IMC and IMI UPDATES
It gives us immense delight to inform you that our club has expanded with 50 Organizations and Institutes altogether. We first thank the existing members for their valuable advices and support, as without them this won't have been possible.
We also welcome the new joiners aboard.
New Joined IMC:
1. The Nautical Institute
2. N.Z. Marine Transportation Association
New Joined IMI:
1. Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz
2. MASSA Maritime Academy
It is a pleasure for us to update you on the upcoming event MASTECH 2008 - Two Day International Marine Technical Event on Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding, MASTECH 2008 is a two day International. The event is co-organized by Marine BizTV and MAST- the Middle East Alumni of Naval Architecture. It will be conducted on the 12th and 13th of November 2008 at Hotel Crowne Plaza, Dubai. For more details visit www.mastechdubai.com
To develop new and compelling ways to promote interest in marine research and innovation EMEC has partnered with Marine BizTV, the first satellite TV channel covering the marine industry worldwide in July, 2008. The main intent of the partnership is for EMEC to provide content to MarineBiz TV from an European perspective, keeping a worldwide audience up to date with the latest opportunities and developments in the field, and at the same time reaching a wider audience interested in the activity of the leading companies in the industry. The partnership is strategically important for the Marine Equipment industry as a whole, as it is especially targeted towards students and young professionals specialising in the Marine field. EMEC and MarineBiz TV are both developing new and compelling ways to promote interest in marine research and innovation, and expect the results to be beneficial to the whole industry by ultimately addressing the skill shortage which has been affecting it for years. Also, this joint effort by MarineBiz TV and EMEC is aimed at bridging the gap between different practices and policies in the European and Asian Marine Industry, opening new channels of communication between different perspectives and promoting the European Marine Equipment industry across the global market.
Now for a quick look at the Maritime Updates:
Trade boost in sight as Marseilles and Mumbai sign twinning agreement The Port of Marseilles, France and the Port of Mumbai, India's fifth largest port, have signed a twinning agreement enabling the cooperation on trade development, engineering, management and security issues. Trade between Marseilles-Fos and India is currently modest. About 20 percent of last year's 300,000 tonne total was via Mumbai, which is now seeking to expand its container, export cars and oil products markets in southern Europe and North Africa. Marseilles' director-general Jean-Claude Terrier and Mumbai's director-general Rahul Asthana signed the agreement. Container Shipping Information Service (CSIS) is launching a new set of resources designed for schools. Its aim is to provide teachers with the tools and information to introduce discussions on global trade and container shipping into the classroom. Among the new resources is an interactive animated video which allows users to follow the journey of certain products from source to store with quizzes and information pit-stops along the way. Also available are a ready-made container shipping presentation covering everything from history to interesting facts and figures, and a pack of information about the crucial Panama Canal. You can view the new CSIS resources at www.shipsandboxes.com/. These new educations resources follow a BBC initiative launched in September in collaboration with CSIS. The Box project follows a BBC-branded shipping container around the world as it transports a variety of consumer goods. London-based international engineering and project management company AMEC and the marine heavy lifting company Sea Metric International have signed a cooperation agreement to provide a new international offshore decommissioning service for clients. Neil Bruce, CEO of AMEC's Natural Resources division, said: "The market for the decommissioning of offshore oil facilities is huge and working with SeaMetric will enable us to enhance our portfolio of asset support services to provide an integrated "end-of-life" solution." SeaMetric's Managing Director, Johan F. Andresen, added: "Cooperation with AMEC is a major step towards realizing the potential of [Twin Marine Lifter projects], particularly in the North Sea platform decommissioning market."
INDESEC EXPO 2008 is the Indo-international cluster of co-located defense and national security exhibitions and conferences to be held in Delhi, from 6th - 8th November, 2008. A large number ofsenior end users and buyers will be present at the event, including India's Minister of State for Defence and the Chief of the Indian Air Staff. Hundreds of established and emerging Indian and international companies will be using the Indesec platform to ensure that they are seen, heard, and able to meet with key new prospects over the course of the three days. The event encompasses three major defence and homeland security exhibitions with their respective conferences; the flagship Defence and National Security Leadership Summit; the Informa Indesec awards ceremony and gala dinner; and ample networking receptions. Indesec 2008 comprises seven major defence and national security events including the Network Enabled Capability Exhibition (NECE), the Border Security International Exhibition (BSEC) and the Maritime Security International Exhibition (MSI) and conferences for NECE, BSEC and MSI along with the Defence and National Security Leadership Summit (DNS). Indesec 2008 is wholly international with international buyers, end users and solution providers in attendance the event's host nation, India, is widely regarded to be one of the most important emerging markets within the global defence industry. You will have the best possible promotional and networking platform to forge important new business relationships and partnerships in India. As an exhibitor, this will present you an opportunity to serve and access the multi-billion dollar Indian (and international) defence market. Numerous meaningful sponsorship opportunities exist for your organisation, including the event's high level Leadership Summit, the Conferences and associated Networking Events. as an international exhibitor promoting cutting-edge solutions, you have every reason to expect world-class exhibition facilities.
P.S: Kindly update us on any important activity or news of your organization to the above mentioned ID. We will be happy to update the same in our Newsletter