Members News – Almarin
Port of Seville: the origin and evolution of navigation buoys The first navigation buoy registered worldwide was a wooden floating barrel moored with a weight, marking the sand banks of […]
Port of Seville: the origin and evolution of navigation buoys The first navigation buoy registered worldwide was a wooden floating barrel moored with a weight, marking the sand banks of […]
Mediterráneo Señales Marítimas In September MSM celebrated 15 years dedicated to the innovation and development of marine aids to navigation, a progress begun in 2006 and which has grown step […]
On the occasion of September’s Heritage Month in South Africa David Gordon,Executive Manager, Lighthouse and Navigational Systems and IALA Councillor, produced an excellent article in Africa Ports & Ships (www.africaports.co.za […]
Reef VTS Split Between Townsville and Gladstone. Background In June 2014, the Reef VTS Management Group agreed that the Reef VTS operations be split. The agreement recognised that: In comparison […]
People’s Republic of China Maritime Safety Administration The Shanghai North Bund Forum On 3 to 5 November the First Shanghai North Bund Forum was held in the city, a pillar […]
The General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland1 Head of R&D appointment We learn early that the General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland (GLA) have […]
In September the Secretary General sent a message of congratulation and goodwill to Vicealmirante José Joaquín Amézquita García, Director General Marítimo, es la Autoridad Maritima Colombiana, the General Maritime Directorate, […]
I am pleased to report that Virtual Committee meetings in the second half of the year were held from 16 September to 2 November taking account of a broad range […]
MSM (Mediterráneo Señales Marítimas) 15th anniversary event IALA Industrial Member MSM has achieved major milestones over the past fifteen years and the company’s team will be celebrating this anniversary in […]
France Courdouan Lighthouse On 24 July five sites in the Arab and Europe regions were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. One such was the Lighthouse of Cordouan at the […]
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, etc., are universally used for maritime navigation. However, GNSS have well known vulnerabilities, including jamming, that can interrupt positioning […]
It cannot be denied that 2020 was a year characterized by changes, adaptations and reconsiderations of certain life and working scheme which seemed already established. However, once again, reality gave […]
We were sorry to learn of the death on 14 August of Mme Christiane Ville, former head of administration at IALA. This was sad news for she was instrumental in […]
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Christiane Ville, IALA Honorary Member, on 14 August at the age of 89. She was only 19 when she […]
The rapid development of autonomous technologies has led to the planning or completion of numerous projects, studies and tests of maritime autonomous surface ships (otherwise known as MASS) around the […]
The workshop under the chairmanship of Commander Hideki Noguchi (Japan Coast Guard) was well attended with 109 participants from 29 countries. Participants considered 12 presentations and the results of the […]
Since January this year diplomatic representatives of a growing number of States have signed the Convention in Paris and we anticipate many other States will follow as signatories. In order […]
As with past years World Marine Aids to Navigation Day was celebrated by the organisation and its Members around the world and it was a pleasure to see the IALA […]
Dear IALA Industry Colleagues, We are proud to announce that SPX Corporation has recently acquired Sealite Pty Ltd and affiliated businesses Avlite Systems and Star2M. These businesses have now become […]
As I write preparations are being made around the world by our international membership to celebrate the World Marine Aids to Navigation Day (WAtoN Day) which falls on 1 July […]