Dubai Maritime City, the world's first purpose-built maritime centre and a member of the Dubai World Group of companies, has announced that it has recently concluded an industry board meeting with leading figures in the global maritime industry.
The meeting was as part of its strategy to leverage global expertise in maximizing the maritime centre's value in the industry. The VIP delegation, made up mostly of ship owners, CEOs, chairmen and managing directors of leading maritime institutions and associations, who were given a detailed overview of Dubai Maritime City's groundbreaking concept. The delegation offered strategic insights and value propositions concerning the future approach of Dubai Maritime City based on evolving dynamics of the global industry and the expected market developments. Also incorporated in the discussions was a session focusing on critical analysis of Dubai Maritime City following a comprehensive presentation of the entire project and its different components. The activity has delivered a significant impact on our future outlook for Dubai Maritime City as the high-level discussions and industry insights were very enlightening, particularly from a strategic point of view.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
COSCO goes solar
Beijing: Australian company Solar Sailor has signed a deal with the largest Chinese shipping line COSCO to fit some tankers with large solar-powered sails.
The sails are 30 meters long, covered with solar PV panels that will provide 5 percent of the ships' electricity and will harness enough wind to reduce fuel costs by 20 to 40 percent. The sails are controlled by a computer that angles them for maximum wind and solar efficiency and the company claims that the sails will pay for themselves within four years.
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The sails are 30 meters long, covered with solar PV panels that will provide 5 percent of the ships' electricity and will harness enough wind to reduce fuel costs by 20 to 40 percent. The sails are controlled by a computer that angles them for maximum wind and solar efficiency and the company claims that the sails will pay for themselves within four years.
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World Maritime Technology Conference 2009 to be held from 21 -24 January 2009.
WMTC an Exhibition shall be held in concurrence with WMTC sessions on 22nd, 23rd and 24th of January.
It will have about 100 stalls, which will provide the Exhibitors an opportunity to showcase their products and services to the delegates and experts of the maritime industry attending the conference. The WMTC is held every 3 years, hosted by a member of the World Maritime Technology Congress in partnership with 25 of the world’s leading maritime associations. The First Conference (WMTC 2003) was organized in San Francisco by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). The second Conference (WMTC 2006) was conducted in London by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). The third Conference (WMTC 2009) will be hosted, for the first time in Asia, by The Institute of Marine Engineers (India) in Mumbai from January 21st to 24th 2009. The aim of WMTC 2009 is to bring professionals from various countries, organizations and disciplines of marine industry on a common platform to exchange ideas on the latest developments in the maritime world and seek a way forward for working together.
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It will have about 100 stalls, which will provide the Exhibitors an opportunity to showcase their products and services to the delegates and experts of the maritime industry attending the conference. The WMTC is held every 3 years, hosted by a member of the World Maritime Technology Congress in partnership with 25 of the world’s leading maritime associations. The First Conference (WMTC 2003) was organized in San Francisco by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). The second Conference (WMTC 2006) was conducted in London by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). The third Conference (WMTC 2009) will be hosted, for the first time in Asia, by The Institute of Marine Engineers (India) in Mumbai from January 21st to 24th 2009. The aim of WMTC 2009 is to bring professionals from various countries, organizations and disciplines of marine industry on a common platform to exchange ideas on the latest developments in the maritime world and seek a way forward for working together.
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Burma carts off rig from disputed waters
Burma removed a rig from a gas-rich stretch of the Bay of Bengal yesterday after Bangladesh sent warships to protest against exploration in the disputed waters, Dhaka's foreign minister said.
Bangladesh deployed four ships and put its navy and armed forces on high alert after a South Korean company escorted by Burmese ships began work in the area. Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury told that Burma was removing the exploration equipment. Bangladesh's armed forces issued a statement saying Burma had been forced to withdraw from the disputed waters. "Navy personnel talked to the foreign technical crews who were involved in the drilling rig and made them understand our resolve," it said. Bangladesh faces an acute energy shortage and has invited bids from foreign companies to explore gas reserves in its part of the Bay of Bengal. Navy and army officials told AFP that Bangladesh had readied missile-laden boats and two elite army units as Burma boosted its troop presence along the 220-kilometre (170-mile) land border. Officials of the two countries held talks in the new Burma capital Naypyidaw earlier this week but apparently failed to resolve the dispute.
