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Welcome to this the February 2008 edition of the Shiptalk newsletter.

Please take your time to read what we have to say this month about issues affecting your everyday lives at sea and do let us know if you have an opinion or comments on any of this month's articles or other issues that you would like to air via Shiptalk.com.

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FEATURED ARTICLE
Time with Friends and Family Tops Seafarer Wish List

Whilst ninety-five percent of goods moved around the world travel by sea, hardly anyone knows anything about the lives and views of the people who move them. Even though manning levels on modern ships are a fraction of the numbers employed at sea in past decades, there remain around 1.2 million seafarers serving on approximately 50,000 ocean-going merchant vessels.

Despite the fact that the shipping industry urgently needs to know the real thoughts of those serving on ships today, the modern merchant mariner is almost completely out of sight and mind. Regrettably, instead of dialogue and proper feedback, there has long been only speculation and second-guesses filling in for the unheard voices of those out at sea.

To counter this dearth of information online recruitment company Shiptalk Recruitment Limited has begun a human element initiative with Market Research Company Gilmour Research (GRS), to find-out exactly what serving seafarers think about their lives at sea. The initiative takes the form of five separate surveys running through late 2007, into 2008, and this first report which looks at what makes people go to sea and what keeps them at sea provides some shocks.

While some of the findings will come as no surprise, such as highlighting the aging demographic among skilled officers, or the importance of money in keeping people at sea – what was most surprising was the fact that even in this day in age, with paperwork, fatigue and criminalisation lauded as career killers, it remains as true today as centuries ago that people just miss contact with families and friends.

With voyage lengths, shore leave and family contact so important to so many seafarers it follows that even in this so called Internet age that telephone access was still deemed by the survey as a key to keeping people happy.

The "Life At Sea" surveys have been designed to obtain up-to-date perspectives on the issues that most concern modern seafarers, and contains vital intelligence for ship operators, legislators, manning agencies, academics, training establishments and anyone concerned with real-life contemporary conditions at sea. The findings make compelling reading for anyone looking to attract, retain or manage people at sea today, showing vividly how active seafarers view their trade and provides essential information for anyone contemplating a sea-going career.

The survey report is the result of the contribution of serving seafarers whose views and responses have been compiled confidentially over the past three months.

The first in the series of "Life at Sea" surveys can be viewed freely online at:

www.shiptalkjobs.com/survey_results

Bound copies of the survey report are available to purchase from www.shiptalkshop.com/lass1.asp   priced at £25/copy.

For companies wanting to make use of the results and data, details of our Corporate/Company purchase option can also be found at www.shiptalkjobs.com/survey_results/index.php#corporate

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SECURITY
Alarming News

Good news emerged for users of the Malacca Straits last month, when it was revealed they could be expecting better security along the piracy prone shipping lane, thanks to assistance from Japan .

The money will be used to make improvements and enhancements to Malaysia 's maritime security equipment. The grant from the Japanese Government will see RM14.2mil (approx US$ 4.5 million) provided to enhance the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency's capacity for maritime security in the straits and Malaysian territorial waters.

So it seems that the littoral States, are grudgingly awaking to their primary responsibility over the safety of navigation, environmental protection and maritime security...now they just want others to pay towards turning this acceptance into action.

Fair enough really, and perhaps others might start dipping into their deep pockets in the future, especially with the potential benefits from the upgrade to the Malaysian Sea Surveillance System.

These developments were well timed considering recent discussions on the ineffectiveness, ahem sorry that should read “effectiveness” of Ship Security Alert Systems (SSAS).

Former BIMCO man Thomas Timlen, in his capacity as a University research fellow, has concluded that SSAS aren't particularly useful in countering terrorists and they don't much help the fight against piracy either.

In fact according to Timlen, the SSAS system needs a major rethink and an overhaul. Sadly it seems that the bad guys often seem more competent at finding and controlling the SSAS's than most crews, especially crews who are unaccustomed to working under the cover of an AK47…and also given that the SSAS is a “silent” call for help it does nothing to shake the confidence of the attackers, they simply continue onwards without a second thought...regardless of the flag State swinging into action and shouldering it's holster.

