Message from the Secretary-General
Welcome to another edition of the IALA e-Bulletin. Council 03; a grand event As I write we in the IALA Secretariat have recently returned from a highly successful Council 03 […]
Reef VTS – 21 Years of Safer Navigation through interaction with vessel traffic
Introduction The Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait comprise a complex network of islands and coral reefs extending over three thousand kilometres along the east coast of Australia. The environmental […]
A Star is born
On Tuesday 11 November 2025, Pole Star, the Northern Lighthouse Board’s new vessel left the shipyard at Gondán Shipbuilders and set sail for Gijón to begin sea trials. This was […]
Upgrade of lighting system, Punta Brava Lighthouse, Santa Maria Lighthouse
On 1 December it was reported that SERBA (the Lighting and Buoyage Service of the National Navy of Uruguay) had renewed the light source of two historic lighthouses: Cape Santa […]
2025 Korea Maritime Week: Direction for Maritime Digitalization and Decarbonization
The 2025 Korea Maritime Week was held in Seoul from 20 to 23 October under the theme The Beginning of Transition: New Opportunity, New Ocean. The event brought together leaders […]
Delivery of AtoN Manager Training – VTS Operator Training – Renewal of China MSA – IALA MoU
From 21 to 27 September, the IALA World-Wide Academy (WWA) actively contributed to several training activities in Wenzhou and Shanghai, supporting China Maritime Safety Administration (China MSA) in fostering international […]