Tag: Posidonia 2016

UKHO data published at Posidonia shows that the majority of the global SOLAS fleet is now compliant with the SOLAS regulations on ECDIS carriage as well as significant progress in ECDIS readiness for large cargo. ships

Helengi Engineering presented for the first time the LNG Bunker Feeder vessel Amaltheia, a state of the art vessel designed and engineered by Helengi Engineering in collaboration with NAP Engineering, during Posidonia last week.

The Maritime & Corporate Administrators of the Republic of Marshall Islands issued the success factors that make Marshall Islands an always improving flag at the their press conference in the framework of Posidonia trade fair 2016 last week.

The European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc discussed the global maritime affairs and issues at a joint press conference with the Union of Greek Shipowners represented by President Theodore Veniamis and members Michael Chandres and Yiannis Lyras at Posidonia trade fair last week.

On the occasion of Posidonia 2016, SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce the release of the Shipping CSR500 Survey report which assessed the level of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of maritime industry.

The organisers of Posidonia, the world’s most prestigious maritime exhibition, have confirmed a 15 percent growth in size for this year’s event, as the committed total of over 40.000 square metres of exhibition floor space together with a record 40 conferences and new sporting events make the 2016 edition the biggest in the event’s almost 50 year-long history.

Verifavia Shipping will organise ‘free-to-attend’ masterclasses at Posidonia in Athens from 6-10 June 2016 to demystify the legislation and support ship owners and operators in working towards compliance

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) reminds that ship owners should upgrade to the latest ECDIS software standards, highlighting the benefits that the new IHO S-52 Presentation Library edition 4.0 will offer.One of the most important initiatives currently underway is the revision to the technical standards for ECDIS.

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office has announced the details of its six free-to-attend ECDIS seminars at Posidonia 2016. The ‘Implementing ECDIS’ seminars are designed to meet the needs of those still adopting ECDIS and the ‘Living with ECDIS’ seminars are for those already operating with ECDIS that wish to be kept informed of new developments.