdom of Bahrain has hosted the 2012 IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event, on 17 and 18 October 2012, with a seminar and other activities,

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InterManager appoints new team to its helm

Friday, 12 October 2012 12:57

InterManager, the international trade association for in-house and third party ship managers, has today appointed Gerardo Borromeo as its new President with immediate effect.

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InterManager thanks retiring President Alastair Evitt

Tuesday, 09 October 2012 08:38

InterManager members attending this year’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday (October 11) will thank retiring President Alastair Evitt for his work at the helm of the association

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Report sheds light on seafarers affected by piracy

Friday, 05 October 2012 12:02

While incidents of piracy decline off the Horn of Africa, an inestimable number of seafarers continue to bear the psychological impact of captivity by pirates.

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InterManager AGM next week promises excitement!

Wednesday, 03 October 2012 12:22

A fatal hi-jack, an agonizing suicide, lawless Somali pirates and a complex, multi-billion dollar cyber fraud take centre stage at this year’s InterManager Annual General Meeting,

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Bravery of Costa Concordia crew highlighted at Lloyd’s List awards

Friday, 28 September 2012 08:37

The “bravery and professionalism” of the crew of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which struck a reef off the Italian coast earlier this year was cited by Lloyd’s Register’s David Barrow

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World Maritime Day 2012 - "IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic"

Friday, 28 September 2012 07:27

Yesterday (27 September 2012) marked the 35th celebration of World Maritime Day. This year’s theme is: "IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic”,

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Rickmers-Linie transports three 475-tonne LPG storage tanks from Malaysia to Kuwait

Wednesday, 26 September 2012 12:16

Rickmers-Linie’s 19,100dwt Baltic Winter has recently completed the transportation of three LPG storage tanks, each weighing 475 tons, from Kuantan in Malaysia to Shuaiba in Kuwait.

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