September 11 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has appointed Ibrahim Abdulrahman Al-Omar as its new chief executive officer, effective October 1, 2014.
Al-Omar replaces Mohammad Omair Al-Otaibi, who was appointed acting ceo last month, after July, 2014 saw Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser step down from the post.
Al-Jasser has since been appointed director general of Saudi Arabian Airlines.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
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Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) members gathered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for its 22nd annual membership conference on November 10-13.
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has launched a specialised logistics division catering to the cloud infrastructure industry.
Richard J. Hendrick was unanimously elected vice chair of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) board of directors.
