The Conference on Oceans, Climate and Security (GCOCS) will examine the conditions that are likely to be produced by climate change, how these conditions will affect coastal and ocean ecosystems and communities, and how they may affect human and national security interests. GCOCS will focus on three specific themes examining the overall problem from different perspectives with a unified goal of understanding how to mitigate the effects that we can control and adapt to those that we cannot. The three tracks are:

• Track 1: Raising Visibility and Fostering Literacy
• Track 2: Science and Technology Needs
• Track 3: Security Policy & Governance Implications

In 2012 Posidonia relocates to the exciting Metropolitan Expo Centre located within the Athens International Airport complex. This state of the art exhibition centre, the largest exhibition venue in Greece, provides a flexible and functional environment for Posidonia and its exhibitors and visitors. Allowing Posidonia and its exhibitors to realize their full potential.

Posidonia will bring you close to the Greek shipping market, which in the wake of the world financial crisis, continues investing in newbuildings and upgrading its fleet. Despite the fact that the number of ships on order at world shipyards is down, the Greek portion continues to be high and at the beginning of spring 2011, over 600 ships were contracted for Greek interests giving them a fleet all-told of 3,850 ships of a total 261.7m deadweight. It is estimated that over $50bn is committed to ship newbuilding projects as the age of the Greek-controlled fleet continues to drop well below the world average.

Hence, Posidonia 2012 not only continues as the global marketplace for ship builders, suppliers of ships’ equipment and shipping-related services, but will provide the great Posidonia experience in a state of the art new venue.

Copland Events has been experiencing a high level of support and interest for the new MTB Superyachts forum with top companies quickly signing up to send their senior buyers/technical decision-makers.

Already registered to attend the event are the Senior Buyers/Technical Purchasing Managers/Naval Architechts from Altinel Shipyard, Monoco Yacht Design, Tiranian Yachts and Verhaaren Naval Architects to name a few. We foresee that the Supplier registration will fill up very fast when it is opened in the next few months.

To secure your place to attend as a Buyer please contact us for more information. To book your place click here to complete your registration form.

Email: superyachts@coplandevents.com

Tel: 01276 682898

The 2^nd Annual Combating Piracy: West African Maritime Security conference will be opened by the Honourable Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister for Transport for Ghana. The programme will identify the current threat levels and the latest regional initiatives being rolled out to protect your assets. You’ll leave with a clear understanding of what protection measures you can implement to maximise the security of your assets in this high risk region.

If you want to implement a robust security strategy, attend the 2^nd Annual Combating Piracy: West African Maritime Security conference and:

• Assess the spread of pirate operations in West Africa: Understand where your assets are now at risk
• Know your enemy: PICOMMS and the IMB explain who these criminals are, where they are operating and the new tactics they are adopting
• Learn from the latest incidents:  Transocean, Bernard Schulte Shipmanagement and Gardline Marine Sciences reveal how they have updated their security strategies following breaches
• Maximising the security of your assets at anchorage and at port: Find out what innovative protection measures you can implement to make sure your assets are safe. Insights from Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Ltd
• Lessons learned from the Somali piracy model: The ICC International Maritime Bureau identifies similarities with the Somali model to help you stay one step ahead of the criminals
• Understand the support available from the Integrated Coastguard Network:AMMSA explains how this is developing and what this means for the security of your operations
• Countering the threat of drugs, arms and people smuggling: Bernard Schulte Shipmanagement explains the innovative security measures you can implement to protect against wider maritime crime
• Understanding how different countries are responding to the increasing pirate threat: Hear the initiatives being rolled out by Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon

The 25th SMM, shipbuilding, machinery, marine technology international trade fair hamburg, at Hamburg Fair site from 4 to 7 September 2012

The 25th SMM Hamburg focuses on four major areas next year, covering the whole range of the maritime industry with its current key issues – Maritime environmental and climate protection, Maritime security, Offshore, and Finance. Each of these subjects has its own dedicated forum for outstanding in-depth coverage at the international conferences and workshops of the 25th SMM, shipbuilding, machinery, marine technology international trade fair hamburg, to be held at the Hamburg Fair site from 4 to 7 September 2012.

gmec, global maritime environmental congress will be a premium event at SMM 2012 – an environmental summit. It starts with a Round Table Discussion by leading experts, and continues with practical conference sessions. This will be the second gmec hosted by Hamburg Messe und Congress, and will have a new structure in 2012. As Chris Hayman, Steering Committee gmec, Chairman Seatrade Communications, explains, “It will discuss the latest solutions and technologies that help to meet the environment goals in shipping. It brings the international experts to Hamburg to report from their practical experience.”

