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 ‘December 2008’
2008 International WorkBoat Show
The International WorkBoat Show is the largest commercial marine tradeshow in North America serving people and businesses working on the coastal, inland and offshore waters. 1,000 companies will display products and services for commercial vessels and the companies that build, service and operate them.
Are you planning on attending the 2008 show?
Where: New Orleans, LA
When: December [...]
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 [...]
Osea 2008
The Oil & Gas Technology trade exhibition – OSEA, was established three decades ago to be THE industry event for Asia. This international event is projected to bring together in 2008, 16,000 [...]
Seatrade Med Cruise and Superyacht Convention
Venezia Terminal Passeggeri, Venice, Italy.
Organisers: Seatrade
Email: events@seatrade-global.com
URL: http://www.seatrade-med.com
When: December 9-11, 2008
SHIPEC America 2008
Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort
December 2-5th 2008
SHIPEC America is a meeting forum targeted at major American shipowners and operators and vendor companies from the following categories:
Shipyards, Propulsion and Manoeuvring, Coatings, Navigation, Communications, Safety, Deck Gear, Fuels and Lubricants, Monitoring and Control, Outfitting, Marine communications, Cargo Gear, Engine manufacturers, paint suppliers and more.
The SHIPEC [...]
Salvage Law & Practice Seminar
Conference highlights:
* Industry Address: Arnold Witte, President, International Salvage Union
* Keynote Address: It’s a tough business but someone has to do it - Andreas Tsavliris
* Experiences of a Special Casualty Representative
* Is salvage profitable?
* How could environmental salvage be remunerated?
* Case StudieS: - The UND Adriyatik
* The Zen Hua 10
* The Haven
* The Spinningdale
* Salvors’ [...]
The 4th Annual Ballast Water Management Conference
Overview
Including contributions from leading ballast water experts:
* Capt. Graham Greensmith, Lead Specialist - External Affairs, Lloyd’s Register
* Markus Helavuori, Maritime Inspector, Maritime Safety Department Finnish Maritime Administration
* Karin Vedo, Legal Adviser - Legislation & Agreements, Norwegian Maritime Directorate
* Patrick Decrop, Harbour Master, Antwerp Port Authority
* Robert Spencer, Vice President Engineering, ABS
* Dr. Helge Liltved, Research [...]
2nd Annual Gas Ship Technology Summit
Overview
Featuring an outstanding speaker line-up including:
* Takashi Unseki, Manager, Initial Planning, Ship & Ocean Engineering Department, Shipbuilding & Ocean Development Headquarters, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD
* Michael vom Baur, Managing Director, AKER YARDS LNG TECHNIK GMBH ROSTOK
* Bill Cooper, Senior Vessel Manager, NYK LNG SHIPMANAGEMENT (UK) LTD
* Bill Wayne, General Manager, SIGTTO
* Captain Mark K. Lane, [...]
Background To Shipping
This comprehensive five-day seminar will:
* Introduce you to all major aspects of the shipping industry
* Give you an overview of the major industry stakeholders
* Analyse current trends in the maritime industry
* Explore building and buying ships
* Examine commercial and operational ship management
* Assess maritime risks and emergencies
Featuring:
* An interactive case study, which will run throughout [...]
In-house Counsel Shipping Forum 2008
Clear, concise and essential updates on the European shipping landscape including:
* Shipping exemption from EU competition law
* UNCITRAL Carriage of Goods Treaty
* Collisions, salvage, towage and General Average
* Document management - disclosure, document retention and retrieval
* Consolidation in the logistics industries
* MARPOL Annex VI and the practical adoption of the law for the shipping sector, [...]
