Come to our Women in Maritime Industry Panel Discussion on September 15th at 6:00 pm! Ladies from Women Off Shore, Women in Maritime Operations, and Women International Trading and Shipping Association are coming to talk about their experiences as female mariners. Learn more about the maritime industry and how to become with us.
We’ll discuss the up-and-coming industry of offshore wind energy generation with experts from the environmental and industry sides.
The presentation will discuss the parallel developments in the commercial oil industry and related chartering models. It begins with the colonization of producer nations (mainly by the British and Dutch) to Independence movements in the Middle East, Africa, and South America. It then follows the corresponding change in oil trading from a strictly term-driven process to a spot market emerging in the early 1970’s to the commoditization of oil in the following decade and beyond.
Port Houston is a 25-mile-long complex of diversified public and private facilities. With over 200 million tons of product transported annually, it has grown to be one of the world’s busiest ports. The Houston Ship Channel allows ocean-going vessels to travel between the Port and the Gulf of Mexico.
Women in the maritime industry often struggle with the challenges arising from a career in shipping. Founded in 1974, the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) is a global organization that aims to alleviate those struggles by connecting female executives and decision makers from around the world.
First introduced by Washington Senator Wesley L. Jones, the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 was largely intended to buffer the First World War’s shockwave to international trade and preserve the U.S. shipping industry. Effected into law by the 66th U.S. Congress on June, 5 1920, Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, commonly referred to as the Jones Act, established coastwise-trade perimeters for domestic cabotage — the transportation of merchandise or passengers between two U.S. points.
The Texas shrimping industry is one of the most regulated, complex, dangerous, and misconstrued industries in the world. It is a fascinating story of pure resilience, hard work, and the sheer will of families who are determined to carry on a Texas tradition.
Brown Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Brown and Root Inc., was established in 1941 at the junction of Greens and Buffalo Bayous by Herman and George R. Brown. L.T. Bolin served as Vice-President and General Manager, and his wife and young son, George Bolin participated in many of the 359 ship christenings honoring family members of veterans killed in the war. George will share personal memories along with the history of the company.
The Ups and Downs of Jack-Ups will present some of the history of the jack-up rig, from the early moveable construction barge in the late 19th century, through their early days in the offshore drilling industry to their current place as the prime method for drilling wells in shallow water depths (up to about 500 feet)
The oil and gas industry, over the past 25 years, has moved from shallow water exploration and production of oil to ever greater depths. Each advance requires new designs to explore and produce hydrocarbon from deep beneath the ocean floor. The marine industry rose to the challenge of lifting, transporting and delivering the diverse structures from shore side construction facilities to on location stations several hundred miles offshore in deep ocean environments
