Small Craft Press Release

Small Craft (Control) Regulations 2017 The Small Craft Control Act 2015 came into force in Antigua and Barbuda on the 1st January 2016. Under this Act, the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) is the Authority with full...

First Jet Skis Licenced by ADOMS

  The first group of jet skis have now received their Safety Certificate and Licence from ADOMS, under the (Small Craft Control) Act 2015. The jet skis are certified for five years, subject to a satisfactory annual inspection, when an annual licence decal is...

Antigua hosts National Martime Transport Policy Workshop

ANTIGUA HOSTS NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORT POLICY WORKSHOP 16th – 18th May 2017   ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 17th May, 2017…Delegates from 17 national departments and agencies are currently participating in a three day training course hosted by the Antigua...

World Maritime Day 2016

  Every evening, millions of people all over the world will settle into their armchairs to watch some TV after a hard day at work. Many will have a snack or something to drink. Most people will not think about the important role that shipping has played and will...

Day of the Seafarer 2016

  This year, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Day of the Seafarer campaign will celebrate Seafarers under the theme “At Sea For All” to let the world know how and why Seafarers are indispensable to everyone. The theme has a clear link...