Maritime News- Tanker To The Rescue Of Extreme Sailor January 6, 2009The official AMVER blog brings us news of a rescue currently underway: Vendee Globe organizers lost all communications with French yachtsman Jean Le Cam after his sailboat capsized 200 miles off the coast of Cape Horn early Tuesday morning. An international effort, including a tanker dispatched by the Amver system, was underway to rescue the sailor. Search [ […]John
- Popsicle Stick Ship - Interesting/Odd Ship of The Week January 6, 2009MAKE Blog brings us this interesting ship: He used to break bones, now former Hollywood stuntman Robert Mc-Donald uses popsicle sticks to break world records. McDonald has built three Viking-ship replicas out of ice cream sticks. All have been seaworthy. including his latest beast, built from 15 million popsicle sticks over three years. He’s now workin […]mike
- Bush to Protect More of The Pacific January 6, 2009Today, President Bush will designate vast stretches of American-controlled Pacific Ocean including islands, reefs surface waters and sea floor as marine national monuments that will serve to limit fishing, mining, oil exploration and other kinds of commercial activities in the designated areas. Areas of interest include parts of the Mariana Trench (shown a […]mike
- Tanker To The Rescue Of Extreme Sailor January 6, 2009
Posts Tagged ‘China’
INMEX China 2008
INMEX China has established itself as an important platform for the maritime industry. Ship building, ship repairs, marine services and engineering, offshore engineering, ports and port development are featured in this leading business event.
Where: Guangzhou, China
When: November 26-28, 2008
Asia Ship Finance & Leasing Forum 2008
The global industry of ship finance is greatly affected by today’s ever-changing economic climate. Furthermore, despite the risks involved, ship finance can be one of the most profitable ventures that a financial institution can undertake. With the correct finance structure and meticulously prepared loan and insurance documentation, many of these liabilities can be identified and [...]
The 9th China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition
Where: Beijing, China
When: March 19-21, 2009
Seatrade All Asia Cruise Convention
Asian Promise
The Future of Cruising
Between 23 – 25 October 2008, Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal will play host to the inaugural Seatrade All Asia Cruise Convention where leading industry players will come together to look at this emerging cruise market and discuss how its huge potential can be realised, making it a must-attend event for [...]
Shiport China 2008
Full Name: The 6th International Shipbuilding, Ports and Marine Equipment Exhibition for China
Shiport China 2008
November 5 (Wed)-8 (Sat), 2008, Dalian World Expo Center
(Originally October 23 (Thu)-25 (Sat), 2008, and the show date has been changed since Feb. 1, 2008)
With ten years of experience since 1998, Shiport China has grown into the largest maritime event in [...]
The Terminal Operations Conference & Exhibition for Asia
After a very successful event in Shanghai where we welcomed over 800 shipping, port and terminal executives. The TOC Worldwide Events team have decided to keep TOC Asia in China for 2009. TOC Asia 2009 will take place in Shenzhen the 3-5 March.
Port of Shenzhen is situated in the southern region of the Pearl River [...]
SHIPORT CHINA 2008
The 6th International Shipbuilding, Ports and Marine Equipment Exhibition for China
Where: Xinghai Bay Dalian, China
When: November 5-8, 2008
Marintec 2009
For the past 28 years, Marintec China has played a role in bringing international industry players together in one location to share the latest technology news and valuable experiences at the exhibition, various technical seminars and other events. The scale of the show has grown increasingly larger, as well as the scope of products on [...]
International Maritime Expo - China 2009
Where: Guangzhou, China
When: TBA
Shipping China Energy 2009
The Shipping China Energy conferences are now well known for their willingness to tackle the hard issues facing the maritime sector in China. This annual shipping event offers participants a genuinely open debating platform for discussions.
Following the success of this year’s event, plans are already [...]
