Chile Develops Maritime Transport Policy
Developing a national maritime transport policy is key for a country’s sustainable development, especially those with a significant maritime sector.The latest International Maritime Organization (IMO) national workshop to familiarize government ministries and agencies with the formulation process and contents of national maritime transport policies has been held in Santiago, Chile (14-16 October).The workshop aimed to raise awareness of the importance of a national maritime transport policy, as outlined in an IMO video and IMO/WMU training package.The development of such a policy for Chile would complement the country’s national ocean policy…
Kongsberg Simulators to Enhance GoM Offshore Training
‘Fideicomiso de Formación y Capacitación para el Personal de la Marina Mercante Nacional’ (FIDENA), on behalf of Mexico’s Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) has selected Kongsberg Maritime offshore simulators for the Marine Education Center in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche. Appointed by SCT, FIDENA is the educational institution in charge of managing, organizing and developing the formal education of all seafarers in Mexico. As Mexico’s only institution offering higher level programs in maritime education…
Avante Expands VSTEP Simulator
Following the installation of a VSTEP desktop trainer classroom last year, the Avante Escuela de la Marina Mercante in Colombia has now purchased a Class A Full Mission Bridge Simulator to further expand its simulator training capacity. The follow-up order for an additional VSTEP NAUTIS Class A Full Mission Bridge simulator was placed following the delivery of a desktop trainer classroom at the Avante Maritime School and the overwhelmingly positive feedback by students and instructors about the ease of use and high quality training possibilities of these desktop trainers.
PUBLIC TENDER N° TR31028395
According to article 3, second paragraph of the Chilean Merchant Marine Development Law (Ley de Fomento a la Marina Mercante – Decree Law N° 3.059 of 1979), and articles 6 and next of its Regulation (Decree Nº 237 of 2000 of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications), EMPRESA NACIONAL DEL PETRÓLEO, on behalf of its subsidiary, Enap Refinerías S.A., calls for tenders to provide “TIME CHARTER SERVICE OF A TANKER VESSEL BETWEEN 40.000 AND 55.000 M3 FOR CLEAN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS”, to transport clean petroleum products, in, from and between coastal ports located in the Republic of Chile (cabotaje) and ports located abroad (imports and exports) in volumes over 900 tons. Shipowners, who are fulfilling the conditions requested in this tender, are kindly invited to forward us your quotations.
PUBLIC TENDER N° TR31028394
According to article 3, second paragraph of the Chilean Merchant Marine Development Law (Ley de Fomento a la Marina Mercante – Decree Law N° 3.059 of 1979), and articles 6 and next of its Regulation (Decree Nº 237 of 2000 of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications), EMPRESA NACIONAL DEL PETRÓLEO, on behalf of its subsidiary, Enap Refinerías S.A., calls for tenders to provide “TIME CHARTER SERVICE OF A LPG TANKER VESSELS FULLY REFRIGERATED SEMI PRESSURISED BETWEEN 14.000 AND 33.000 M3 FOR LGP ”, to transport LPG products, in, from and between coastal ports located in the Republic of Chile (cabotaje) and ports located abroad (imports and exports) in volumes over 900 tons.
