Thursday, May 1, 2008

Second International Maritime Video awards and the launch of DAM

The second international maritime video awards and the launch of the first Hollywood movie by the mariners ‘DAM’ was held on 30 April 2008 at Hotel Le Meridien, Kochi.

The second day of conference was resumed at 9.00am. The topics included in the first session were Conversion of Single Hull Tankers, Some Major Design Aspects of FPSO Conversion, Opportunities & Challenges in Rigs and Repair & Upgrade of Drilling Rigs. There was also a special presentation on Role of Visual Media in the Maritime Industry. The second annual international maritime video awards started at 6.00 pm at Hotel Le Meridien. The winners for the best maritime videos were honored with Marine BizTV video awards. The venue also witnessed the launch of ‘DAM’, the first Hollywood movie venture from the marine industry and a prestigious project of the Aries Group, along with the first anniversary celebration of Marine BizTV and the tenth anniversary celebration of Aries Marine. The thespian actor, Shri.Madhu along with one of the best directors of the time, Shri T.V. Chandran were the special invitees for the mega award nite. Distinguished personalities of many prominent institutions and societies of the marine industry gathered for the mega award nite. There were 26 award categories included this year. Fifteen award categories came under the People’s Choice Awards and the remaining eleven categories came under the Maritime Excellence Award. The lifetime achievement award for maritime service was given to Dr. Dong Shik Shin, Chairman and Founder, Korea Maritime Consultant Co. Ltd., who is also known as the ‘Father of Korean Shipbuilding’. The lifetime achievement award for the maritime entrepreneurship was given away to the father of Ship Management, Capt. C.A.J Vanderperre, Founder & CEO, Univan Ship Management, Hong Kong. The lifetime achievement award for maritime academics was bagged by Prof. Erno Eugen Wieback.

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