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Change in MENAS Navigational Light Dues to ensure future of Aids to Navigation in Middle East Gulf
After years of keeping a vital navigation service operating on the same income, Middle East Navigation Service (MENAS) has been forced to review its funding, to ensure it can continue to help keep seafarers safe and protect the marine environment in the Middle East Gulf. MENAS has been providing Aids to Navigation (AtoN) in the …
MENAS wins internationally recognised health and safety accolade from RoSPA
Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) has scooped a prestigious international Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Award, demonstrating its commitment to health and safety excellence. MENAS, a branch of the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN), won a Silver Award in the Engineering category, showing its dedication to ensuring its personnel …
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CELEBRATING WORLD MARINE ATON DAY – 1st July 2023
Today the world celebrates World Marine Aids to Navigation Day, a celebration established by the IALA Assembly in 2018. To mark this important day that is designed to highlight to the wider public the role of Marine Aids to Navigation, IFAN has launched a podcast with its CEO, Peter Stanley, examining the critical role played …
CELEBRATING WORLD MARINE ATON DAY – 1st July 2023 Read More »
IFAN and MENAS discuss Navigational Safety at IALA’s 20th Conference
The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN), alongside its subsidiary the Middle East Navigational Aids Service (MENAS), were delighted to attend the 20th conference of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) in Brazil. Francesca Pradelli, IFAN’s Development Manager, took the stage at the World-Wide Academy’s pre-conference event to highlight IFAN’s work and the progress made on …
IFAN and MENAS discuss Navigational Safety at IALA’s 20th Conference Read More »
MENAS Green Credentials Grow with Solar System Project
The Middle East Navigation Aids System (MENAS), a subsidiary of IFAN, has underlined its commitment to the environment and renewable energy by investing in a solar power project that will save up to 90% of its electricity power consumption. The Photovoltaic (PV) Solar System will take over five months to construct and will be installed …
MENAS Green Credentials Grow with Solar System Project Read More »
New Workboat Naming Ceremony
MENAS has held a naming ceremony for its newly built workboat which will help in strengthening its capabilities in maintaining Aids to Navigation. Diligent II was officially named at a special ceremony at the MENAS offices in Manama, Bahrain. Opening the ceremony, MENAS General Manager, Mahdi Al Mosawi praised the efforts of all those involved …
MENAS Contributes to IALA Working Groups to Enhance Safety
Mahdi Al Mosawi, MENAS General Manager, was delighted to attend the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) in Saint-Germain-En-Laye, France. He contributed on the challenges and considerations required for providing Aids to Navigation (AtoN) at the 16th meeting of the Engineering and Sustainability (ENG 16) Committee. He also attended the …
MENAS Contributes to IALA Working Groups to Enhance Safety Read More »
UK Hydrographic Office Collaboration
IFAN’s CEO, Peter Stanley, and MENAS General Manager, Mahdi Al Mosawi, were pleased to be invited to the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) in Taunton to meet the National Hydrographic and Director of Data Acquisition and Defence, Rear Admiral Rhett Hatcher, alongside Head of Partnering and Engagement of the UKHO in the Middle East and Africa, …
Change in MENAS Navigational Light Dues to ensure future of Aids to Navigation in Middle East Gulf
After years of keeping a vital navigation service operating on the same income, Middle East Navigation Service (MENAS) has been forced to review its funding, to ensure it can continue to help keep seafarers safe and protect the marine environment in the Middle East Gulf. MENAS has been providing Aids to Navigation (AtoN) in the …
MENAS wins internationally recognised health and safety accolade from RoSPA
Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) has scooped a prestigious international Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Award, demonstrating its commitment to health and safety excellence. MENAS, a branch of the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN), won a Silver Award in the Engineering category, showing its dedication to ensuring its personnel …
MENAS wins internationally recognised health and safety accolade from RoSPA Read More »
CELEBRATING WORLD MARINE ATON DAY – 1st July 2023
Today the world celebrates World Marine Aids to Navigation Day, a celebration established by the IALA Assembly in 2018. To mark this important day that is designed to highlight to the wider public the role of Marine Aids to Navigation, IFAN has launched a podcast with its CEO, Peter Stanley, examining the critical role played …
CELEBRATING WORLD MARINE ATON DAY – 1st July 2023 Read More »
IFAN and MENAS discuss Navigational Safety at IALA’s 20th Conference
The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN), alongside its subsidiary the Middle East Navigational Aids Service (MENAS), were delighted to attend the 20th conference of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) in Brazil. Francesca Pradelli, IFAN’s Development Manager, took the stage at the World-Wide Academy’s pre-conference event to highlight IFAN’s work and the progress made on …
IFAN and MENAS discuss Navigational Safety at IALA’s 20th Conference Read More »
MENAS Green Credentials Grow with Solar System Project
The Middle East Navigation Aids System (MENAS), a subsidiary of IFAN, has underlined its commitment to the environment and renewable energy by investing in a solar power project that will save up to 90% of its electricity power consumption. The Photovoltaic (PV) Solar System will take over five months to construct and will be installed …
MENAS Green Credentials Grow with Solar System Project Read More »
New Workboat Naming Ceremony
MENAS has held a naming ceremony for its newly built workboat which will help in strengthening its capabilities in maintaining Aids to Navigation. Diligent II was officially named at a special ceremony at the MENAS offices in Manama, Bahrain. Opening the ceremony, MENAS General Manager, Mahdi Al Mosawi praised the efforts of all those involved …
MENAS Contributes to IALA Working Groups to Enhance Safety
Mahdi Al Mosawi, MENAS General Manager, was delighted to attend the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) in Saint-Germain-En-Laye, France. He contributed on the challenges and considerations required for providing Aids to Navigation (AtoN) at the 16th meeting of the Engineering and Sustainability (ENG 16) Committee. He also attended the …
MENAS Contributes to IALA Working Groups to Enhance Safety Read More »
UK Hydrographic Office Collaboration
IFAN’s CEO, Peter Stanley, and MENAS General Manager, Mahdi Al Mosawi, were pleased to be invited to the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) in Taunton to meet the National Hydrographic and Director of Data Acquisition and Defence, Rear Admiral Rhett Hatcher, alongside Head of Partnering and Engagement of the UKHO in the Middle East and Africa, …