Marine Division Events

IMCA Marine Division established what has now become the IMCA Annual Seminar, which has attracted in excess of 350 delegates in locations around the globe.

The first event, organised by IMCA predecessor the DP Vessel Owners Association (DPVOA), took place in Stavanger, Norway, in 1993 to cover primarily DP station keeping issues. A successful format of presentations, workshops and social programme developed as the event toured the global industry's key locations, attracting vessel operators' operational, managerial and engineering personnel together with specialist consultants, equipment manufacturers, regulators and others.

Since 2001 the event has expanded to address an ever wider programme, but through the use of parallel sessions has been able to maintain the dedicated technical focus that has proved so attractive for delegates from around the world. See below for details on the current event or below right for information on previous events, including obtaining copies of the proceedings.

2009 Event This year's IMCA annual seminar will take place on 4-5 November at the Sofitel Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. A call for papers has been issued and development of an extensive and interesting programme is underway - click here for full details. Please bookmark this page and check back soon for more information. 2008 Event The 2008 IMCA annual seminar took place on 5-6 November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the theme Global alignment in marine operations with a record number of delegates in attendance. The proceedings CD is available from IMCA, with a brief report posted online. Click here for full details.

Previous annual seminars New frontiers in marine contracting 2007 - Paris, France Diversity in marine contracting 2006 - Copenhagen, Denmark Expanding marine contracting 2005 - Abu Dhabi, UAE Marine contracting: From deepwater construction vessels to offshore diving - 2004 - Singapore Deepwater: Marine operations and safety - 2003 - Houston, USA 2002 - Aberdeen, UK 2001 - Stavanger, Norway 2000 - Noordwijk, Netherlands 1999 - Paris, France 1998 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1997 - Aberdeen, UK 1996 - Houston, USA 1995 - London, UK 1994 - Amsterdam, Netherlands 1993 - Stavanger, Norway