MTB is a highly focused programme of one to one appointments between Senior Managers/Directors, Technical Purchasing Managers, General Managers, Operations Managers and other individuals responsible for purchasing within Workboat Companies together with Supplier Companies from all areas of the industry. Workboat Owners and Operators include supply boats (OSV/PSV), dredgers, tugs, AHTS, survey vessels, fishing vessels, pontoons, cranes, floating cranes, heavy-lift, barges, jack-up rigs, ROV’s, river / coastal / short sea barges, etc.

Meet the Buyer Workboats will attract over 60 Buyers from Europe, the Middle and Far East This will include some of the world’s biggest Workboat Owners and Operators.

Suppliers will join us from around the World to take advantage of the opportunity to meet with the Senior Purchasing personell from these companies in one place over two days.

The Workboat market is in a very stable position. Workboat Owners/Operators have been in high demand in recent years and most service craft have been able to find a wide array of employment opportunities, especially in the new and exciting offshore wind farm installations.

Many Workboat Owners are in the midst of major fleet upgrading programmes and so MTB Workboats is the perfect opportunity for Suppliers to meet new Buyers and network their products and services.

For More Information Contact:- Thomas Cox, Business Development Manager, +44 1276 682898 or email thomas.cox@coplandevents.com

Following the success of the highly focussed and extremely successful MTB format, we were encouraged to hold MTB Marine 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The decision to hold MTB in Scandinavia for the first time was prompted by the warm support and encouragement of the Danish Export Association (DEA) and the Norwegian Maritime Exporters’ Association (NME).

The reputation of both the Danish and the Norwegians as leading maritime nations, with international recognition for their high quality, smart design and reliability, will raise the profile of MTB Marine as the place for owners/operators to meet with suppliers and source products and supplies for their vessels. We are delighted to already have the local support of Danish Owner/Operators:- A. P. Moller – Maersk, Clipper Group A/S, Dania, Dannebrog, DFDS A/S, J. Lauritzen A/S, Nordic Tankers Marine A/S, Torm A/S and Uni-Tankers A/S.

Meet the Buyer Marine will attract 100 Buyers from the top European and Middle Eastern Shipowners/Operators. Everything from small containers and chemical carriers to large bulk carriers and tankers will be represented at the forum, with some of the biggest Owners already confirmed.

Suppliers will join us from worldwide to take advantage of this unique opportunity to meet and have focussed sales appointments with so many Purchasing/Technical Managers/Directors in one place over two days.

Please get in touch if you would like to see a list of attendees and if you would like further information on MTB Europe: annette@coplandevents.com

Registration is now open for our MTB – Shipyards Europe – 2012 forum, taking place in Monte Carlo between 14-17th November 2012, it is dedicated to the European and Middle Eastern Shipyards market.

This years forum, taking place next week, has attracted top companies including Nordic Yards Wismar GmbH, Victor Lenac DD, Daewoo, Uljanik Brodo and Navalria plus many others.

The forum gives Suppliers the opportunity to meet face-to-face with Senior decision-makers (Technical/Procurement) from leading yards. Far more focussed than exhibitions, MTB Shipyards Europe is the perfect opportunity to meet many of the major European Yards’ Buyers in one location!

Keep checking back to our website, www.coplandevents.com, for updates about our newest videos and photos which will be available to view following the latest MTB – Shipyards Europe forum.

If you would like more information, please contact Alexi Cartwright and she will be happy to help you.
alexi.cartwright@coplandevents.com – +44(0)1276 682898