A safe and sustainable maritime future Safety and sustainability are central to the maritime sector in Ireland and internationally. That is according to CEO Yvonne Shields O’Connor who said Irish Lights was delighted with the attendance and engagement at its ‘Navigating to 2050 – A safe and sustainable maritime future’ event in Dublin Castle on […]
Welcome to the December edition of the IALA e-Bulletin which is now undoubtedly established as our regular news medium and which I hope you will continue to support. Conference The first announcement has now been issued and all necessary details are available on our website for the 20th IALA Conference to be held from 27 […]
Qualifications for a Technical Inspector of Construction Works By Commander (CG) Ricardo Cárcamo Pascual, Head of Maritime Signalling Service, Chilean Navy After five years of study, the Coastal Officer of the Chilean Navy, acquires the professional title of Engineer in Maritime Administration, in which he acquires the competencies to perform as Maritime Authority of executive […]
Through the good offices of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on 27 November we learnt that the Service was due to install four aids to navigation, specifically navigational lanterns, in Batanes. The previous day the PCG conducted a send-off ceremony for BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301)*, that will perform this operation. According to PCG Deputy Commandant […]
The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), the General Lighthouse Authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man announced on 12 December the Award of a £51.8 million contract to Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondán S.A, for the build of an advanced hybrid-powered ship to support its vital safety service to mariners. The tender includes a commitment to […]
It was reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 18 October that the US Coast Guard Cutter Willow completed its scheduled aids to navigation service mission around Puerto Rico port and navigable waterways two days before, on 16 October. During the eight-day mission, cutter Willow crewmembers serviced 23 aids to navigation and performed eight buoy […]
Arabian Maritime and Navigation Aids Services On 17 November, AMNAS received Rear Admiral Luiji Sinapi, Director of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) (pictured here third from right), Mrs. Gerardine Delanoye (see here second left), Capacity Building and Resources Manager of the IALA World Wide Academy and Colonel Yahya bin Mohammed Al Balushi, Head of the […]
Several IALA members have recently had discussions and formed “The Open Digital Incubator Initiative” (ODI) which is a non-profit, collaborative, open-source initiative, aimed at facilitating harmonization of maritime digital technical services worldwide. The principal aim of the ODI initiative is to act as a kind of innovation funnel which facilitates development, prototyping and testing of […]
The 76th session of the Council meeting was held from 12 to 16 December 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and by video conference. 32 new documents (recommendations, guidelines, and model courses) were approved as well as one workshop proposal and the budget for 2023. As the president could not attend the meeting, the vice-president […]
Irish Lights announced that it will host Navigating to 2050, a safe and sustainable maritime future on 15 and 16 November 2022 in Dublin Castle, Ireland. This two-day hybrid conference will bring together key national and international leaders to debate a safe and sustainable route to achieving 2050 goals. Aligning with IALA’s strategic aim to […]
Welcome to the September edition of the IALA e-Bulletin which is now established as our regular news medium. I am pleased to tell you that the first announcement is now available on our website for the 20th IALA Conference to be held from 27 May to 3 June 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The […]
Members of IALA will wish to be aware that the Secretariat has addressed the matter of the war in Ukraine and the resultant loss of life and infrastructure as well as severe damage to the economy. The Secretary-General has written to the National member of Ukraine, the State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine (SHSU), expressing IALA’s […]
The St Tudwal’s Islands are a small archipelago about a kilometre east of the southern tip of the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales. St Tudwal’s West measures just 650 metres long by 167 metres at its widest point and is a close neighbour of its sister island, St Tudwals East. At the pinnacle of the […]
World Marine Aids to Navigation Day To celebrate the fourth World Marine AtoN Day, CHINA MSA displayed the achievements of marine aids to navigation over the past decade. On 1 July, World Marine AtoN Day China launched the Open Day of Marine AtoNs inviting students and citizens to visit heritage lighthouses, marine AtoNs exhibitions and […]
A new Lighthouse at Dhanushkodi has been established to fulfil the long-standing demand of the local fishermen and also to enjoy the aerial scenic beauty of Dhanushkodi, for tourists visiting from the various parts of the world. Dhanushkodi was an ancient port for more than 200 to 300 years which can be understood from the […]
It was reported on 30 August that US Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Aids to Navigation Team had completed a rebuild project for the Current Rock and Steven Cay navigation lights in the US Virgin Islands the previous week. Destroyed during Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the Current Rock and Steven Cay lights are now back […]
The fourth World Marine Aids to Navigation Day events were held in Pohang, Republic of Korea 1 on July 2022. Pohang is home to Homigot Lighthouse, IALA Heritage Lighthouse of the Year 2022. Here is to be found the National Lighthouse Museum, beside Homigot Lighthouse. At the 13th IALA General Assembly of 29 May, 2018 […]
A prestigious international accolade was celebrated at Australia’s Byron Bay’s Cape Byron Lighthouse on 12 April 2022, after the iconic tower was named the 2021 Heritage Lighthouse of the Year by IALA. IALA’s unique glass award, hand-crafted in the Republic of Korea, was presented by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), which operates the lighthouse, […]
Since 1981, Mawani represents the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in IALA as a national member, to ensure the implementation such specifications, recommendations and standards along with related updates, which would be reflected positively on the safety of marine navigation in the Saudi waters. Mrs. Gerardine reviewed the operations and maintenance of the AtoN as well […]
Hibernating Aids to Navigation – A use case in navigationally seasonal waterways The US Coast Guard will install three lighted Physical AIS Aids to Navigation (AtoN) in Port Moller Alaska to lengthen the navigation season. Port Moller hosts a fish cannery, and the two adjacent bays provide foul weather shelter for vessels operating along the […]
