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 ‘March 2009’
CMA Shipping 2009
North America’s Premier International Shipping and Trade Conference and Exposition
The 24th Annual Shipping Conference and Exposition will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Stamford Connecticut on March 23, 24, and 25th, 2009.
Green Ship Technology 2009
Tuesday 24th - Wednesday 25th March 2009
Le Royal Meridien, Hamburg
Lloyd’s List events’ 6th annual Green Ship Technology conference, taking place in Hamburg in 2009, is a must-attend event for the shipping industry where participants can exchange ideas and experiences, and keep up-to-date on technical and legislative developments, in plenary sessions, break-out sessions and in the [...]
Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention 2009
Fresh Look Familiar Faces
To celebrate our 25th anniversary we are launching a fresh, new look. Join us at Cruise Shipping Miami, the international conference and exhibition serving the cruise industry, during this milestone year and experience a show with new and exciting additions plus all the familiar features and faces you expect each March.
Where: Miami, [...]
Maritime and Port Security Conference
At any time, there are about 1,000 ships in port. More than 12,000 oil tankers and 3,000 chemical tankers call at Singapore a year. With the substantial amount of oil and chemicals being shipped in and out of the island, safeguarding our waters and port terminals agains threats remains a top priority of the MPA. [...]
The 9th China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition
Where: Beijing, China
When: March 19-21, 2009
Railways and Harbours Conference & Exhibition 2009
Railways and Harbours
Conference & Exhibition 2009
Learn, create, develop and grow.
Railways and harbours operate as a seamless operation, ensuring the flow of goods in and out of countries. If you are either an operator or a supplier to either of these industries, the opportunities in the next decade hold enormous promise. To make the most of [...]
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 [...]
2009 Underwater Intervention
The Underwater Intervention Conference is a joint effort by the Marine Technology Society’s Remotely Operated Vehicle Committee and the Association of Diving Contractors International. It is held annually in January or February. The meeting has multi-tract papers, workshops, tutorials and social events, and conference attendees receive a CD ROM of the proceedings.
The conference is of [...]
Global LNG and LPG Logistics Conference 2009
Welcome to Global LNG and LPG Logistics Conference 2009
Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 March 2009, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
LNG and LPG global supply and demand is booming! The role that LNG and LPG are playing in the global energy mix is more and more important. These two gases are also much more [...]
Tackling Piracy at Sea
Quaynote Communications
18th - 19th March 2009, London, UK
While incidents in the Malacca Straits have declined, Somalia has now become the backdrop against which increasing levels of piracy are seen. With both the frequency and violence of attacks thought to be growing, there is mounting pressure on governments, international agencies, and the shipping industry to tackle [...]
