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Maritime Safety Information (MSI)

Maritime safety information (MSI) are in fact navigational and meteorological warnings and notices concerning navigation safety which are transmitted from coast stations to the vessels. There are seven basic categories of MSI: • Navigational Warnings; • Meteorological Warnings; • Ice Reports; • Search and Rescue information; • Meteorological forecasts; • Pilot service messages; • Electronic […]
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The Shipping in the Aegean after 1821

The long 19th century In the 19th century, the Mediterranean was at the fore center of international commerce. The ships traveled from the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea to the West carrying grain, wool, cotton, linseed and animal fat, and returned from there laden with coal and industrial products. The Black Sea was the […]
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IALA Maritime Buoyage System

The need for the establishment of a unified buoyage system became crucial the last decades, because of the great extend of the international navigational traffic, the accidents and, finally, because of the variety of the buoyage systems that were locally applied by the States. It has to be highlighted that during 1975 more than 30 […]
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NAVTEX

NAVTEX (Introduction) NAVTEX is an international automated direct-printing service that promulgates navigational and meteorological warnings as well as urgent information to vessels. It has been developed to provide low cost maritime safety information and other information of vital importance. Its name results from the term ‘navigation telex’. NAVTEX system is recommended to administrations responsible for […]
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