Newsletter December 2021

In Antalya, Turkey, the contracting parties of the UN’s Barcelona Convention on the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution, including the EU and the Mediterranean countries, signed a declaration endorsing a new strategy for 2022 to 2027 to achieve a healthy, clean, sustainable and climate resilient Mediterranean Sea. All signatories agreed to support the designation of a sulphur emissions control area in the whole region, meaning that ships navigating through the Mediterranean can only…
On 8 December 2021, The European Commission adopted an Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2173, amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/919 as regards harmonised standards The following entries were added: EN ISO 8099-2:2021 - Small craft – Waste systems – Part 2: Sewage treatment systems EN ISO 8849:2021- Small craft – Electrically operated bilge pumps EN ISO 14945:2021 - Small craft – Builder’s plate EN ISO 14946:2021- Small craft – Maximum load capacity The full list of harmonised…

ARGOS (Anti-theft Robust Galileo-based Operational System) is an EU-funded project with the aim to implement the new Galileo satellite navigation system and develop an innovative board/device for vehicle tracking, including recreational boats. The use of ARGOS, that can be considered as a sort of “Blackbox”, aims to give evidence of the navigation route and improve the availability of the position information. The ARGOS Solution should respond to user needs and requirements, collected from the users…
On 21 December 2021, leading superyacht multimedia, events and intelligence company BOAT International Media (BOAT) announced its acquisition of data, digital and B2B media organisation Boating Communications, publisher of International Boat Industry (IBI) magazine. The acquisition sees BOAT strengthen its position in the B2B market. Founded in 1968, IBI is the most established and respected magazine serving the volume boat industry. The deal also includes IBI’s market intelligence platform, IBI Plus, its digital channels and…

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