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VI shipping registry deploying new danger markers for maritime safety
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Shipping Registry will be deploying two isolated danger markers at Blonde Rock and Tow Rock, to promote overall maritime safety in these high-risk areas in VI waters.
Derelict vessels owners told to contact Shipping Registry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Receiver of Wrecks, of the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry (VISR), Captain Raman Bala, has called on owners of vessels deemed to be derelict and abandoned in the Territory, to make contact.
SHAME! Shipping Registry locked out for days, Landlady says 1-year unpaid rent due
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: The effects of the National Democratic Party (NDP) leaving the country broke is still being felt throughout the public and private sectors.
Low-Flying Aircraft To Conduct Survey In Territory
Acting Director for the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry, Captain Raman Bala explained that LIDAR is a remote sensing method that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure distances to the Earth.
VI Marine sector an eyesore; filled with sunken & abandoned boats
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The ravages of Hurricanes Irma and Maria can still be seen and felt all over the Virgin Islands (VI).
VI Shipping Registry now registering all classes of vessels
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Shipping Registry has now been opened to the registration of all classes of ships as the territory is moving to capture vessels outside of the regular yachts. To this vein, towing and salvage company Svitzer was on Wednesday August 19, 2015 given a certificate of registration for registering its vessel ‘Svitzer Hannah’ which now flies the VI flag.