As the IALA Secretariat is busy putting the finishing touches to outstanding tasks before closing for the traditional festive season from Thursday evening 21 December onwards (reopening on Wednesday morning 3 January), I use the opportunity to wish all our Members as well as my hard-working and dedicated Secretariat colleagues a Merry Christmas and Happy […]
The second Preparatory Diplomatic Conference will take place from 7-8 February 2018 in Le Palais des Congrès at the Mogador Palace AGDAL Hotel in Marrakech, Kingdom of Morocco. On the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development of the Republic of France, IALA’s host country, a first preparatory diplomatic conference took place […]
The IALA World-Wide Academy delivered its third formal one-week Level 1 AtoN manager Module 3 course in its Headquarters from 16 to 20 October 2017. The course was attended by four participants; Mr David Jeffkins from Australia; Mr Allan Taylor from Canada and two from Estonia – Mr Maarius Utso and Mr Lauri Toomiste. All […]
The IALA WWA Programme Manager, Mrs Delanoye, conducted a technical needs assessments mission on the Aids to Navigation and VTS Service Delivery in Guatemala. This mission generated a technical report with recommendations for the government and ports on how to enhance this service to full international standard and to fulfil their international obligations under SOLAS […]
Le Conseil de l’AISM s’est réuni au siège pour sa 65ème session, du 12 au 15 décembre 2017, sous la présidence de Juan Francisco Rebollo, Président de l’association. Vingt et un membres sur vingt-quatre étaient présents. La session, à laquelle 146 documents étaient soumis pour examen, a été particulièrement chargée. La plupart des documents avaient […]
The IALA Council met for its 65th session at IALA Headquarters from 12 to 15 December 2017, under the chairmanship of Juan Francisco Rebollo, President of IALA. Twenty one Councillors over twenty four were in attendance. It was a busy session with 146 input papers, most of them documents prepared by the Committees at their […]
The 8th International e-Navigation Underway Conference sets sail from the 24th – 26th January 2018. Members of IALA, The Nautical Institute, BIMCO, CIRM, IHO – automatically receive a 10% discount, just tick by the membership. Book now: https://www.int-e-navigation.dk This prestigious international event is packed full of distinguished speakers and a chance to network with prominent delegates in the […]
Workshop concludes: MCP to tackle barriers Maritime Connectivity Platform (MCP) will be a platform for new business opportunities through an introduction of standards and interoperability. Also, support from international organisations is crucial, a workshop dedicated to MCP concluded. More than fifty delegates representing nineteen countries from all over the world took part as IALA hosted […]
SAVE THE DATE Registration Early Bird Registration: October 1, 2017 – January 31, 2018 Pre-Registration: February 1 – May 13, 2018 Onsite Registration: May 26 – June 2, 2018 Best Practice Competition Application & Deadline for Full Papers, Presentation Submission of Best Practice Competition Application: November 30, 2017 Submission of Full Papers: February 28, 2018 […]
IALA hosted a seminar on Arctic Navigation from 9 to 10 November 2017. The Seminar was following-up a meeting held in February 2010 at IALA Headquarters attended by Arctic nations where a number of actions were agreed by the participants. The seminar was attended by 38 delegates, representing 8 countries and 6 Sister organisations. The […]
The AtoN Engineering & Sustainability Committee (ENG) have recently completed their work plan in time for the General Assembly in Korea. One of the committee’s work streams was to review the guidance on how to measure lights and what range is associated with a particular intensity, flash length and flash shape. After a good deal […]
As we enter the last quarter of this year, there is much to be done to round off 2017 and also much to look forward to. As this latest e-Bulletin issue goes out, the ENAV Committee will be holding its 21st session, to be followed by VTS44 and, in October, by ENG7 and ARM7. The […]
The 8th International e-Navigation Underway Conference 2018 – The realization of the Maritime Service Portfolios The International e-Navigation Underway Conference is a global destination for discussion and debate about the many different challenges facing e-Navigation around the globe, both in its sessions and in the range of networking opportunities it affords. Featuring some of the top maritime […]
Online registration for the 19th IALA Conference scheduled to take place in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 27 May to 2 June 2018 will be available on the official website (http://www.iala2018korea.org/) from 1 October 2017 onward. Early registration is highly recommended. Apart from being a great help to the host nation, it gives delegates a […]
In April 2017, the SESAME Straits e-Navigation test bed project conducted a Sea Trial, which represented a successful conclusion to three years of collaborative effort between the Norwegian Coastal Administration, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Navtor, the University College of Southeast Norway, SINTEF Oceans, SimPlus, and Kongsberg. The objectives of the SESAME […]
A technical needs assessment mission to Sudan was conducted by the IALA WWA Senior Adviser, from 21th to 28th July 2017. A number of observations were made (status of AtoN service delivery, VTS, Sudan coast coverage with AIS shore stations …) and several technical needs and improvement opportunities were identified. Most of these can be […]
Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghafar Abdullah the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Republic of France met Mr Mahdi Al Mosawi, the first technical advisor seconded from the Middle East Region to the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA), headquartered near Paris. Mr Al Mosawi works for Middle East […]
The fourth in the annual series of the regional North American e-Navigation Underway conferences will be held in St. John’s, Newfoundland on 16-18 October. Conducted under the auspices of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) and hosted by the Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, the conference theme is […]
IALA team welcomes new staff member The IALA team is very pleased to welcome Mr Minsu Jeon as the new Technical Operations Manager. Minsu Jeon will take up his position in the IALA Secretariat on 15th November. He will be responsible for coordinating the work of the four technical committees, in accordance with the agreed […]
Distinguished guests cheer the new-look IALA HQ The invited group of some 30 distinguished guests who earlier this month raised a glass to cheer the fine refurbishment of IALA’s headquarters bore testimony to the strong support IALA continues to enjoy from France, its host nation, and from the City of St Germain-en-Laye, its home base. […]
