BOAT INDIA 2008

BOAT INDIA ‘08 is a two-day international conference on Leisure Boating and Yachting to be held at Hotel Taj Residency Cochin from 15 to 16 December 2008. The event organized by Marine BizTV – the Global Maritime Television Channel and managed by BizTV events is in the inaugural year to establish itself as the benchmark and stimulus for the International Leisure Boating and Yachting Industry and will steal the worldwide maritime attention.

BOAT INDIA Awards 2008 is the first International Boating Awards of the sub continent. The awards are bestowed for the outstanding boating and yachting personalities for their excellent contribution to the boating and yachting industry. The inaugural award ceremony will be held at Le Meridien, Cochin on 14 December 2008

Boat India 08- International Conference on Boating and Yachting

Dec 15- 16 2008

Hotel Taj Residency, Cochin

International boating Awards

Dec 14 2008

Hotel Le Meridian

Off add:

Marine BizTV

IInd Floor , Vithayathil Building,

Edapppally, Cochin- 682024

Tel: 91 484 406 66 66

Fax: 91 484 4055561

Contact person: Dilu Venugopal

Mail Id: boatindia@marinebiztv.com

Website: www.marinebiztv.com/boatindia

MASTECH 2008 - INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CONFERENCE BY MAST

MAST (Middle-east Alumni of Ship Technology) an alumni association of Naval Architects graduated from Department of Ship Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology is organizing their first international Maritime conference named as MASTECH 2008. The conference will be held at Crown Plaza Hotel Dubai on 12 and 13 November 2008. The MAST alumni association is working in the UAE since 1980’s and has over 150 members working in various positions in UAE marine industry. MAST has excellent knowledge and penetration in the Middle East marine industry.

MASTECH 2008 will be an excellent opportunity to hear from leading industry and technical experts worldwide. The two-day conference provides an unrivalled environment to exchange information, showcase the latest technical innovations, explore collaborations, highlight business opportunities and take stock of trends and issues at the heart of future strategies.

There will be 24 speakers over the two days of keynote addresses, commercial and technical presentations, poster sessions and panel debates in four sessions. The four sessions designed to focus on separate topics related to ship design, new construction and ship repair, marine engineering and offshore engineering. MAST is expecting more than 250 international delegates for the conference. There will be no doubt that this conference will be very much beneficial to naval architects, marine engineers, designers, ship managers, surveyors, charterers, port operators, marine auditors, finance and insurance executives, safety operators etc. There will be an exhibition to focus on the advanced engineering and design innovations in shipbuilding during the conference. MAST also intends to organize an award night to recognize individuals and establishment for techno maritime achievements. The conference is supported by Biztv events and Marine Biz TV will telecast it globally.

http://www.mastechdubai.com/

Jamaican Flag Flies High in China

Jamaica's flag is flying high in China with the launch of two new container ships that will operate in the Chinese coastal trade.

The newly registered 7,545 gross ton Jamaican containership named CCL Moji, which is the ex-Panjang has been launched. The CCL Moji and its sister ship the CCL Osaka were launched in a ceremony at China’s Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou. Witnessing the launch in China, Mrs Claudia Grant, Deputy Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica said: “These registrations add to Jamaica’s recognition and prestige and demonstrate that we are growing in size and stature in the very important Chinese market”.

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Tug production at Rajang Maju Shipbuilding

Rajang Maju in Malaysia has filled its large building space with tugs under construction.

Currently the yard is finishing up a nice looking pair of 23.5-metre boats named ‘Capricorn 26' and ‘Capricorn 28'. The handy sized tugs have a 7.315-metre moulded beam and a 3.048-metre moulded depth. As is common with Malaysian-built boats there is ample accommodation, in this case for ten crewmembers. Tankage includes provision for 82-tonnes of fuel oil and 30 tonnes of fresh water. Main engines are a pair of Cummins KTA19-M3s, each delivering 445kW to Reintjes 6.048:1 gears. The boats are classed by NK for international navigation.

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New NYK vessel equipped for cadet training

Euroseas has taken delivery of the M/V Maersk Noumea, an intermediate container ship of 34,677 dwt and 2,556 TEU built in 2001 in South Korea.

The vessel was acquired for $43.5m and comes with a period charter attached with a major container liner company at $16,800 per day until August 2011 with charterer's options to extend the charter for three additional years at $18,735, $19,240 and $19,750 per day, respectively. Approximately 100% of Euroseas total containership fleet days in 2008 and about 47% for 2009 are fixed under period charters. Overall, including the Company's dry bulk fleet, about 92% of the total fleet days in 2008 and about 34% in 2009 are covered under period charters, already concluded spot charters, or, otherwise protected from market fluctuations.

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STX Enpaco planning IPO in Q4

South Korea's STX Enpaco Co Ltd., a supplier of ship parts to the STX Group, is planning to hold an initial public offering in the fourth quarter.

"We are planning to go public in the fourth quarter and list shares on the main KOSPI board," President and Chief Executive Song Woo-yik told a briefing at the company's headquarters in South Korea's southern Changwon city. Song said the company plans to sell 10 percent of its existing 20 million shares and will issue 20 percent of new shares. He did not provide further details and said the IPO price has yet to be determined. Another company official said he believes the price will be "in the vicinity of 30,000 won apiece," which means the company is expected to raise around 180 billion won from the share sale. STX Enpaco, which is 51 percent-owned by STX Engine Co Ltd., sells components for diesel engines and various materials for building vessels.
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