The UK MCA issued a Marine Note, summarizing the changes to current MCA education and training requirements for obtaining a UK Certificate of Competency. Among others, the publication introduces further changes to the SQA OOW written examinations requirement for...
Chart & Publications Title Edition Due New Editions of Admiralty Charts Published 8th February 2018 124 International Chart Series, Netherlands, Noordzeekanaal including Ijmuiden, Zaandam and Amsterdam. Part A, Nordzeekanaal. Part B, Continuation, Nordzeekanaal....
IMSBC Code & Supplement, 2018 Edition will be released in March. 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,...
Despite the strains that mega vessels may put on port operations, they did not have a major impact on port performance in 2017, a study undertaken by CargoSmart showed. The study, which compared mega vessel and non-mega vessel performance in the ports of Los Angeles,...
Chart & Publications Title Edition Due New Admiralty Charts Published 1st February 2018 1405 International Chart Series, Norway - West Coast, Eldfisk Oil Field to Boknafjorden. 01-02-2018 1427 International Chart Series, Norway - West Coast, Stavanger to Floro....
Our student packs are now available and are ideal for any student undertaking chart work courses this year. Each pack contains the following items: Casio FX-83 Scientific Calculator 21” Parallel rules 7” Staedtler Compass Single Hand Divider 8” Protractor 4 x...
Turkey is ready to create a new for a planned canal, aiming to reduce shipping traffic on the busy Bosphorus Strait, in order to transform the European part of Istanbul into an island. The work for this project, the Kanal Istanbul, which links the Black Sea and the...
Chart & Publications Title Edition Due New Admiralty Charts Published 25th January 2018 2875 Indonesia, Selat Lombok to Pulau Sumba. 25-01-2018 3898 International Chart Series, Finland - Gulf of Finland, Saaristomeri, Lemland 25-01-2018 4742 Harbours on the North...
Please be aware that revised pricing for AVCS products will take effect on 11th January. AVCS and ADMIRALTY ECDIS Service pricing is reviewed quarterly to take account of the continually increasing coverage available through the Services. This review also takes the...
In the latest issue of Bottom Line, Moore Stephens says that it expects optimism to surpass pessimism in the shipping industry, over the next twelve months. In 2017, shipping confidence continued its high rating. Oil prices reached their highest point in three years,...