Yves Marre (born 1951) is a French entrepreneur, inventor and adventurer, co-founder of Friendship (NGO) [1] in Bangladesh, co-founder of NGO Watever [2] in France and creator of TaraTari Shipyard in Bangladesh.
Yves Marre (born 1951) is a French entrepreneur, inventor and adventurer, co-founder of Friendship (NGO) [1] in Bangladesh, co-founder of NGO Watever [2] in France and creator of TaraTari Shipyard in Bangladesh.
Marre received a scholarship from the French Air Force at 17 years old. Received the degree of private airplane pilot at the age of 18.
1973 to 1996, career at Air France as cabin crew. In parallel, he participates in various projects as a pilot and sailor:
1993: Initiates the project: "A Hospital Barge for Bangladesh" and creates the first Friendship (NGO), in France. The French government allots Friendship a river barge of 38.5 m through the Companies Fluviale de Transport.
1994: Sails this river barge [6] from France to Bangladesh, also as a “premiere”.
1997: Founds with his wife, [7] Runa Khan Marre, Contic Cruises, a river tourism company. Launches the largest traditional sailing ship in Bangladesh: the “B613”.
1998: Founds with his wife, Runa Khan Marre, Friendship Bangladesh. [1]
2004: Creates TaraTari Shipyard Ltd. [8]
2008: Curator of "Les Voiles anciennes du Bangladesh – Ancient Sails of Bangladesh" [9] an exhibition from Friendship Bangladesh, at the National Maritime Museum of Paris and Brest, and then in 2010 at Port Museum of Douarnenez. [10]
2010: Co-founder of French NGO Watever, [2] with Marc Van Peteghem, [11] creator of the naval architecture agency VPLP, Alain Connan and Gérald Similowski. [12]
2013: Head of Mission for the archeological Department under the Ministry of Culture of Bangladesh for the excavation of an ancient shipwreck [13] on the beach of Kuakata (southern Bangladesh).
2014: Co-founder of the Maritime Security & Rescue Society, the maritime rescue association of Bangladesh, along with Admiral Taher, Admiral KS Hussain and other Directors.
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