It seems that the case of the “Danica White” (taken by pirates off Somalia last year), has once again served us a useful insight, as it appears the master thought he had triggered the SSAS but had actually just pushed the test button. Add to that the capacity for some crews to hesitate to press the button at all, and those who don't even know where the buttons are, and you have something of a mess. That is before you consider the real uncertainty that many crews face when deciding whether to activate the system – will they be shot by pirates, or will they be blown out of the water by the “good guys”?

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ENVIRONMENTAL
Big Ban Theory

When it comes to shipping, safety and the environment, most Governments have an incredible capacity to slam the stable door shut at about the same time the bolted horse has vanished over the horizon, and has stopped for a graze, a drink, and to perhaps to contemplate a new life out to stud.

With this in mind we shouldn't be surprised that the South Korean maritime ministry last month stated its intention to ban single-hulled tankers from its waters by 2011, a full 4 years earlier than the international ban which enters force from 2015 (but still, however, a full 4 years after the country's worst oil spill).

The December 2007 spill occurred when the VLCC “Hebei Spirit”, a single-hulled tanker was involved in a collision with a crane mounted on a barge. The barge punctured the VLCC's hull and led to 10,500 tons of crude oil leaking into the sea.

The discharge was about a third of the size of the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill and caused an incredible outrage across South Korea.

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TOTAL Mess

Last month a French court ruled the French oil giant TOTAL must pay a maximum possible fine of 375,000 Euro, after being found to have shown “recklessness” in chartering the infamous vessel, “Erika”, which sank in 1999 causing widespread pollution.

In addition to the fine, TOTAL, the owner and manager of the vessel, and the Italian classification group Registro Italiano Navale (RINA), were ordered to pay damages totalling 192 million Euro to 101 plaintiffs, made up of environmental groups, fishermen, local associations and hotel owners. The original claims had sought some 1 Billion Euros in compensation.

Judge Jean-Baptiste Parlos ruled that the 'blatant fault' lay with the owner of the “Erika”, Giuseppe Savarese, and the ship's manager, Antonio Pollara, adding that it was they that caused the shipwreck.

The idea that TOTAL had been “reckless” in chartering the tanker stemmed from the fact that they were accused of paying little attention to the age of the ship and to certain “deficiencies” in its maintenance. The company was also accused of agreeing to use the ship even though it failed to satisfy its own safety and vetting rules.

It has been said before, but is worth restating…cases such as the “Erika”, demonstrate that when something goes wrong it can drag in all those down the chain, from Charterers, Classification Societies, Commercial and Technical managers with expensive and damaging consequences. With even the Masters and crews all too often getting pulled down by the unedifying struggle to point the finger (though thankfully charges against the Erika's master, Captain Mathur were eventually dropped).

It seems that when an Oil Major's own vetting division is ignored or dismissed, it is almost inevitable that things will go wrong. There can be no room for complacency, and when accidents come to court, companies will no doubt wish that their vetting division had been granted true freedom to clampdown, far removed from commercial pressures, and that the systems and safeguards are followed and respected, and not simply seen as a hindrance to the business.

TOTAL is set to launch an appeal, but is understood to be compensating the victims of the spill.

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GENERAL
Cock and Bull Tale

Readers in the UK may have noticed the incredible (and slightly puzzling) high level of attention being given over to the plight of Chickens lately. The TV channels are awash with well-intentioned documentaries making us rebel against caged birds, yes the idea of battery hens has gone very flat indeed.

With celebrity chefs all queuing up to tell us how bad it is to be a hen in the UK , we feel it our duty to go one better and tell you of the plight of poultry abandoned at sea.

Yes, apparently hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of chicken and poultry products are stranded on ships in the Arabian Sea after a bird flu outbreak.

According to Middle Eastern media sources, Qatar and Oman have now banned Indian poultry imports after the incidence of avian flu in West Bengal . The two states' ports have now denied entry to ships in transit with chickens or poultry product cargoes such as eggs.

These Middle Eastern states are primary importers of Indian poultry products and imposed the ban on the advice of veterinary experts. Poultry products from Iran have also been banned.

