The full package of the classification rules issued by one of the most respected classification societies, consisting of twelve sets of publication, all arranged in a single environment allowing for easy search for any desired entry. The main one comes first and addresses the rules for ship classification, including general requirements, materials used for construction and repair, welding issues, types of ships, hull systems and their components.

The same arrangement of the material has been used in the other sets, such as the rules for the high speed and light craft, yachts, naval vessels, inland navigation ships, and underwater technology. The rest of the package provides necessary information and requirements applicable to the classification guidelines, rules for the offshore installations and floating docks, classification guidelines, type approval and other class programmes, and statutory interpretations.

No installation required, just launch and start using. It is an absolute must have to all ship owners, crew members and supporting personnel of the vessel classed with the subject classification society as it will provide all needed information at one place.

This is the absolutely must-have publication on the table of each and every person belonging to the world of yachting. The publication which is maybe the most popular among all issued for the yachtsmen, explains literally all racing rules that would normally affect each portion of the race, right from the start line and to the finish.

The coverage is perfect and the explanations are supplemented with the numerous clear data diagrams and illustrations for easier understanding and showing which yacht in in the right/wrong. All of the racing rules of the 2017-2020 period have also been included for ready reference.

The volume is considered ideal for all yachters due to the way the rules are explained as well as the arrangement of the material. The racing rules have been graded according to the competition levels and this presentation style has proved the most effective and gained this book its worldwide popularity.

The readers from the different parts of the world have already found this title very valuable and presenting a quite complex subject in a very understandable manner. Make sure you have a copy of this book before you start any yacht racing, and go through all the pages attentively.

This is the latest edition of the Maritime Directory of Shipping Services released by Lloyd's List. The content of the volume incorporates services provided by the leading companies in the world shipping industry working in different fields, such as bunker services, ship agents and ship chandlers, ship registries and classification societies, marine surveyors and consultants, port state authorities, ship construction and ship repair yards, solicitors, lawyers and other service providers.

Note that this book will also give users all necessary information about stevedores, companies providing dredging services, towage and salvage, ship managers and marine insurers. One separate section of the publication has been specifically devoted to the organizations providing marine training services. The publication will definitely present practical interest and use for the people in the shipping industry who will get a chance to find all information they require. That is why we recommend this volume to all those in need of the information and data to perform their services. Though the publication is quite compact, its content is very comprehensive, covering many areas.

Here is the collection of twelve hi-resolution safety posters released by the KVH Media Group. These images are intended to attract the attention of the crew members and visitors of the vessel to the main aspects of shipboard safety. The first poster is addressing the three points of contact approach, while the others are dealing with the tiredness and fatigue, affecting safety and health, handling deck plates, hot work, intervention, the monkey fist, out on deck, mooring deck safety, snap back zones, shipboard watertight doors, confines spaces, and hearing protection.

Though this collection of safety posters does not pretend to cover all areas of safety, it will still be useful and can be used on board any ship. The main and most important safety aspects have been covered and each of them is provided with some commentary explaining the importance of following safety procedures in each particular case, contributing to the overall safety of the vessel and people on board. We recommend all of you to have a close look in this set of images and feel free to use these posters as a part of the safety system of your vessel or for training purposes. An excellent and very practical resource.

The version 1.1 of the electronic product catalogue developed and released by IMPA. Subject software was specifically prepared for the people involves in supplying ships and recommended to them since it provides a huge number of various marine stores. It is mostly intended to be used on board vessels.

This program allows users to search by either by product code or by name. Most of the products are provided with explanations and images which makes using this catalogue much easier and quicker. The ever-growing content of the publication was coupled with all latest technological advances. For years, this catalogue provides all people involved in commercial shipping industry with the product information, relevant technical specifications, comparison tables and illustrations, serving as a perfect reference tool.

The present release has been significantly updated and revised, thousands of new codes have been added, reflecting all changing demands of the shipping industry, including welfare items, some anti-piracy products and taking into consideration the regulations related to the nautical equipment - it all makes the catalogue a very good tool for use by the professionals as well as for training. 

This latest release of the World Port Index, i.e. Publication 150 traditionally provides all interested parties, and mariners in the first turn, with the locations and characteristics as well as the known facilities and available services of the major shipping ports of the world, together with the shipping facilities, oil terminals and other valuable information; the total number if the entries reaches sixty-four thousand.

As always, this release of the Publication cancels the previous one. The selection of the shipping places for the inclusion in the Index is based on the special criteria that have been established by the Agency. Note that they are not random choices. The information about each of the places has been supplemented with the sailing directions and charts, as applicable. The present release of the document includes all information that is currently available to the Agency as of the publishing date.

Taking into account a huge amount of the diversified information and data to be included in the single book, the authors has used some simple codes to indicate certain types of the information contained. All of those code symbols have been explained at the tops of the pages. Needless to say, this publication is there among the top important ones for all mariners regardless of their position.

This is the latest annual review by ICS organization. The booklet opens with the Chairman's overview. The main content is arranged in two big sections. The first section is devoted to the key issues of the maritime industry in 2017 - it covers such important areas as reducing carbon dioxide and associated IMO strategy for the next year, ballast water management, alternative low sulfur, pollution compensation and others.

The second section is the review itself. Among the topics covered there are global supply of seafarers, ILO minimum wage and developments, implementation of the training standards per STCW 2010, problems associated with the U.S. ballast water regime, crew repatriation issues, automation and digitization, maritime piracy, ship recycling, various ship construction issues, management of the cyber risks, United States energy exports, trade facilitation and negotiations, marine pollution liability and compensation matters, internal affairs - and this is not a full list.

You definitely must have a look in this review publication if you want to keep yourself up-to-date with all happenings in the industry and this booklet will let you avoid missing something important.

The Annual Review for the year 2016 submitted by the specialists of the ICS organization. The publication opens with a word from the Chairman... The man difference between a pessimist and an optimist is actually that the latter generally has much better time. And this is the main reason why the owners of the vessels shall always stay optimistic.

The present Review is exploring many issues of concern and interest to the merchant ship owners of today, as represented by this organization and its members. There are two trends ongoing in the maritime shipping industry, the first trend is that preparation for compliance with the newly implemented regulation presents one of the major challenges.

In turn, the second trend is that the IMO authority is continuing to get challenged by the unilateral rules, particularly rules that emanate from the US and EU. Many uncertainties are associated with the IMO BWM Convention. This document will be of interest for the people who shall be kept in the loop with everything going on in the industry, key issues and rules, environmental protection etc. Go through the content and familiarize yourself with the major trends and happenings. Continues in the Annual Review 2017.