Maritime Cultural Olympics, a cultural extravaganza was organized by Marine BizTV exclusively for Maritime Institutes across the world, to patronize the cultural harmony and give youth a unique platform to showcase their talents.
Maritime Cultural Olympics was held at Hotel Le Meridien, Cochin on 14th December 2008. The judging panel consisted of the eminent personalities of the "Maritime Industry".
Maritime Cultural Olympics was a never before experience, for the entire maritime world.
Friday, December 19, 2008
BOAT INDIA 2008
Offering the most in-depth and comprehensive platform, Boat India '08 covered every aspect of Boat & Yacht industry worldwide from 14th to 16th December 2008 in Cochin, India. The three day event with regional, national and international participation featured charter services, yacht brokers, the latest marine equipment & technology and all other services and products associated with Boat industry was held in Le Meridian and Taj Residency.
The theme of BOAT INDIA 2008 was Trends, New concepts, Technology and Commerce surrounding the design and construction of Boats.
BOAT INDIA 2008 created ripples with attention gaining segments:
An agenda-setting 2 day conference featuring 4 sessions on the hottest current issues
Product demonstrations from the leading Boat and Yacht establishments worldwide
1st International Boating Awards- IBA 08
Exclusive business networking session along the captivating backwaters of Kerala
The theme of BOAT INDIA 2008 was Trends, New concepts, Technology and Commerce surrounding the design and construction of Boats.
BOAT INDIA 2008 created ripples with attention gaining segments:
An agenda-setting 2 day conference featuring 4 sessions on the hottest current issues
Product demonstrations from the leading Boat and Yacht establishments worldwide
1st International Boating Awards- IBA 08
Exclusive business networking session along the captivating backwaters of Kerala
Tidewater builds diesel electric PSVs
USA: Since their beginnings with the 1955-launch of the Ebb Tide, the first purpose-built boats to serve the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil industry, Tidewater has been an industry leader.
With over 400 vessels currently serving the oil industry worldwide the company is now the largest offshore support vessel operator in the world. The fleet has been built by acquiring competitors but also by an extensive and systematic new construction program. Currently the latest generation of platform supply vessels has completed the design phase. MMC Ship Design & Marine Consulting of Poland designed the vessels, twelve of which are being built in China at the Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding. The new class of PSVs will be diesel-electric power. Each of the four electric generators will be turned by a Cummins QSK60-D(M) rated at 1,825 kW. These provide the electrical power to the two motor-driven aft mounted azimuthing thrusters and two bow thrusters, a 910kW controllable pitch tunnel thruster along with an 800kW drop down controllable azimuthing thruster. Power will also be reserved for the vessel’s cargo systems. The boats have a 14.3-knot design speed. In the choice of propulsion, Tidewater has moved to the efficiencies offered by diesel-electric technology. The great flexibility of this system allows for significant cost savings when a boat is on standby at an oilrig or maintaining slow speeds for exploration jobs.
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With over 400 vessels currently serving the oil industry worldwide the company is now the largest offshore support vessel operator in the world. The fleet has been built by acquiring competitors but also by an extensive and systematic new construction program. Currently the latest generation of platform supply vessels has completed the design phase. MMC Ship Design & Marine Consulting of Poland designed the vessels, twelve of which are being built in China at the Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding. The new class of PSVs will be diesel-electric power. Each of the four electric generators will be turned by a Cummins QSK60-D(M) rated at 1,825 kW. These provide the electrical power to the two motor-driven aft mounted azimuthing thrusters and two bow thrusters, a 910kW controllable pitch tunnel thruster along with an 800kW drop down controllable azimuthing thruster. Power will also be reserved for the vessel’s cargo systems. The boats have a 14.3-knot design speed. In the choice of propulsion, Tidewater has moved to the efficiencies offered by diesel-electric technology. The great flexibility of this system allows for significant cost savings when a boat is on standby at an oilrig or maintaining slow speeds for exploration jobs.
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Asian container lines mull revamp to South American services
Tokyo: Three leading Asian carriers are re-considering their arrangements on the East Coast of South America to Northern Europe trades.