It seems that 4% of India 's daily egg production – about six million eggs a day (or 2 million omelettes) – are exported to the Middle East and Africa . As a result of the ban alternative export destinations for both eggs (and perhaps the H5N1 virus) are being sought in Kyrgyzstan , Albania , Afghanistan , South Africa , Sierra Leone and Angola.

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Gaydar Bearings

Much is made of the current difficulties in finding people to go to sea. When we comment in Shiptalk, we mainly focus on merchant shipping, but it seems even the Royal Navy agree that they need to be more flexible and open in their attempts to court young people.

A flexibility, openness and desire to woo which have led them to actively target the homosexual market. With the RN reportedly placing recruitment ads in specialist magazines, and through special interest groups.

“The Royal Navy's goal is to be a world class Navy, ready to fight and win. This can only be achieved if our people feel they are valued team members who share a bond of loyalty and trust with those in their ship and unit,” said Vice-Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, Second Sea Lord…in a quote seemingly skirting the issue somewhat, but still managing to capture warm fuzzy images of brothers (and sisters) in arms.

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Lawn Bowls Cruisers Over

While browsing in the travel agents recently, desperately plotting an escape from the damp, dark winter blues – we were astonished to hear one sales agent openly boasting of the availability of “grass” on onboard some Celebrity Cruises' vessels.

As her septuagenarian clients sat supping coffee, and lapping up the tales of the modern wonders of the sea, she went on to say how the idea of lazing the day away on real, high quality grass was something which she vowed would add up to a cruise of a lifetime.

Now as clean living sorts this conversation outraged us, how can they be so brazen about the availability of drugs onboard? It was only when we asked for more information (in the name of research), did it become apparent that “grass”, yes the green Wimbledon type, is to be laid onboard the new Celebrity Solstice, launching in December 2008.

Celebrity Cruises says the ship will feature a “country club-like lawn area”, which will be called, rather imaginatively, “The Lawn Club”. ) The marketing guys really earned their stripes with that one…). Anyway, on the lawn in The Lawn Club passengers will be able to play bocce ball (which is near as damn it to lawn bowls) and croquet. There will be putting practice…and we kid you not the sales blurb even whispers of intimate picnics, “with wine and cheese”.

"We think it will be just the coolest space on the ship," Celebrity president and CEO Dan Hanrahan reports. The lawn area is planned as a focal point, and will take up about half an acre of the ship's top deck.

Hanrahan admits that when the idea came up, it seemed a little out there. "We started by talking about doing a putting green," says Hanrahan. "Then the idea came up that we could make it natural grass, and it just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger." After extensive testing to find grass strains that can survive at sea, they realised they could do it, he says.

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Cardy Dressed Down

Staff within the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has reportedly backed a recent vote of “no confidence” in new boss Peter Cardy, after just nine months in post.

With MCA coastguards weighing up the possibility of a strike over pay, and with the prospect of the first strike in their 155-year history in the balance, it seems that once again the bounce has gone from Spring Place.

The “no confidence” vote saw 180 members of the Prospect union, mainly surveyors and other specialist staff, vote 80 per cent to 20 per cent against Mr Cardy.

Prospect official John Ferrett said: "Members have no confidence in the current chief executive to deliver the increases in pay to recruit and retain skilled staff."

Just last year Mr Cardy, announced that when assessing decisions about the shape and direction of the Agency following consultation with staff, that he had received “a huge amount of thoughtful, detailed and constructive staff feedback”…this lack of confidence probably wasn't what he was referring to.

Mr Cardy, who joined the agency from a background of education and the charity sector, admitted that he was on a “steep learning” curve when he took the role. Let's hope after the mess over fallouts and the dismissal of the last chief, Captain Bligh, the scrabble for better pay, and the constant sniping between the MCA and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), that someone is able to take the wheel and steer the agency to calmer waters.

We understand that the MCA is currently advertising for the position of “Director of Maritime Services”. Apparently this role is “Responsible for all the customer-facing aspects of the Agency”…heck it's got to be better than the facing the employees!

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Happy Landing

Jealousy is a curse…but sometimes the green-eyed monster is justified.

