ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 21st September, 2015...Ambassador Dwight C. R. Gardiner has received his official instrument accrediting him as Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the Association of Caribbean States (ACS). The newly appointed ACS Ambassador...

  The theme for the day of the Seafarer this year is Maritime Education. We want more people to consider a career at sea. To help improve awareness of careers at sea the following messages have been produced by the International Maritime Organization;...

Antigua, St. John’s May 26, 2015… His Excellency, Mr. Dwight Gardiner, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, presented his credentials as the Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the Secretary General, Mr. Nii Odunton, of the International Seabed...

The Commonwealth Secretariat is providing technical assistance to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to develop a comprehensive ocean governance framework to support the sustainable development and utilization of the country’s marine space and associated resources....

St. John’s Antigua, October 17th 2014…The Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, His Excellency Dr. Rodney Williams conferred the instrument of appointment to the position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary with special responsibility for International...

Video message from IMO Secretary-General as he shares his views on this year's theme; IMO Conventions: Effective Implementation. See video here.

Being a marine engineer or a seafarer isn’t a career that I can say I always knew I wanted to do. Actually, I wasn’t very aware of this field until my first year at Antigua State College. During my early years of high school I actually wanted to be a chef. I quickly...

Founded in 1983 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the World Maritime University (WMU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is a center of excellence for maritime post-graduate education and research and offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs as...

London 10 April 2014  The Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) and the St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) have jointly formed the Caribbean Cooperative Data Centre for Long Distance Identification and...

Caribbean MOU on PSC completes inaugural CIC on MARPOL Annex I March 11, 2014   Ships adhering to MARPOL Annex I within the CMOU region   From September 1, 2013 to November 30, 2013, the Caribbean MOU carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MARPOL...

  ISO 9001:2008 Re-Certification Audit of the Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping On January 30th, February 20th, 25th and 26th, 2014 the Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) successfully completed an external ISO re...

Preliminary results from the Harmonized Verification Programme (HAVEP) on passenger ships, carried out between 1 January 2013 and 31December 2013 in the Paris MoU region show that:   See link below for full release Press release preliminary results HAVEP...