Today Mr Omar Talal HARIRI, President of MAWANI, Saudi Ports Authority, visited IALA HQ. Him and IALA Secretary-General, Mr Francis ZACHARIAE, discussed future projects where the two organizations together can improve safety of navigation and protection of the marine environment.

On this International Women’s Day, we are happy to see that there are more and more women in the maritime industry. In our photo taken today at IALA HQ, we have Monica Sundklev, VTS Committee Chair and Christina Schneider, Legal Advisory Panel Chair and the IALA staff 50% female!

Don't forget to register for the Heritage Seminar on 27 & 28 May 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Benefit from one and half day of international high quality presentations on lighthouse heritage and enjoy an outstanding visit to Santa Cruz lighthouse located in a fortress!

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The 2-day Heritage Seminar held in beautiful Rio de Janeiro was a success, with enlightening presentations and a high number of participants reaching 94 delegates. It was great to see so many people interested in Heritage! 🤩

The World-Wide Academy Pre-Conference Seminar on Digital Future – Digital skills was held on Sunday 28th May, aiming to discuss the current state of marine aids to navigation training and capacity building efforts and some of the skills needed to address the challenges ahead.

Let the 20th IALA Conference begin! 🤩 The opening ceremony of the 20th IALA Conference yesterday was a success, gathering almost 600 participants and brilliant speakers presenting an overview of the IALA activities over the past 5 years.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place for the opening of the Industrial exhibition where delegates could discover the impressive booths of IALA industrial members!

The first sessions of the 20th IALA Conference have started yesterday with a good participation, and already some votes on the app. Continue voting until Friday at 18.00 for your favorite presentation by pressing the star on the abstract! ⭐️

Save the date and prepare your photos of AtoN to be posted on 1 July to celebrate the World Marine Aids to Navigation Day. The main event for 2023 will be hosted by Morocco in Tangier on 4 & 5 July!

Very good participation at the speakers corner! Sessions at room Oceania X start at 11.00 every day of the week. See the full programme on the Conference app.📱

Have you seen the exhibition on the bicentennial of the Fresnel lens? 📍Room Oceania II (2nd floor) 🗓 All week at the IALA Conference

The 14th IALA General Assembly was held on the last day of the Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Delegates were able to follow the approval of the Standards, the MBS, the Strategic Vision and the election of the Council members for the period 2023-2027.

Good news ☀ The Conference Conclusions 💡 are available on the website and there are still seats available for the Course on Procurement Processes😎 at HQ next week!

Get ready for WATON DAY 2023!

Happy World Marine Aids to Navigation Day! We look forward to seeing you in Tangier, Morocco on the 4th and 5th of July to celebrate! #WATONDAY

It is now time to prepare your submission for ‘IALA Heritage Lighthouse of the Year’ 2024! Visit the dedicated website and find all the information you need to submit your nomination heritage.iala-aism.org/nominate-a-lig… . We look forward to receiving your submission by 30 September 2023.

All the participants have successfully completed the training course on the IALA Risk Management Tools held from 24 to 28 July 2023 at IALA Headquarters. Congratulations everyone!

Save the date for the 2nd Joint IALA-IHO Workshop on S-100/200, 9 to 13 September 2024 in Annapolis, USA!

IALA takes on new powerful position to develop, harmonize and enhance worldwide safety of navigation, efficiency and protection of the marine environment. youtube.com/watch?v=CfXfXs…