Take the recent “heavy landing” of British Airways flight BA038, near the South Runway at London's Heathrow…what happened after the incident really did show the incredible gulf between seafarers and aircrew. Sadly the world seems to revel in painting us as criminal monsters, and while the “flyboys” are seen as angels.

When the plane made its rather undignified entrance, minus its landing gear, there was a huge media scrum. Questions were asked and a fuss made, while the character of the Captain was called into question. So far, so familiar…

That is until you delve closer and realise that the media scrum was there to praise and hail the magnificent men in their flying machine, the fuss was of how much the Captain did or didn't look like a movie star, and the character of the Captain was seemingly enhanced by lurid tales of exotic partying and “pleasuring” female cabin staff decades before…

This is so unfair (adopting our best teenage sullen face)…why is it that they can be so lauded and acclaimed when a ships Master facing an equivalent casualty would have been aggressively questioned, treated as a safety, security and environmental liability, before being hauled off and arrested.

It really is no wonder that clever young people looking at the newspapers before deciding on a possible career would be tempted to leap at the chance of flying the skies, partying with lovelies, being feted as a star…and all before arriving in a five star hotel for cocktails and canapés.

Sure makes life on a container ship look a little drab eh…

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LEGAL
Legal Eagles and Vultures

Indeed, while we can only look on in enviously at the glorious treatment meted out to aviation personnel, it is not good enough to simply bemoan our own treatment, we need to constantly remind ourselves and hammer home the message of how incredibly badly seafarers are being treated at the hands of “gung ho” authorities when something goes wrong.

The decision of by South Korean prosecutors to file charges against the master of the “Hebei Spirit” has prompted V.SHIPS president Roberto Giorgi to stand up and voice his concern that unless the shipping industry unites to protect seafarers from unreasonable legal attack, the ongoing recruitment crisis will only intensify.

”It is the duty of everyone in the industry to protect the seafarers” he said. “Especially when they are doing a great job. What is more, if the industry does not protect crew members, it will become even more difficult to convince young men to go to sea.”

At the same time, he also expressed grave concern at the growing number of seafarers falling prey to legal action in the aftermath of casualties, often on the flimsiest grounds.

While accepting the need for a thorough investigation of accidents, and for those responsible to face the consequences, he noted, “We are finding situations where an officer does an excellent job and still has to go through unnecessary trauma.”

Mr Giorgi conceded that the industry had often been its own worst enemy in failing to project a positive image to the wider world, a failing that in turn has influenced the treatment of seafarers when a casualty has occurred.

It seems after an incident, governments, the media and environmental groups look down the chain and see that if there is a problem then the seafarers must be complicit somewhere. Perhaps we need to embrace these other parties and demonstrate to them that seafarers are not the harbingers of doom, polluting with gay abandon…they are simply people trying to do a job.

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CAREERS
FAME Beckons

When it comes to supplying people to shipping The Philippines leads the pack with about 28 percent of seafarers (around 250,000, including ratings and officers), with the Indian sub-continent in second place, with just over 100,000.

However what the numbers don't tell you are the efforts India is making to market its seafarers to international shipping firms…there might be a struggle to find people – but amongst those already there, there is another more subtle tussle to be the biggest and the best supplier.

According Rajaish Bajpaee, president and managing director of Eurasia Group, many shipping firms are relying on India as a “favoured source of its current and future seafarer demand”…ding ding, round one to India .

Over in Manila they are not taking this lying down, and there are moves afoot to break the mould, and to spruce up the image of the profession, so as to recruit the very brightest from the pool of Filipino students.

One of the biggest problems in attracting these young people has seemingly been the old fashioned idea of seafarers within the Philippines …the enduring image of a “one day millionaire” with his bolitas in one hand and bottle of Tanduay in the other needs urgent reassessment if a new rich seam of graduates is to be mined.

With this in mind a local group, Filipino Association for Mariners' Employment (Fame) is trying to purify the image of seafarers using the mainstream Filipino media.

When they initially decided to take action they apparently had no real idea of how to carry out the task, so Fame president Samuel Lim called for a meeting with reporters and editors covering the shipping and manning industry and asked for their help.

