Major announcements were made at the fourth Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM4) in India. Inaugurating the fourth Clean Energy Ministerial taking place in New Delhi this week, India’s Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said: “There is need for inter-country consultation and discussion in these areas to p
Herbert Koelman has been announced as the winner of the GL COMPIT Award 2013. The Dutch computer aided design expert was honoured for his paper’s contribution to the promotion of innovative approaches in ship design, at the COMPIT Conference which took place from 15 to 17 April in Cortona, Italy. Th
This year’s International Conference on Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT) covered a broad spectrum of the latest developments in ship design and shipbuilding, IT trends and marine robot technology. Organised by Germanischer Lloyd (GL), the conference took place for the
Looking forward and creating innovative and sustainable solutions are needed to harness the power of the Severn Estuary to create renewable energy. Finding such exciting solutions which will benefit the economy on both sides of the Severn will be the focus of a conference for engineers, economists,
Building on the success of its first-ever offshore conference in 2011, Nor-Shipping will again host Agenda Offshore on June 5, signifying the importance of the maritime industry as it increasingly moves offshore to service the oil and gas industry. Speakers Helge Lund, CEO of Statoil, and Andy Brown
The German navigation system supplier Raytheon Anschütz exhibits its new, IMO-certified Synapsis Intelligent Bridge Control system as well as the new Horizon MF as a maintenance-free gyro compass. Horizon MF is Raytheon Anschütz’ new strap down compass system which uses Hemispherical Resonator Gyros
Delegates from 14 countries have registered for next month’s Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s 2nd IMarEST Ballast Water Technology Conference, being held in central London (Wellcome Collection Conference Centre, London NW1) on Thursday 9 – Friday 10 May 2013, just prior to I
The International Chemical and Oil Pollution Conference and Exhibition 2013 (ICOPCE), which is part of the 8th Singapore Maritime Week (SMW), on Friday April 12th, concluded a chemical spill exercise. This full deployment, multi-agency exercise was organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Sin
HANNOVER MESSE 2013 drew to a successful close on Friday. “Over the past several days, the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology has underscored its role as a key driver of the fourth industrial revolution,” commented Dr. Jochen Köckler, member of the Managing Board at Deutsche Messe
HANNOVER MESSE 2013 drew to a successful close on Friday. “Over the past several days, the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology has underscored its role as a key driver of the fourth industrial revolution,” commented Dr. Jochen Köckler, member of the Managing Board at Deutsche Messe
APL clinched the inaugural Green Ship of the Year award at the 2013 International Maritime Awards organized by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore yesterday evening. The APL Yangshan, a 10,700-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) container ship built in 2012 currently plying the Asia-Europe tr
The new mega container terminal now under construction at DP World flagship Jebel Ali Port has been a major attraction at Sea Asia 2013, the 3-day cornerstone event of Singapore’s Maritime Week, with visitors including Singapore’s Minister of Transport H.E. Lui Tuck Yew. DP World is participating in
HydroVision International 2013 – the world’s largest conference and exhibition devoted to the hydroelectric power industry – will feature an entire seven-session panel presentation track covering the ocean/tidal/stream power market. This year’s Ocean/Tidal/Stream track is designed to provide a wealt
At the Hanover Fair, ABB is exhibiting its complete portfolio of high voltage cables for direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) on an XLPE basis. For the first time, moreover, ABB is showcasing Cable Care – a support package that subsumes solutional options and the capability portfolio in
