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 ‘January 2009’
Ship Recycling Forum 2009
This one day forum for shipowners, shipbreakers, shipbrokers, legislators, classification societies, lawyers and regulators will provide insight into the radically changing regulatory environment and tackle the hard commercial issues affecting the demolition industry.
With the world financial crisis causing shipowners to radically reassess their [...]
2nd Optimising Ship Maintenance
Conference details
Name: 2nd Optimising Ship Maintenance
Place and dates: 28th & 29th of January 2009
Hamburg, Germany
Notes:
ACI’s 2nd Optimising Ship Maintenance Conference will build on the achievements of the previous event by exploring the solutions available to overcome the practical challenges of implementing a maintenance management strategy and thus optimising operational efficiency. The business case for pro-active maintenance [...]
Risk Management in Shipping
Two intensive days to fully explore the range of Risk Management Strategies:
* Identify the full range of potential risks to your business
* Examine and compare traditional methods of risk management
* Explore the latest derivative tools used in shipping
* Assess the best use of freight futures and FFAs
* Analyse the effect of fluctuations in freight rates, [...]
Understanding and Managing Marine Cargo Claims
This training seminar will:
* Examine charterparties, bills of lading and key shipping documentation
* Discuss liability under the Hague, Hague-Visby and Hamburg Rules
* Analyse issues of delivery of cargo, cargo insurance, unseaworthiness and due diligence
* Address the handling of claims for dangerous cargo, containers and cargo theft and fraud
* Explore the resolution of disputes through arbitration
Featuring [...]
Managing Maritime Accidents & Casualties
A seminar with workshops tailored for those who want answers to the complexities of handling accidents and casualties including:
* Studying the implications of human error - strategies and guidelines used by the MOD
* Considering complex salvage agreements
* Examining General Average, transshipment and salvage following a casualty scenario
* Exploring modern investigation techniques used in shipping accidents
* [...]
PVA Annual Conference at MariTrends 2009
“The wealth of knowledge and experience shared at MariTrends is extremely valuable in running my operation.”
Alan Bernstein
B.B. Riverboats, Inc.
Newport, KY
Attending the PVA Annual Convention at MariTrends and the PVA Ferry Conference at MariTrends is the most comprehensive industry event for passenger vessel operators and industry suppliers. The PVA Annual Convention at MariTrends is the place [...]