That meeting has been regularly held since November and Lim is banking on this to develop some mechanism for implementation of the media blitz sometime next year.

Shiptalk would like to be part of this move to make seafaring more attractive – not just in the Philippines , and if you would like to help spread the word of the positive side of shipping please email us at newsroom@shiptalk.com with your views and ideas.

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Nautical but Nice

Another positive development we were made aware of recently are the efforts of the Nautical Institute (NI) to assist its Members via a new “careers advisory service”.

In a rather uplifting article in their Seaways journal, NI Communications Manager Steven Jones wrote of the NI's resolve “to focus attention on providing a more personal touch through a concept of, Progressional Development”.

Speaking of the treatment afforded to many working within shipping, the NI goes on to state that too often we are guilty of demanding much from an over worked and oft ignored work force (oh so it's not just here at Shiptalk…). Therefore it is vital that all parts of the shipping industry work to demonstrate “a desire to improve the working lives and career paths of skilled and dedicated professionals”.

According to the blurb, these improvements must encompass appropriate rewards and recognition, and shipping must deliver on the promises, the facilities and the lifestyle necessary to recruit and retain the right people. With all this in place perhaps then the most talented professionals will stick around, re-investing their time, energy and enthusiasm to further improve shipping.

The NI hope that this new careers scheme will show not just a commitment to their Members, but will emphasise the importance of providing people with “true career progression” across shipping.

All good stuff, we're sure you'll agree. As part of the scheme a number of leading recruitment companies and agencies, including our sister company Shiptalk Recruitment Ltd, have been contacted and asked for their views and assistance, and we are looking forward to helping out and being part of this very positive new scheme.

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SEAGOING VACANCIES
Current Seagoing Vacancies

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SHORE BASED VACANCIES
Current Shore Based Vacancies

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WHAT'S ON WHERE?
Risk Management in Shipping

Thursday 10th - Friday 11th January 2008 Lloyd's Maritime Academy Training Suite, London

Lloyd's Maritime Academy is pleased to bring you this intensive two day seminar to explore the range of new derivatives tools introduced relatively recently to shipping, together with traditional methods of risk management.

Professor Manolis G Kavussanos, PhD, Athens University of Economics Department of Accounting and Finance and Assistant Professor Ilias D Visvikis, Phd, Academics Director MBA in Shipping, ALBA Graduate Business School have led this course that has been run for many years internationally and we are now pleased to offer this excellent training opportunity for the first time in London with Lloyd's Maritime Academy.  Already established as a world-leader in shipping derivatives education, the aim of this programme is to provide high quality training involving practical examples with real data, hands on simulations, exercises and discussions.

• Two intensive days to fully explore this complex area:
• Identify the full range of potential risks to your business
• Examine and compare traditional methods of risk management
• Explore the latest derivative tools used in shipping
• Assess the best use of freight futures and FFAs
• Analyse the effect of fluctuations in freight rates, bunker prices, interest rates, foreign exchange rates and vessel value prices 

PLUS :   Analytical, practical examples of hedging risks

For further information or to register contact our Registration Hotline on +44 (0)20 7017 5511, visit www.lloydsmaritimeacademy.com/lm1982 or email my colleague Ken Lovegrove on Ken.Lovegrove@informa.com

I look forward to welcoming you to the course in January 2008.

Kind regards,

Marianna Christodoulou
Lloyd's Maritime Academy

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Background to Shipping

Practical And Comprehensive Overview Of The Maritime Industry Structure And Framework

Monday 25th - Friday 29th February 2008 - Lloyd''s Maritime Academy Training Suite, London

THIS COMPREHENSIVE FIVE?DAY SEMINAR WILL:

• Introduce you to all major aspects of the shipping industry
• Give you an overview of the major industry stakeholders
• Analyse current trends in the maritime industry
• Explore building and buying ships
• Examine commercial and operational ship management
• Assess maritime risks and emergencies

FEATURING:

• An interactive case study, which will run throughout the seminar, putting your knowledge to active use!

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European Dry Bulk Shipping Market Outlook Conference

27th & 28th February 2008 - Ciragan Palace Kempinski, Istanbul Turkey

All eyes are now well and truly again focused back on freight rates. China 's insatiable appetite for raw materials and current congestion around the world's major ports continue to fuel rampant freight rates rises across the board. Many analysts are now asking whether it is indeed time to once again adjust the chart scales.

