CHANTILLY, VA, Nov 20 (MARKET WIRE) --
Maritime TV (www.MaritimeTV.com), an Internet TV channel on the TV
Worldwide Network dedicated to coverage of the maritime industry,
announced that it had been selected by Diversified Business
Communications as the official webcaster of the 2008 Pacific Marine Expo,
November 20-22, in Seattle, Washington. The free archived webcast will
include interviews with industry leaders attending the show and highlight
the latest products, services, keynote sessions, issues and news
concerning the Northwest commercial marine industry. Webcast Supporting
Sponsors, who will be featured during the webcast include Green Ships,
EcoEmissions, Eco-Star, Wilson and Hayes, Mak/Caterpillar Marine Power
Systems, Solutions Team, and Vancouver Shipyards.
At press time, it was announced that Captain Keith Colburn of the
'Deadliest Catch' will join a panel of industry professionals as they
discuss the proposed offshore lease sale amid the nation's richest fishing
grounds.
"We are pleased that Maritime TV was selected by Diversified Business
Communications for this webcast and we applaud them for using the latest
technology to make this event available on-line, globally," stated Dave
Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TV Worldwide. "For all aspects of the market,
including commercial vessels owners, commercial fishermen, boat-builders
and seafood processors, this annual event covers it all. If you make your
living on the water, or provide services to those who do, this will be a
valuable webcast to view on Maritime TV."
The event will be archived for viewing at www.MaritimeTV.com .
Participants should have the free Windows Media Player installed prior to
viewing content from the event which will begin to be accessible on
Thursday, November 20. The video content will be archived for a full year
on Maritime TV.
About TV Worldwide
Founded in 1999, TV Worldwide (www.tvworldwide.com) developed the first
Internet TV network of community-based Internet TV channels, primarily
targeting niche professional communities ranging from the Maritime
industry to the Digital Media sector. Known by many in the industry as
"Internet TV for Smart People," Fortune 500 companies, 15 federal
government agencies, and numerous International associations including
the National Association of Broadcasters, utilize TV Worldwide's live and
archived state-of-the art video streaming content applications and
Internet TV channels. In recognition of the company's unique achievements
in new media, TV Worldwide was selected by the National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) to webcast the Daytime Emmy Awards
and the 59th Annual Emmy awards for Technology and Engineering in both
2007 and 2008. CEO Dave Gardy has been honored by Streaming Media
Magazine in 2008 as one of the 25 Most Influential People in Streaming
Media. Mr. Gardy also currently serves as the President of the
International Webcasting Association (IWA) (www.webcasters.org) and is a
graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
About Diversified Business Communications
Diversified Business Communications, based in Portland, Maine, provides
information and market access through trade exhibitions, magazine
publishing, and eMedia products on four continents. Diversified serves a
number of industries including seafood, food service, natural and organic
products, commercial marine, integrative health care, and business
management. Diversified operates divisions in Australia, Canada and the
UK.
About Green Ships
As president of Greenships www.greenships.org Stas Margaronis has sought
to construct small container ships for the U.S. (Jones Act) trades since
1998 and worked with Governor Schwarzenegger's Freight Movement Council to
develop a short sea shipping strategy for California. In February 2007,
Stas Margaronis testified before the U.S. House of Representatives
transportation committee urging the creation of a national short sea
shipbuilding initiative to reduce truck congestion, high fuel consumption
and emissions contributing to global warming. His articles on trade and
manufacturing have appeared in the Journal of Commerce, the Asian Wall
Street Journal, the Baltimore Sun, the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch and the
San Francisco Chronicle. He has authored a guide to U.S. employee rights
(1982), a guide to U.S. trade problems with Japan (1989) and won a Lucy
Lang Fellowship at the School for Industrial Relations at the University
of California, Los Angeles.
About EcoEmissions Systems, Inc.
EcoEmissions Systems, Inc. has been the driver behind the Precombustion
Catalyst System called the "EES Process." By entering into the engine
combustion chamber with the air, the catalyst cleans the exposed surfaces
of soot before actually affecting the fuel. Large Diesel engines are
experiencing an average reduction of 9.2% fuel, 25% reduction in opacity,
major reductions in hydrocarbons, NOx and particulate matter, and a
reduction in exhaust temperature of 10 to 15%. This product saves more in
fuel cost by double than it costs to use. The environmental and engine
life features are free.
About ECO-STAR
Our intent is to help company management balance the needs of ongoing
fleet operations by offering solutions to make them more cost effective,
improve overall profitability and at the same time reduce its
environmental impact and carbon footprint.
By using what is referred to as BACT or Best Available Control Technology,
we can offer a range of products that will meet the BACT definition:
"MAXIMUM DEGREE OF REDUCTION IN THE DISCHARGE OF AIR POLLUTANTS(EMISSIONS)
ACHIEVEABLE THROUGH THE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND
TECHNIQUES WHILE TAKING ECONOMIC, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND OTHER COSTS
INTO CONSIDERATION."
About Washington Marine Group Shipyards
This includes Vancouver Shipyards Ltd. and Vancouver Drydock Ltd. which
are located in North Vancouver, BC and Victoria Shipyards Ltd. of
Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island. Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.,
originally incorporated in 1902, moved in 1968 from the shores of
downtown Vancouver to its present thirty-five acre custom-built facility
on the North Shore of Burrard Inlet at 50 Pemberton Avenue, in North
Vancouver. Since its inception, the company has consistently performed to
high standards of excellence by designing, building and repairing vessels
for coastal and deep sea operations and, in turn, has established itself
as the foremost shipbuilding and ship repair operation on the Canadian
Pacific Coast. The yard's facilities includes a major steel forming shop,
large fabrication and assembly hall, totally enclosed paint facility, and
a SyncroLift capable of lifting vessels up to 1200 tons.
Contact:
Pat Cleveland
(703) 961-9250 ext. 235
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