Dubai Maritime City holds meeting with leading figures of top multinational maritime firms

Dubai Maritime City, the world’s first purpose-built maritime centre and a member of the Dubai World Group of companies, has announced that it has recently concluded an industry board meeting with leading figures in the global maritime industry.

The meeting was as part of its strategy to leverage global expertise in maximizing the maritime centre’s value in the industry. The VIP delegation, made up mostly of ship owners, CEOs, chairmen and managing directors of leading maritime institutions and associations, who were given a detailed overview of Dubai Maritime City’s groundbreaking concept. The delegation offered strategic insights and value propositions concerning the future approach of Dubai Maritime City based on evolving dynamics of the global industry and the expected market developments. Also incorporated in the discussions was a session focusing on critical analysis of Dubai Maritime City following a comprehensive presentation of the entire project and its different components. The activity has delivered a significant impact on our future outlook for Dubai Maritime City as the high-level discussions and industry insights were very enlightening, particularly from a strategic point of view.

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COSCO goes solar

Beijing: Australian company Solar Sailor has signed a deal with the largest Chinese shipping line COSCO to fit some tankers with large solar-powered sails.

The sails are 30 meters long, covered with solar PV panels that will provide 5 percent of the ships’ electricity and will harness enough wind to reduce fuel costs by 20 to 40 percent. The sails are controlled by a computer that angles them for maximum wind and solar efficiency and the company claims that the sails will pay for themselves within four years.

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World Maritime Technology Conference 2009 to be held from 21 -24 January 2009.

WMTC an Exhibition shall be held in concurrence with WMTC sessions on 22nd, 23rd and 24th of January.

It will have about 100 stalls, which will provide the Exhibitors an opportunity to showcase their products and services to the delegates and experts of the maritime industry attending the conference. The WMTC is held every 3 years, hosted by a member of the World Maritime Technology Congress in partnership with 25 of the world’s leading maritime associations. The First Conference (WMTC 2003) was organized in San Francisco by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). The second Conference (WMTC 2006) was conducted in London by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). The third Conference (WMTC 2009) will be hosted, for the first time in Asia, by The Institute of Marine Engineers (India) in Mumbai from January 21st to 24th 2009. The aim of WMTC 2009 is to bring professionals from various countries, organizations and disciplines of marine industry on a common platform to exchange ideas on the latest developments in the maritime world and seek a way forward for working together.

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