Posidonia exhibition opens today June 4 at Metropolitan Expo Centre, which is equipped to provide enhanced services and an overall better experience to the estimated 1,870 exhibitors from 87 countries and 17,000 visitors expected to go through its gates during the five day event. The modern, state-o
Revving up like the factories across America that make wind turbine components, the WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition—the world’s largest annual wind energy event—got under way with a packed schedule of educational sessions, the opening of its giant exhibition and the induction of the American
With a core objective of further growing the UAE’s logistics sector, Supply Chain and Logistics Group (SCLG) gathered industry experts from over 15 countries to the ‘5th Global Logistics and Supply Chain summit’ in Dubai last week. SCLG, a not for profit business group working under patronage of Dub
With just over two weeks to go until Global Wind Day (GWD), interest in celebrating the power of wind on or about 15 June is growing in the three nations of North America. In Boston, the 381-year-old capital of Massachusetts, free scheduled GWD events in the city include educational sessions, movie
Europe’s leading shipping company-independent container terminal operator and number one on Germany’s North Sea coast is again flying the flag in China. For the fourth year in succession, EUROGATE is participating at the transport logistic China 2012 trade fair in Shanghai. At the “German Ports” joi
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) gathered a group of clients together in Hamburg for a Forum to examine the latest developments in container stowage and transport. The Forum, one of many held by GL on a regular basis around the world, looked at how, in a time where the market is especially tight, added flexi
With the focus on rising fuel prices, Lloyd’s Register provides an effective energy management approach that will help owners identify suitable options and opportunities when choosing technologies, operational parameters and fuel types. Increasing energy prices, the patchwork of emissions regulation
The second day of the TransOman Conference focused on related maritime issues, other than developments and challenges being faced by the sector, via coverage of green port initiatives, maritime skill building and technological solutions and strategies by expert speakers related to the field, during
The Rotterdam based shipping company Rotortug and ASD Ship Design from Alblasserdam have invented a revolutionary tugboat technology (‘tugnology’) to prevent towline failures from chafing against a tugboats fixed towing point. The invention of Mr. Ton Kooren (Rotortug) and Mr. Arie Aalbers (ASD Ship
HGO InfraSea Solutions will be exhibiting at the RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind 2012 in London from 13.-14.06.2012 at stand # 147. HGO is a ship owner and developer, ship manager and charterer for heavy-lift jack-up vessels, used to build and maintain offshore wind farms as well as offshore oil an
Damen Shipyards has launched its newly designed ASD Tug 3212 at the International Tug and Salvage Convention (ITS) in Barcelona. This innovative and powerful tug in the 85 t BP range is the result of three years of research and represents a completely new Damen ship type and a milestone in ASD tug d
What strategies, programmes and technologies can the maritime industry adopt to continue with success its progress towards better environmental performance? Answers will be provided by gmec, global maritime environmental congress, to be held at the Hamburg Fair site on 3 and 4 September 2012 on the
Some 500 industry experts are expected at the SMM Offshore Dialogue, hosted for the second time by Hamburg Messe, with support from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). The workshop is to be held in the framework of SMM 2012, the world’s leading maritime industry fair, at the Ham
Energi Coast, North East England’s renewables group, is taking the message that the region has the skills and capabilities to meet the demands of the global offshore wind industry to a major international exhibition in June. Global Offshore Wind, which is organised by the UK industry trade body, Ren