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Bangladesh deployed four ships and put its navy and armed forces on high alert after a South Korean company escorted by Burmese ships began work in the area. Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury told that Burma was removing the exploration equipment. Bangladesh's armed forces issued a statement saying Burma had been forced to withdraw from the disputed waters. "Navy personnel talked to the foreign technical crews who were involved in the drilling rig and made them understand our resolve," it said. Bangladesh faces an acute energy shortage and has invited bids from foreign companies to explore gas reserves in its part of the Bay of Bengal. Navy and army officials told AFP that Bangladesh had readied missile-laden boats and two elite army units as Burma boosted its troop presence along the 220-kilometre (170-mile) land border. Officials of the two countries held talks in the new Burma capital Naypyidaw earlier this week but apparently failed to resolve the dispute.
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Gas poisoning on board Russian submarine kills 20
20 people have been killed during an accident on a Russian navy nuclear submarine with 22 others injured on November 9.
“During sea trials of a nuclear-powered submarine of the Pacific Fleet, the firefighting system went off unsanctioned, killing over 20 people, including servicemen and workers,” Captain Igor Dygalo, the navy’s spokesman was quoted as saying in The Age. A naval spokesman said that the submarine’s nuclear reactor was not damaged and background radiation levels were both normal. Autopsies of the three naval officers and 17 civilians who died have shown that the victims died of Freon gas inhalation. The gas was released into part of the submarine when the fire extinguishing system was activated. However, it is not known why the firefighting system was set off. The vessel is a high-speed attack submarine, which is due for delivery to the Indian navy.
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“During sea trials of a nuclear-powered submarine of the Pacific Fleet, the firefighting system went off unsanctioned, killing over 20 people, including servicemen and workers,” Captain Igor Dygalo, the navy’s spokesman was quoted as saying in The Age. A naval spokesman said that the submarine’s nuclear reactor was not damaged and background radiation levels were both normal. Autopsies of the three naval officers and 17 civilians who died have shown that the victims died of Freon gas inhalation. The gas was released into part of the submarine when the fire extinguishing system was activated. However, it is not known why the firefighting system was set off. The vessel is a high-speed attack submarine, which is due for delivery to the Indian navy.
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Saddam Hussein's super yacht up for sale
Saddam Hussein’s super yacht, the ‘Basra Breeze’ was recently put on sale with an asking price of some US$30 million.
Brokers now say that the outdated vessel would need an overall costing as much as its asking price. The yacht, which was built at a Danish shipyard, under signed secrecy agreements to prevent Iraqis from learning about their leader’s extravagance, was launched in 1981. However, the yacht is outfitted with garish taste, “blue carpets clash with salmon-pink canopy in the master bedroom”. The vessel was originally named ‘Qadisiyah Saddam’, after an historical Arab victory but was renamed ‘Ocean Breeze’ after Saddam’s overthrow. It was named ‘Basra Breeze’ after the vessel was returned to ownership in Iraq. However the Iraqi Government has said it has no use for the yacht, which was built with an 83-metre secret passage running through the entire length of the hull, to allow the paranoid leader to escape on an on-board fast patrol boat, if ever attached.
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Brokers now say that the outdated vessel would need an overall costing as much as its asking price. The yacht, which was built at a Danish shipyard, under signed secrecy agreements to prevent Iraqis from learning about their leader’s extravagance, was launched in 1981. However, the yacht is outfitted with garish taste, “blue carpets clash with salmon-pink canopy in the master bedroom”. The vessel was originally named ‘Qadisiyah Saddam’, after an historical Arab victory but was renamed ‘Ocean Breeze’ after Saddam’s overthrow. It was named ‘Basra Breeze’ after the vessel was returned to ownership in Iraq. However the Iraqi Government has said it has no use for the yacht, which was built with an 83-metre secret passage running through the entire length of the hull, to allow the paranoid leader to escape on an on-board fast patrol boat, if ever attached.
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