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 ‘terminals’
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
TOC Europe Conference & Exhibition
TOC Europe attracted its largest attendance yet with a staggering 30% increase on the year before. This further emphasises TOC Europe as the most influential Terminal Operations Conference and Exhibition in the world.
Where: Bremen, Germany
When: June 16-18, 2009
Terminal Operations Conference
TOC Americas, the Terminal Operations Conference and Exhibition for the Americas, is the definitive meeting place for the world’s shipping, port and terminals industries. Following a successful 2007 event in Panama, TOC Americas moves to Long Beach, California for the first time.
Where: Long Beach, California
When: November 8-10, 2008
