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Maritime Traffic & Navigation Group

Shipping is one of the leading industries in the world, and the maritime sector regularly makes news. Keep up to date with what's happening here.


Today is World Maritime Day SIG News

IMOToday - 25 September - is World Maritime Day.  It will be celebrated at IMO's refurbished Headquarters with various events, culminating in a Reception during the evening given by IMO Secretary-General and Institute Fellow Efthimios Mitropoulos.

Foreign ships detained in UK SIG News

MCASix foreign ships were under detention in UK ports during August.  Mamy reasons were navigation-related.

AIS to carry differential GPS SIG News

ShipSaab and Trimble will integrate their technologies to deliver DGPS to ships at sea through AIS coast stations.  DGPS messages - transmitted on AIS frequencies - will augment existing marine DGPS broadcasts from coastal beacon stations.

UK in court over port security SIG News

EUThe European Commission is to take UK to the Court of Justice for failing to incorporate European legislation on enhancing port security into national law within a set time limit.

Follow the BBC container . . SIG News

ContainerBBC News is using a GPS-based system to follow a shipping container around the world for a year to tell the story of globalisation.