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…
Middle East Maritime Talks Emissions
Fuel, emissions and green technology is one of the crucial areas to come under discussion at one of the conferences that will take place alongside Seatrade Middle East Maritime 2008. Like other industries globally, shipping is facing increasingly tough international challenges to achieve emission reductions. Det Norske Veritas, one of Seatrade Middle East Martime's principal sponsors, believe that carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by as much as 30–50% by actions taken on existing vessels now and for new buildings prior to 2030. The region is playing an increasingly important role in world shipping with the now one of the most active international maritime centres in the world.
BIMCO to Hold Tanker Seminar
BIMCO will hold a tanker seminar on March 6-7 in collaboration with the Dubai Shipping Agents Association. BIMCO Courses has, for the last 21 years, staged a large number of courses and seminars. Over 10,000 participants from 65 countries can attest that these events are an effective method of obtaining practical information on the latest developments in shipping in general, as well as on matters of local or specific interest. In addition the seminar will include case studies and a mock arbitration.
