MPL Scholarships
Five scholarships opportunities were offered by Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) on August 30th, 2021. The deadline for applications is September 12, 2021, at 1400 hrs. In the announcements for …
Month: August 2021
What is an anti-bribery management system?
In order to identify bribery and prevent it from happening in the first place, an anti-bribery management system is meant to instill a culture of anti-bribery within a company …
Evidence and records gathering by Sailors’
Vessels are mobile objects operated by the crew, shore management, and other parties. As a team, they strive to accomplish a safe operation aboard regardless of the vessel’s size. …
A smuggling case or a failure of the Main Engine?
he ship's coordinates have not changed since the last AIS transmission. AIS cordinates are Latitude 4.40 N / Longitude 73.34 E.
A handy size Bulk Carrier ran aground in the Maldives
A bulk carrier was reported stranded west of K.Rasfari island, according to the MNDF website www.mndf.gov.mv. The Coast Guard and other government agencies were activated to assist in the …
Hambantota International Port is no longer a white elephant
A vehicle fleet is already visible at the harbor due to the rapid growth of Hambantota Internation Port. Most of them are made in India, then taken to Hambantota, …
The Nautical Institute on Command
The Nautical Institute on Command; Shipmasters today and those in command of naval vessels have a unique authority that is different from that of the factory manager or civil …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Copyright © 2009 UNCLOS by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. The States Parties to this Convention, Prompted by the desire to settle, in a spirit of mutual understanding and cooperation, …
SOLAS consolidated edition 2009
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ( S O L A S ), 1 9 7 4, currently in force, was adopted on 1 November …
Two new Reefer vessels will be ordered by MIFCO
Two new reefer vessels will be ordered by MIFCO. Are they? A subsidiary of the STO group, the Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company – MIFCO, is about to begin a …