K Line, China Shipping Container Line (CSCL) and Evergreen were all vessel providers as part of the EUSA service (along with Argentine carrier Maruba) that started up in April, 2007, but was aborted in April, 2008 after what one carrier called “a debacle”. One line manager said of EUSA: “It didn’t have a chance, as all the better contracts were already tied up with the existing carriers like Hamburg Sud, Maersk Line and MSC. It was a bloodbath really for the Asian carriers and Maruba.” But now CMA CGM and Maruba have joined services in a new SAFRAN service (with the first sailing from the Brazilian port of Santos on December 25) and so the Asian carriers are facing a dilemma. Although they still have slots with MSC and on CSAV’s Euratlan service, they might not be sufficient to handle their needs, particular in terms of reefer plugs. CMA CGM says it is launching SAFRAN to service the needs of the growing reefer exports from both Argentina and Brazil. The Asian carriers, particularly K Line, are understood to be keen to take a share of this profitable box trade.
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K Line, China Shipping Container Line (CSCL) and Evergreen were all vessel providers as part of the EUSA service (along with Argentine carrier Maruba) that started up in April, 2007, but was aborted in April, 2008 after what one carrier called “a debacle”. One line manager said of EUSA: “It didn’t have a chance, as all the better contracts were already tied up with the existing carriers like Hamburg Sud, Maersk Line and MSC. It was a bloodbath really for the Asian carriers and Maruba.” But now CMA CGM and Maruba have joined services in a new SAFRAN service (with the first sailing from the Brazilian port of Santos on December 25) and so the Asian carriers are facing a dilemma. Although they still have slots with MSC and on CSAV’s Euratlan service, they might not be sufficient to handle their needs, particular in terms of reefer plugs. CMA CGM says it is launching SAFRAN to service the needs of the growing reefer exports from both Argentina and Brazil. The Asian carriers, particularly K Line, are understood to be keen to take a share of this profitable box trade.
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UAE Merchant Marine Cadets Graduate
Merchant marine cadets from a United Arab Emirates training ship graduated at a special ceremony held during Seatrade Middle East Maritime 2008, the largest maritime event of its kind in the region, which opened Sunday, 14 December 2008.
The deck cadets were the sixth batch of students of the Birla Institute of Technology International Centre for Maritime Studies and Ship Management to pass out after training on the Ras Al Khaimah-berthed training ship Sindbad. Seatrade Middle East Maritime which ran until Tuesday 16 December is under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. The event, officially opened by Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai World, attracted a total of 313 exhibiting companies from 33 countries. Principal sponsors of Seatrade Middle East Maritime 2008 included Det Norske Veritas, GEM, Dubai Maritime City Authority, NITC and Gulf Marine. Other sponsors are: ABS, BP Marine, ClassNK, Drydocks World, Emarat Maritime, Ince Al Jallaf & Co, Lloyd's Register, Topaz Energy & Marine, Rais Hassan Saadi Group, SAIFEE Trading, Royal Caribbean Cruises Line, Cloud Cruises and the Ministry of Tourism for the Sultanate of Oman.
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The deck cadets were the sixth batch of students of the Birla Institute of Technology International Centre for Maritime Studies and Ship Management to pass out after training on the Ras Al Khaimah-berthed training ship Sindbad. Seatrade Middle East Maritime which ran until Tuesday 16 December is under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. The event, officially opened by Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai World, attracted a total of 313 exhibiting companies from 33 countries. Principal sponsors of Seatrade Middle East Maritime 2008 included Det Norske Veritas, GEM, Dubai Maritime City Authority, NITC and Gulf Marine. Other sponsors are: ABS, BP Marine, ClassNK, Drydocks World, Emarat Maritime, Ince Al Jallaf & Co, Lloyd's Register, Topaz Energy & Marine, Rais Hassan Saadi Group, SAIFEE Trading, Royal Caribbean Cruises Line, Cloud Cruises and the Ministry of Tourism for the Sultanate of Oman.
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GL Releases Guide for Ship Lay-Ups
Germanischer Lloyd has developed a guide outlining major methods and procedures involved in ship lay-ups.
