Capt. Noel Shaw at the helm of a 2,400-hp pushboat. Shaw, who runs a company that places towing masters in short-notice jobs, has seen a slowing in some maritime sectors, but he says the demand for skilled mariners remains strong.…
(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) -- BC Ferries has cut 35 workers, the Vancouver Sun newspaper reported. All are in executive or administrative jobs. Four of the employees have retired voluntarily. A union official said rank-and-file job cuts may be announced later.…
(PALM BEACH, Fla.) -- Some out-of-work yacht captains are attempting a career change into the commercial maritime industry, The Triton-Megayacht News reported. The slowing economy, which has hurt the yacht business, has convinced some captains to take courses for commercial…
(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Neptune Orient Lines plans to cut 1,000 jobs and move its Americas headquarters, the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper's Bottom Line business blog reported. The job cuts include 350 at American President Lines, which is U.S.-based. NOL wants…
Greater Scott, a 158-foot crew boat from Neuville Boat Works, heads to work in the Gulf. (Brian Gauvin) This is how fierce demand is for newbuilds in the Gulf: Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., didn’t even bother to line up…
The following is the text of a press release issued by Horizon Lines Inc.: (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) today announced a non-union workforce restructuring initiative targeted at reducing annualized labor-related costs by an estimated $7…
The shortage of available crewmembers has been growing for years. Employers have responded by working closely with maritime academies, seamen’s unions and apprenticeship programs. “It used to be that there were too few jobs and too many people looking,†said…
Crowley’s Pacific Reliance entered service in 2006 as part of a trend to ATBs. Maritime training facilities are responding to the industry’s growing need to recruit and retain skilled personnel with an ever-widening array of courses and programs. As…
Resolve Pioneer is the first of five vessels Resolve Marine plans to place strategically around the United States to better respond to maritime incidents. Responding to the increasing demand for qualified personnel across the industry, Resolve Marine Group will…
Students at the Calhoon MEBA Engineering School in Easton, Md., using the school’s Transas LNG simulator to learn cargohandling procedures. Shell Shipping and Shell International Trading and Shipping Co. (STASCO) will begin recruiting U.S. merchant mariners to staff its growing fleet…
