Category: Maritime

BOAT TRAVELLERS TO DIG DEEP AS SEA FARES HIKE
Maritime

BOAT TRAVELLERS TO DIG DEEP AS SEA FARES HIKE

admin- April 26, 2016

Ships birthing at Point Cruz. Photo credit: SPC. Solomon Islanders travelling via inter-island passenger boats will have to dig deep for extra cash to pay ... Read More

FIVE PASSENGERS RESCUED SAFELY FROM DRIFTING BOAT
Incidents

FIVE PASSENGERS RESCUED SAFELY FROM DRIFTING BOAT

admin- April 7, 2016

Search & Rescue. Photo credit: wrrnetwork.com The Maritime Search and Rescue Unit has successfully rescued five passengers from a drifting boat, Tuesday night. The Maritime ... Read More

NEW SHIPPING BILL IN DRAFTING PROCESS
Laws

NEW SHIPPING BILL IN DRAFTING PROCESS

admin- March 14, 2016

Ships birthing at the Point Cruz jetties. Photo credit: SPC. The Solomon Islands Maritime Safety Administration (SIMSA) is in the process of drafting a new ... Read More

M.V TAKANA NOT REGISTERED UNDER EAST MAKIRA CONSTITUENCY
Laws

M.V TAKANA NOT REGISTERED UNDER EAST MAKIRA CONSTITUENCY

admin- March 11, 2016

Ships birthing at the Point Cruz jetties. Photo credit: SPC. The Registrar of Ships, Captain Tim Harris clarifies the M.V Takana was purchased with the ... Read More

SIMSA WARNS SEA TRAVELLERS OF SAFETY
Incidents

SIMSA WARNS SEA TRAVELLERS OF SAFETY

admin- January 13, 2016

Life-saving equipment. Photo credit: asmoloobhoy.com The Maritime Service has warned the traveling public, especially sea fearers to always take safety precautions. Deputy Director Brian Aunima ... Read More

TEAMWORK VITAL IN ANY HUMANITARIAN MISSION: INSPECTOR SAU
Disaster

TEAMWORK VITAL IN ANY HUMANITARIAN MISSION: INSPECTOR SAU

admin- May 24, 2015

Inspector Charles Fox Sau. Photo credit: SIBC. Teamwork is very important in any humanitarian mission, says Inspector Charles Fox Sau, Commanding Officer of the Royal ... Read More

TROPICAL CYCLONE PAM HEADING NORTHEAST OF ANUTA, TEMOTU
Communities

TROPICAL CYCLONE PAM HEADING NORTHEAST OF ANUTA, TEMOTU

admin- March 10, 2015

Heavy rain. Photo: blog.al.com Tropical Cyclone Pam, currently Northeast of Anuta Island in Temotu Province, has been forecasted to continue to develop as it travels ... Read More