Namir Khanbabi has joined Zeamarine as its regional director for Asia and Oceania.
Khanbabi will be responsible for identifying new market opportunities for the Asia and Oceania business units of Zeamarine. He has more than 25 years of experience in the shipping and heavy lift markets and most recently served as chartering and operations director at AAL.
Meanwhile, Alexander Furst has been promoted to Zeamarine’s head of chartering, Asia and Oceania.
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.