The guide gives technical assistance to shipowners focussing on the maintenance of class, ship's safety as well as the maintenance of operability. Deactivating vessels in an effort to save costs requires planning and investment in the process. It is imperative that ships are laid up technically correctly to reactivate the ship successfully when the economic conditions are more favourable. "With our guide we offer technical consultancy support for the shipowners. On request, Germanischer Lloyd will also carry out surveys serving purposes such as consultation and cooperation in applying the necessary measures", explains Carsten Beese, Head of Competence Centre Fleet Service Management at Germanischer Lloyd. Additional to the technical challenges, the coordination with local and national authorities is important in the lay-up process. Lay-up conditions are determined by any local authority which has permitted vessels to be anchored off its coast. Reactivating a ship from a hot lay-up can be comparatively quick. The hot lay-up is achieved by having a small crew onboard the vessel in order to maintain full-time fire, leakage, moorings and security watch of the vessel with the minimum of machinery running. This ensures that the machinery, electrical and electronic systems are kept within tolerable temperature and humidity conditions by a crew that is familiar with the vessel.
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The guide gives technical assistance to shipowners focussing on the maintenance of class, ship's safety as well as the maintenance of operability. Deactivating vessels in an effort to save costs requires planning and investment in the process. It is imperative that ships are laid up technically correctly to reactivate the ship successfully when the economic conditions are more favourable. "With our guide we offer technical consultancy support for the shipowners. On request, Germanischer Lloyd will also carry out surveys serving purposes such as consultation and cooperation in applying the necessary measures", explains Carsten Beese, Head of Competence Centre Fleet Service Management at Germanischer Lloyd. Additional to the technical challenges, the coordination with local and national authorities is important in the lay-up process. Lay-up conditions are determined by any local authority which has permitted vessels to be anchored off its coast. Reactivating a ship from a hot lay-up can be comparatively quick. The hot lay-up is achieved by having a small crew onboard the vessel in order to maintain full-time fire, leakage, moorings and security watch of the vessel with the minimum of machinery running. This ensures that the machinery, electrical and electronic systems are kept within tolerable temperature and humidity conditions by a crew that is familiar with the vessel.
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Norway offers 34 production licenses in APA 2008
Oslo: The Norwegian government will offer 34 production licenses in the awards in predefined areas licensing round 2008 (APA 2008).
The 34 licenses include 21 in the North Sea, 11 in the Norwegian Sea and two in the Barents Sea. A total of 47 companies applied for production licenses in APA 2008. The government will make offers to 19 operators and 40 companies, including both operators and companies with participating interests. The APA licensing rounds take place in mature areas of the Norwegian continental shelf. For APA 2008, production licenses in the Barents Sea close to the coast will require additional efforts in response to oil spills in the area. Operators offered licenses include BG Norse, Centrica Resources, ConocoPhillips, Dana Petroleum, Det Norske Oljeselskap, Dong, Eni, Lotos, Lundin, Maersk, Marathon, Nexen, OMV, Premier Oil, Revus Energy, Rocksource, StatoilHydro, Talisman Energy and Wintershall. Sagex has a 40 percent interest. License 518 was offered to operator Dong with 40 percent. Discover holds a 20 percent interest, North Energy has 30 percent interest and Sagex has 10 percent.
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The 34 licenses include 21 in the North Sea, 11 in the Norwegian Sea and two in the Barents Sea. A total of 47 companies applied for production licenses in APA 2008. The government will make offers to 19 operators and 40 companies, including both operators and companies with participating interests. The APA licensing rounds take place in mature areas of the Norwegian continental shelf. For APA 2008, production licenses in the Barents Sea close to the coast will require additional efforts in response to oil spills in the area. Operators offered licenses include BG Norse, Centrica Resources, ConocoPhillips, Dana Petroleum, Det Norske Oljeselskap, Dong, Eni, Lotos, Lundin, Maersk, Marathon, Nexen, OMV, Premier Oil, Revus Energy, Rocksource, StatoilHydro, Talisman Energy and Wintershall. Sagex has a 40 percent interest. License 518 was offered to operator Dong with 40 percent. Discover holds a 20 percent interest, North Energy has 30 percent interest and Sagex has 10 percent.
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