However, the market is not immune sharp falls. In an attempt to escape the turbulence many players in the physical market are now also looking to take a position in the rapidly expanding paper market. With the value of FFA market up to around $56 billion in 2006 this trend is sure to continue.

No matter what your position (physical, paper, or both), it is essential to have the most up to date market information. The European Dry Bulk Shipping Outlook Conference will provide a comprehensive outlook for the major bulk commodities driving the current freight boom. As well as an in depth examination of the fleet outlook, vessel demand & when new ship buildings will affect the market.

Lloyd's List looks forward to welcoming you to Istanbul , in the heart of the flourishing Turkish shipping industry. Where we will provide shipping industry executives and commodity suppliers and buyers with the perfect forum to exchange views and learn about the future for freights.

For further details:

Contact Matthew Trotter
www.drybulkturkey.com
E-mail: maritimecustserv@informa.com
Telephone:+44 (0)20 7017 5525

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Lloyds List - Manning and Training India

17th - 18th March 2008 Intercontinental the Grand Hotel Mumbai , India

Lloyd's List events are delighted to announce the dates for the 3rd Indian Manning & Training Conference. The event, returning once again to the bustling maritime centre of Mumbai, kicks off our 2008 Manning & Training programme with agenda setting debates and cutting edge analysis from the key players in the industry.

The conference will bring together highly respected speakers who influence the manning and training sectors both in India and globally. The programme provides not only a regional and global overview of shipping, but will focus on training challenges and solutions, with penetrating analyses of the growing seafarer shortage. The conference gives you, the delegate, a chance to question, and challenge, the leading authorities in the field at a time when manning is emerging as one of the most important factors impacting shipowners' bottom line.

The Mumbai conference is a must attend event for anyone in shipping seeking to get on top of the manning challenge to stay ahead of the competition.

There is also an opportunity to explore the issues relating to building a safety culture at sea with our post-conference workshop ‘ Leadership, Trust and Communication: Keystones of Building a Safety Culture?' led by Professor Mike Barnett of Warsash Maritime Academy . This interactive hands on event is a perfect follow up to the conference.

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CMA Shipping 2008

Presented by the Connecticut Maritime Association ( CMA ), Shipping 2008 continues a tradition of bringing the international shipping community together in North America 's leading commercial shipping center, for two and a half days of business and market oriented activity.

The event will be held March 17-19, 2008 at The Westin Hotel (will become a Hilton in late January 2008) in Stamford , Connecticut , USA and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you.

Contact: Lorraine Parsons, Event Director, CMA Shipping 2008

Tel: +1.203.406.0109 Ext 3717 Fax: +1.203.406.0110

Email: conferences@cmaconnect.com
Website: www.shipping2008.com

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6th Edition of Gulf Maritime Exhibition

Expo Centre Sharjah from April 21st – 23rd 2008

The sixth edition of the Gulf Maritime Exhibition, the Middle East 's premier maritime event dedicated to meeting the complete sourcing requirements of the commercial, government, leisure, and the military maritime sectors, will be held at Expo Centre Sharjah from April 21-23, 2008 .

The three-day exhibition, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qassimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, is being organised by Expo Centre Sharjah with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI).

Among the exhibits at the event will be the complete range of deck machinery and other vessel equipment, docking equipment, electronics, communication and navigation systems, engine and propulsion systems, fuel and lubricants, ride control systems, sound and vibration control systems, marine interiors, paints and coatings, latest vessel building designs and technology, equipment for fishing, offshore support vessels, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, ferries, and patrol boats, Ship repair and port operations products, and cargo handling services.

Besides featuring a unique exhibit profile, the 2008 edition of the Gulf Maritime Exhibition will host a series of one hour each product presentation seminars and several focused forums and conferences on the sidelines. Whereas the seminar sessions will be an effective marketing tool for gathering potential clients and presenting them with new products and services, the conferences and seminars will be an avenue to introspect on the crucial issues facing the regional maritime sector.

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