Out-of-date navigation charts, ignored Coastguard warnings and adverse weather caused the collision of two vessels and severing of two subsea power cables in the English Channel off the Kent coast. During storm conditions, general cargo ship Saga Sky collided with the...
Chart & Publications Title Edition Due New Admiralty Charts Published 29th March 2018 747 South Pacific Ocean - Fiji, Navula Passage to Yasawa Islands. 29-03-2018 8296 Port Approach Guide, Malmo and Kobenhavns Havn (Copenhagen). Kobenhavn. Malmo. 29-03-2018 New...
IMSBC Code & Supplement, 2018 Edition is out now. This new edition will not render obsolete the previous 2016 edition which will remain valid until 31 December 2018. The French and Spanish editions will follow later this year. The IMSBC Code, adopted on 4 December...
The British Ports Association has published new research by infrastructure advisory firm Moffat & Nichol which shows that UK ports and terminals have an estimated GBP 1.7bln (USD 2.36 bln) of port infrastructure investment in the developing pipeline. The research...
Chart & Publications Title Edition Due New Admiralty Charts Published 15th March 2018 447 International Chart Series, Antarctica - Graham Land, Pendleton Strait and Grandidier Channel. 15-03-2018 2975 International Chart Series, Antarctica - Graham Land, Matha...
We would like to remind our customers that as of 1st March 2018, shippers will now be responsible for determining whether or not their cargo is hazardous to the marine environment - HME. Cargo must be classified in accordance with the criteria of the United Nations...
Inmarsat has moved a step closer to gaining IMO recognition for its FleetBroadband-based safety communications as part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). On 23 February, the sub-committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue...
Chart & Publications Title Edition Due New Editions of Admiralty Charts Published 15th March 2018 1794 International Chart Series, Scotland - West Coast, North Minch, Southern Part. 15-03-2018 4122 China - Hong Kong, Ma Wan and Approaches. 15-03-2018 4785 Canada,...
ITU have announced that the new 2018 edition of the annually published 'List of Ship Stations and Maritime Mobile Service Identity Assignments' is expected for release in April/May. For more information about this title, and to secure your advanced copy, please...
In its recently published quarterly magazine, Korean register cites what it considers to be the top ten issues driving the hipping and shipbuilding market throughout 2017. 1.South Korean court declares Hanjin Shipping bankrupt on 14 February 2017: Hanjin Shipping...