An IMO-led seminar on the Automatic Identification System (AIS), Long-Range Identification and Tracking of ships (LRIT), Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) and other communication systems for maritime security has been taking place in Port Louis, Mauritius (27-28 January). IMO’s Javier Yasnikouski and Henrik Madsen are leading the event, which is being attended by participants from the office of the Prime Minister and a range of national agencies, including the National Coast Guard, the Ministries responsible for Shipping, Fisheries and Tourism matters, as well as the Mauritius Ports Authority, the Mauritius Maritime Training Academy and the Mauritius Shipping Corporation Ltd. The seminar was opened by the Honourable Premdut Koonjoo, Minister of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries, Shipping and Outer Islands. (read article here en français)