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Group Dwindles Still Seeking Veteran Status Recognition WASHINGTON, July 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hoffman Island Radio Association (HIRA), World War II sea-going Merchant Marine radio operators ("Sparks"), announced today that it has voted to disband because of deaths and increasing incapacitating illnesses of its aging members. Hoffman Island is a small island at the mouth of the New York City harbor, where the U. S. Maritime Service Radio Academy was established to train...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, January 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (DFM: GULFNAV), the regional's leader in maritime and shipping services has recently announced the appointment of Mr. Per Wistoft Kristiansen as Chief Executive Officer. Per will lead the company's expansionary mission of growth. With 29 years of experience across Europe, Asia and the United States, Per brings to Gulf Navigation rich expertise in the field of shipping and maritime...