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 ‘May 2009’
2009 Offshore Technology Conference
The 2009 Offshore Technology Conference will be held 4-7 May at Reliant Park.
OTC is the premier offshore industry event for professionals, service industries and suppliers to gather and discuss common issues of ocean resource development. Technological innovations and forums on economic, social, and political aspects of resource development and environmental protection have been the mainstay [...]
Interspill 2009
With the spill industry offering more prevention, better response and serving wider markets across Europe and the world, the need for a platform to demonstrate the strengths of the industry and to communicate its message is fulfilled by the Interspill 2009 Conference and Exhibition.
‘Working Together’ is the theme for Interspill 2009, to be held at [...]
Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2009
The 31st Annual Motorship
Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2009
26 & 27 May 2009, SAS Radisson Scandinavia, Copenhagen, Denmark
The 31st Annual Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference takes place on the 26 & 27 May 2009 in the historic maritime city of Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference is once again supported by BIMCO, the world’s largest private shipping organization [...]
IAPH World Ports Conference 2009
The IAPH World Ports Conference is a biennial event for the world ports to meet, exchange opinions and share experiences on the latest trends in port management and operations.
IAPH 2009 Conference
The central theme for the 2009 conference will reflect the need for the global ports industry to work openly with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders [...]
Shipspotting.com Summit 2009
When Shipspotting held its first user conference in Rotterdam in April 2008, it was an immediate success. More than 40 shipspotters from all over Europe met up and the list of guest speakers was impressive. Lloyds Register Fairplay and Danish Søfart made the event possible by taking a role as sponsors.
By popular demand, the plans [...]
TradeWinds Marine Risk Forum 2009
The TradeWinds Marine Risk Forum is now established as the melting pot for ideas and interaction between shipowners, risk managers, underwriters, brokers and club managers. Opinions are freely exchanged and common ground sought on solutions.
The marine insurance industry, the foundations of which are said to [...]
