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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Raster Navigational Chart (RNC) Tile Service exhibits first Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC)-only product
  • Apr 25, 2018
  • Monique Dean
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Raster Navigational Chart (RNC) Tile Service exhibits first Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC)-only product

  What is the NOAA RNC Tile Service? The NOAA RNC Tile Service delivers standardized nautical chart tilesets for the public. The Tile Service ter...

  • Mar 26, 2018
  • Monique Dean
World Maritime Day 2018

"The mission of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a United Nations specialized agency is to promote safe, secure, environmentally so...

  • Feb 26, 2018
  • Charles Hays
Safety Regulations for Mooring Operations by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee

On January 22-23, 2018, new guidelines for safe mooring and draft amendments to Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Regulation 11-1/3-8 were discussed by...

Final National Charting Plan released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Jan 17, 2018
  • Charles Hays
Final National Charting Plan released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Final National Charting Plan released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) The Coast Survey was first introduced in 1807 to ...

International Code For The Construction And Equipment Of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases In Bulk (IGC Code, 2016 Edition) now available
  • Jun 3, 2016
  • Charles Hays
International Code For The Construction And Equipment Of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases In Bulk (IGC Code, 2016 Edition) now available

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has now published the International Code For The Construction And Equipment Of Ships Carrying Li...

New Bridge Procedures Guide, 5th Edition now available
  • Mar 25, 2016
  • Charles Hays
New Bridge Procedures Guide, 5th Edition now available

  The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) released the much anticipated 5th edition of Bridge Procedures Guide in March of 2016. The new 5th e...

What Shippers Need To Know About The SOLAS Gross Mass Weight Verification Requirement For Containers
  • Nov 14, 2015
  • Charles Hays
What Shippers Need To Know About The SOLAS Gross Mass Weight Verification Requirement For Containers

The Maritime Safety Committee at its ninety-fourth session (MSC 94, November 2014) approved for adoption the draft amendments to SOLAS chapter VI t...

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • Charles Hays
Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers 2015 edition released

The Maritime and Coast Guard Agency (MCA) released the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers 2015 edition on September ...

  • Sep 22, 2015
  • Charles Hays
New Ships' Routeing 2015 edition published by IMO

  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) published Ships' Routeing 2015 edition and is now available. Ships' Routeing 2015 edition renders ...