Maritime Job News

BSM Pilot Project on Container Vessels Supports 'Diversity@Sea'

BSM Pilot Project on Container
After a 10-month project phase, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) reports that it successfully completed the Diversity@Sea project, a global initiative by the ‘All Aboard Alliance’ aimed at

MBARI Names Antje Boetius President and CEO

MBARI Names Antje Boetius
Prominent deep-sea polar biologist Antje Boetius will take over as president and CEO of MBARI, a private, non-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, Calif.

APC Names Liu Global Tech Services Manager

APC Names Liu Global Tech
Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC), the Ohio, USA-based manufacturer of protective tank coatings for chemical and product tankers, appointed Daniel Liu as its new Global Technical Services Manager.

MI-based Vestas Wind Techs Unionize

MI-based Vestas Wind Techs
Michigan-based wind technicians who perform operations and maintenance on Vestas turbines voted to unionize and become members of the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO.

Fulkrum Announces Record Growth in 2024 and Ambitious Plans for 2025

Fulkrum Announces Record Growth
Fulkrum, a global leader in inspection, expediting, auditing, and technical staffing services, is pleased to announce strong performance in 2024, marked by significant revenue growth

Sailors’ Society Launches Sea Mate Training Pilot

Sailors’ Society Launches Sea
The maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society has launched a new training program to promote and sustain crew well-being on board.Under its revolutionary Sea Mate initiative

Noble Corp. Taps Kongsberg Digital Simulator Tech

Noble Corp. Taps Kongsberg
Houston-based Noble Corporation contracted with Kongsberg Digital for the delivery of navigation, engine and dynamic positioning (DP) simulators based on Kongsberg Maritime’s K-Pos DP system.

Leveraging Human Factors for Safer Maritime Vessel Ops

Leveraging Human Factors for
A safety management system, while vital, can only take a company so far. The real change has to be cultural throughout an organization.Many maritime companies can operate effectively under the

NASSCO "Failed to follow Federal Wage Regs" for 36 Mexican Engineers

NASSCO "Failed to follow Federal
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered more than $1.4 million for 36 Mexican engineers employed in San Diego by a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp.

OMSA’s Smith: Defending US-Flag Vessels is about Economic, National Security

OMSA’s Smith: Defending US-Flag
Anyone who knows Aaron Smith, president and CEO of OMSA, knows that he is passionately focused on the U.S. maritime industry and staunchly defending the U.S. Jones Act fleet and mariners.

Brothers Join Navy Nuclear Engineering Program

Brothers Join Navy Nuclear
Brothers Jacob Wheeler, 17, and Mark Wheeler, 19, of Loveland enlisted in the U.S. Navy’s nuclear engineering program this summer through Navy Recruiting Station Fort Collins.

Port NOLA Names Beth Ann Branch President & CEO

Port NOLA Names Beth Ann Branch
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) Board of Commissioners has announced the appointment of Beth Ann Branch as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 1, 2024.

The Caravel Group acquires India's International Maritime Institute

The Caravel Group acquires
Dr. Harry S. Banga and Mr. Angad Banga of The Caravel Group announced their acquisition of the International Maritime Institute (IMI), a maritime academy.

ICS Academy Provides E-learning for Shipping Companies

ICS Academy Provides E-learning
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Academy provides a platform to harness the collective experience of more than 80% of the world's shipping fleet.

Mintra Acquires Moxie Media

Mintra Acquires Moxie
Mintra, a provider of digital learning and workforce management solutions for the maritime and energy industries, acquired Moxie Media, a U.S.

Panama, Japan Sign Pact on Maritime Education

Panama, Japan Sign Pact on
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) celebrated the signing of a historic agreement between Columbus University and Kobe University, marking a pivotal step toward strengthening maritime education and

Port of Melbourne Welcomes New Chair Debbie Goodin

Port of Melbourne Welcomes New
Port of Melbourne announced Debbie Goodin has been appointed independent Chair of the Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2025.Goodin has more than 30 years of public and private sector senior

Sorenson Joins St. Johns Ship Building in VP Role

Sorenson Joins St. Johns Ship
St. Johns Ship Building announced it has appointed Jim Sorenson as vice president of government sales. Sorenson will spearhead all government-related sales efforts at the Palatka, Fla.

Phoenix Appoints General Manager for the Pacific Region

Phoenix Appoints General Manager
Phoenix International announced it has appointed Travis Niederhauser to the position of General Manager─Pacific Region.In this new role Niederhauser will be responsible overseeing and directing the

DSC Dredge Promotes McMahon to VP of Product Support

DSC Dredge Promotes McMahon to VP
Reserve, La. based DSC Dredge announced it has promoted Stephen McMahon to vice president of product support. He succeeds John “Sonny” Lightsey, who dedicated over 29 years to DSC.