On March 11th, 2023, at 22:25 hrs. UTC the Antigua and Barbuda flagged vessel the MV Froland received a distress alert from the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) in Rome reporting the location of a boat with immigrants on board.
Contributing to the mandate of national capacity building, the Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) had the opportunity to participate in the first ever Antigua and Barbuda Yachting and Marine Association (ABYMA) Industry Showcase which was held...
On January 26th, 2022, 26 States signed the Convention on the International Organization for the Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) at a signing ceremony which took place at the IALA headquarters in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris. The ceremony was hosted by the...
On Thursday November 11th, 2021, the Hon. E.P. Chet Green, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade paid courtesy calls to the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mr. Kitack Lim and the Director General of the International...
Antigua And Barbuda Enhances The Capacity To Address Port Facility Security Representatives from the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard, the West Indies Oil Company, Falmouth Harbour, National Parks, the Customs and Excise Division, the Royal Police Force...
