Forums and Symposiums

Women in Ocean Industries: Leadership, Sustainable Development and Maritime Security

Women in Ocean Industries: Leadership, Sustainable Development and Maritime Security

Special Speech by Brune Poirson, Minister of State attached to the Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition of France, to Precede WOC Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) Plenary Session on Women’s Leadership in the Ocean Business Community

The Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) 2019 (Paris, 20-22 November) session on “Women in Ocean Industries: Leadership, Sustainable Development and Maritime Security” will...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/18/women-in-ocean-industries-leadership-sustainable-development-and-maritime-security/

From Space to the Seas: Blue Worlds – The European Space Agency (ESA) Initiative Towards Space Projects Support for Sustainable Ocean Activities

Sustainable Ocean Summit 2019 (Paris, 20-22 Nov)

From Space to the Seas: Blue Worlds – The European Space Agency (ESA) Initiative Towards Space Projects Support for Sustainable Ocean Activities 

At the Sustainable Ocean Summit, the World Ocean Council (WOC) and ESA collaborate to create better links between the seas and the space worlds and prepare the future – with a focus on “The Case of Autonomous Shipping”

ESA will present its initiatives towards cross-fertilisation between seas and space...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/15/from-space-to-the-seas-blue-worlds-the-european-space-agency-esa-initiative-towards-space-projects-support-for-sustainable-ocean-activities/

IMO agrees a goal-based approach to help cut emissions

Anna Ziou, Policy director at the UK Chamber of Shipping

IMO agrees a goal-based approach to help cut emissions

The IMO, which met in London this week to discuss how the shipping industry can continue to decarbonise, has agreed that a goal-setting approach is the best way to reduce carbon emissions in the short-term. Full details of the approach will be resolved next year.

 States and NGO’s discussed the details and the complexities of the different submitted proposals and how they would cut...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/15/imo-agrees-a-goal-based-approach-to-help-cut-emissions/

Convergence

Convergence

There is no such thing as accidents—just a means of communicating a message.

Within the past 4 hours I have been privy to two different fora discussing our industry.  In both, the comment was made about shipping’s isolation as a barrier to change and evolution,

“Shipping needs to be fully integrated in the bigger ecosystem.  It can no longer afford to be isolated.”- Mike Powell, Cardinal Point Marine during the “Technical Innovation and Optimizing Transportation and Logistics Web...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/14/convergence/

Enhancing Maritime Safety Culture

(L-R) L. Makris, Surveyor (Yachts & Small Crafts) /Hellenic Lloyd’s, Dr N. Mazarakis, Professor /Marine Meteorology, RADM J. Drymoussis, Deputy Commander/Hellenic Navy Fleet, G. Genikaliotis, Chairman/Vourkari Sailing Club and C. Triantafillou, HELMEPA

“Enhancing Maritime Safety Culture”

The first of 10 Safety-At-Sea Workshops of the three year-long Project titled “Enhancing the Understanding of New and Enduring Challenges in Maritime Safety Culture in the East Mediterranean” took place on Monday...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/14/enhancing-maritime-safety-culture/

IMCA – HSSE Seminar – “Shaping a sustainable future”, Amsterdam 19/20 Nov. 2019

Nick Hough, IMCA’s Technical Adviser, responsible for IMCA’s Health, Safety, Security & Environment Committer

IMCA – HSSE Seminar – “Shaping a sustainable future”, Amsterdam 19/20 Nov. 2019

Senior managers and QHSE professionals from organisations involved in the offshore marine contracting industry will be gathering in Amsterdam (Park Plaza Hotel, Schiphol) on 19 & 20 November for the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Health, Safety & Environment Seminar. The seminar is closely...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/12/imca-hsse-seminar-shaping-a-sustainable-future-amsterdam-1920-nov-2019/

Europort attracts international visitors in record numbers

Europort attracts international visitors in record numbers

Special ship markets in recovery and real progress on maritime digitalisation brought a feelgood finale to Europort 2019, as the last of 26,076 visitors from 93 countries departed from the biennial conference and exhibition after an energetic week of events at Rotterdam Ahoy on Friday 8th November.

With over 1,000 exhibitors and a record number of international visitors, Europort’s focus on special ship markets paid particular...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/12/europort-attracts-international-visitors-in-record-numbers/

World-Link appraises Cybersecurity solution at IMarEST UAE

90 delegates attended

World-Link appraises Cybersecurity solution at IMarEST UAE

Dubai, 7 Nov 2019

World-Link Communication in conjunction with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) UAE Branch hosted a knowledge sharing session for 90 delegates who connected with the developing world of ship-shore communications while understanding how to future-proof their investments in safe data transmission and analytics, to enhance vessel operation efficiency and comply with...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/11/world-link-appraises-cybersecurity-solution-at-imarest-uae/

ADIPEC 2019 – BMT Delivers Real-Time Integrity Monitoring for Malaysia’s Helang FPSO

Mooring Installation

ADIPEC 2019: BMT delivers mooring line monitoring system for Helang FPSO

BMT teams with LMC on turret moored FPSO for field development

(ADIPEC 2019: ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 11 NOVEMBER 2019 AT 1130 GST (LOCAL) / 0730 GMT; ABU DHABI NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE) – BMT has delivered a Mooring Line Monitoring (MLM) system to London Marine Consultants (LMC) for the Helang FPSO project in Malaysia. The MLM technology that has been developed by BMT has been supplied to LMC...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/11/adipec-2019-bmt-delivers-real-time-integrity-monitoring-for-malaysias-helang-fpso/

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