The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) invites
maritime industry representatives to attend the SOCP's
October 7-8, 2003, meeting on the Western Shore at Piney
Point, MD.
SOCP’s
packed agenda features guest speakers Captain William
G. Schubert, Maritime Administrator, RADM Thomas Gilmour,
USCG Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection, Ms. Marjorie Murtagh, National Transportation
Safety Board and Mr. Anil Mathur, Alaska Tanker Company
CEO. Presentations include: Short Sea Shipping; Smart
Tow; Intermodal Freight Opportunities on the Great Lakes/St.
Lawrence Seaway System-SE Michigan, along with technical
presentations on GPS Based Cargo Tracking Systems; and
Cargo Container Advanced 3-D Scanning which will round
out the first day’s agenda.
The
second day features updates on projects such as the SOCP’s
Mariner Administrative Card (MAC), ILO/IMO Mariner Credentialing
Activities, and more.
If
you can’t be present, you can view SOCP archived
webcast at www.maritimetv.com.
SOCP also offers opportunities to be a webcast sponsor.
Contact Dave Gardy, TVWorldwide.com by phone at 703-961-9250
x221 or email at [email protected]
for additional sponsor information or technical questions
regarding the webcast.
The
event will be archived for a full year for viewing at
www.tvworldwide.com
and www.maritimetv.com.
Participants should have the free
Real Video Player installed to view the event.
About
SOCP
The purpose of the SOCP is to address and promote commercial
operations through the identification, development, and
application of new methods, procedures, and technologies.
SOCP’s overall objective is to improve the competitiveness,
productivity, efficiency, safety, and environmental responsiveness
of U.S. vessel operations. All U.S. based vessel operators
and organizations that support vessel operations are eligible
to participate in the program. With the support of the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), industry, labor, and
Government are working together to address common challenges
and identify new solutions for improvements in ship operations.
This cooperative program allows members to participate
in research which would not be economically feasible on
an individual basis, or possibly even within a single
area of the industry. Information about new technologies,
systems, or procedures that would otherwise not exist
is made available to all Cooperative members.
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