Port State Control in the Gulf Region
​Practical training on board ships for port State control officers, supported by class-based lectures, has boosted knowledge amongst participants from eight countries during a training course in Muscat and Sohar, Oman (19 February -2 March). The course was hosted by the Riyadh Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Gulf Region (Riyadh MoU) and jointly organized by International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Tokyo MoU, the Riyadh MoU and the Ministry of Transport of Oman. The focus of the course was on port State control procedures and the latest revisions to relevant IMO conventions, specifically the SOLAS, MARPOL, Load Lines and STCW treaties.
Corena, SpecTec Sign Agreement
SpecTec, world supplier of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems to the shipping industry, is the author of Shipdex. Shipdex is an exchange protocol for the digital documentation that is based on the AIA/ASD/ATA S1000D standard. Corena is a world supplier of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf products managing the production, publishing, distribution, and use of technical documentation for complex equipment. In addition to making its core product, Life*S1000D, Shipdex compliant, Corena will develop additional Shipdex modules for manufacturers, ship owners and ship operators. The Shipdex modules will be marketed by SpecTec as part of the AMOS Business Suite for the shipping industry. “This is an important market break entrance for Corena.
