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 ‘November 2008’
Offshore Communications Conference 2008
The 8th Annual Offshore Communications Conference & Exhibition, November 4-6, 2008,
will present insight into the challenges of connecting offshore operations in exploration, production, and drilling and well servicing projects, addressing the digital tools required, and the real-time monitoring, surveillance and optimization of production and drilling cycles.
A special focus this year will be on instant [...]
5th Annual Marine Finance Forum – Latin America and the Caribbean
Hosted by Marine Money
Where:
Loews Miami Beach Hotel, South Beach
Miami, Florida
When:
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Click HERE for details.
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
International Freight Week
The United Arab Emirates, in a bid to secure long-term sustainable economic growth, is diversifying its focus on four key areas: Oil & Gas, Tourism, Finance & Banking and Trade & Logistics. Middle East economies could save up to US$74 billion by changing the way global logistics are managed.
The Middle East is ideally placed as [...]
Load & Haul 2008
Where: Jakarta, Indonesia.
When: November 17-19, 2008
Commercialising FLNG Asia 2008
From Design To New Construction, Commercialising FLNG Asia 2008 prides itself on bringing you the key stakeholders in LNG technology, shipbuilding and naval architecture from around the globe to discover how to harness the latest technologies for competitive advantage in FLNG vessels.
It is designed for global players with a special interest in LNG special vessel [...]
Achieving Process Excellence Nordic Summit 2008
Where: Stockholm, Sweden
When: November 17-19, 2008
The Bahamas International Maritime Trade Show
WHAT:
The Bahamas International Maritime Conference and Trade Show is a private-public sector initiative, which will serve as a platform for showcasing the multiple facets of the country’s Maritime Industry, particularly as it relates to trans-shipment, trade, ship ownership, registry services and ship repair; as well as other areas of maritime and financial services. Please click [...]
Technical Challenges in Ice Operations
Attend this seminar to:
* Analyse requirements for ice-class vessels and vessel operation in extremely cold climates
* Examine design principles for different propulsion solutions
* Explore technical developments for different vessel types
* Develop an understanding of ice loads and the interaction of research and development
* Understand the special considerations for deck equipment and machinery in low temperatures
* [...]
KPIs for Shipping
ATTEND THIS ESSENTIAL TRAINING SEMINAR TO:
* Identify and create key performance indicators for your organisation
* Deliver additional shareholder value by incorporating operational KPIs that focus on successful strategy execution and continuous improvement
* Understand how to develop and manage your business through KPIs
* Apply KPIs to engage, retain and commit staff to high performance
* Learn how [...]
