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 ‘October 2008’
Eastern Area Conference 2008
Coatings Technologies for the 21st Century
Port Canaveral and the Florida Space Coast are known for sun, fun and the beaches. It is also home to NASA and one of the most corrosive areas in the world. It is the perfect setting for a NACE Meeting.
With that being said, the NACE Central Florida Section welcomes you [...]
3rd Annual LNG Tech Global Summit 2008
20th - 22nd October 2008
Beurs-WTC Congress Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
ACHIEVE TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE ACROSS THE COMPLETE LNG VALUE CHANGE
Join us at LNG Tech 2008 – the conference and networking event that brings together leading oil and gas companies from around the globe to discover how to harness the latest technologies for competitive advantage.
Following on from the success [...]
19th Annual Breakbulk Conference & Exhibition
19th Annual Breakbulk Conference & Exhibition
“Breakbulk 2008: Staying on Schedule”
Pressures on capacity and infrastructure caused by the surge in breakbulk and project cargo over the past two years has resulted in increased challenges for breakbulk supply chain management. Rising costs in bunker fuel and security, environmental, health and safety mandates mean that the careful management [...]
SustainableShipping: Political Will, Practical Thinking
Washington D.C., October 2008
The forum that defines the most important issues to face the shipping and bunkering industries for decades. Hosted just days prior to the US election it provides a unique platform for debate and discussion
The first opportunity to hear from the world’s leading authorities following the IMO’s important Marine Environment meeting in [...]
MADEX 2008 - Korea Maritime & Defence Exhibition
MADEX 2008 conference and Expo is set to highlight the defence and shipbuilding industry and is supported by over 400 companies in over 40 nations.
Overview
Exhibitions: MADEX 2008(Korea Maritime & Defence Exhibition)
Date: October 7-10, 2008
Venue: Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO), BUSAN, KOREA
Organized by: Republic of Korea Navy, Korea International Trade Association (KITA)
Managed by: Kyungyon Exhibition [...]
2008 SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo
The SNAME 2008 Annual Meeting features new and expanded conference programming. Based upon industry and SNAME member feedback, the 2008 Annual Meeting will expand its historical technical conference offerings to include a comprehensive technical program and educational offerings in a broader array of professional areas of interest.
In 2008, SNAME will celebrate its 115th anniversary. The [...]
Maritime Law Symposium 2008
The 2008 Marine Law Symposium brought together international and national participants to develop admiralty law, economic, and policy issues in developing marine renewable energy projects in the U.S.
The 2008 Marine Law Symposium is a Maritime Law conference focused on an importance issues faced by ocean managers, politicians, scientists [...]
SIS User Conference
This year’s SIS User Conference wil be arranged on the 20th to 23rd of October 2008, at the Sana Lisboa Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.
The 2008 SIS User Conference will be a four-day (1+3 days) event allowing users to participate in a broad range of learning sessions and discussions.
First day – Monday 20th - is an [...]
Seatrade All Asia Cruise Convention
Asian Promise
The Future of Cruising
Between 23 – 25 October 2008, Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal will play host to the inaugural Seatrade All Asia Cruise Convention where leading industry players will come together to look at this emerging cruise market and discuss how its huge potential can be realised, making it a must-attend event for [...]
Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance 2008
Defence IQ’S 6TH Annual Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance will tackle the key issues that affect the military in maintaining maritime domain awareness. On a daily basis the Maritime Reconnaissance assets of militaries across the world face the challenges placed on them by asymmetric threats. The threat of terrorism, people trafficking, drug enforcement and EEZ protection [...]
