The International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) is joining the global community in celebrating World Maritime Day 2024 – Navigating the future: Safety first!
This year’s theme recognises that safety remains paramount in such a changing environment, whether it pertains to seafarers handling new green fuels, safeguarding passengers in the latest cruise ships, regulating AI-managed autonomous ships or ensuring cybersecurity in a digital world.
This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).
It seems we have gone full circle. Cargo ships powered by sail were lost to us a century or more ago, and to the current generation such vessels are regarded as outmoded transportation from a bygone era. But now they are back, more sophisticated and sustainable than ever. Recently I read about the Anemos, which has claimed the title of the world’s largest sailing cargo ship as she made her inaugural voyage from Concarneau, South Brittany, France. 
Saudi Red Sea Authority yachting regulations have been written and published for the first time by the authorities.