Sea Asia 2011

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, 12 Apr- 14 Apr 2011

Asia’s premier maritime conference and exhibition will return to Singapore for its 3rd showing on 12-14 April 2011. Held in conjunction with Singapore Maritime Week 2011, the event will bring together CEOs, presidents, decision-makers and maritime professionals from diverse sectors of the global shipping industry. The 3-day conference and exhibition promises to provide a spectacular galore of diverse products and services, with vast networking opportunities and the chance to learn from thought-provoking conference sessions led by influential speakers.

OSEA 2010

Suntec, Singapore, 30 Nov- 3 Dec 2010

The Oil & Gas technology trade exhibition - OSEA, was established three decades ago to be THE industry event for Asia. This international event is projected to bring together in 2010, 22,000 industry professionals to address the strategic, operational and technology aspects of the Asian oil and gas industry.

Marine Tech Korea 2010

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Changwon Exhibition Convention Centre, Korea, 20 Oct- 23 Oct 2010

The highest-level exhibition which will attract over 20,000 visitors including 1,000 overseas buyers from 30 countries and is a specialized business expo grasping research and development / application service / market tendency of ship building as well as marine equipment industries at a glance. Marine Tech Korea commenced in 2006 & 2008 had established itself as an international event in the field with number of foreign marine industry companies and buyers participation. This event offers the chance to commercialize East Asia’s competitive marine technologies in various industries and invite foreign companies who want to introduce their advance shipbuilding, marine equipment technologies to East Asia market.

Somali Pirates Seize Japan-Owned Ship

Somali pirates have seized a Japanese-owned cargo ship with 20 Filipino crew members onboard, the European Union Naval Force said Monday.

The owners of the Panama-flagged Izumi received an automatically released distress signal Sunday afternoon, indicating that the vessel was likely under attack by pirates, said E.U. Naval Force spokesman Lt. Col. Per Klingvall.

The Izumi is operated by NYK-Hinode Line, Ltd and was traveling between Singapore and Mombasa, said Yuki Shimoda, an official at Japan's Transport Ministry. It was not immediately known what cargo the 14,152-ton Izumi was carrying.

"Somali pirates now hold 18 ships and 389 crew. The sailors are not usually hurt or killed but can be held for months while their captors negotiate a multimillion-dollar ransom."

Somalia has been a failed state for nearly 20 years and the cash from piracy is one of the few ways its inhabitants can make money. The lion's share of the loot is usually split between financiers, negotiators, and local militias. The gunmen who go out to sea in tiny skiffs and guard the captive ships also get a cut, usually between $10,000 and $15,000 each.

source: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2024792,00.html