New Publications
SOLAS Circular 2025-004 New SOLAS requirements for Lifting Appliances
This Circular provides guidance on the implementation of SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-13, adopted by Resolution MSC.532(107), introducing statutory requirements for the testing, examination, certification, and maintenance of lifting...
Directive 001-2026 Merchant Shipping (Testing of Lifting Appliances) Repeal Directive 2025
This Directive may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Testing of Lifting Appliances) Repeal Directive 2025 and shall come into force on 1 January 2026
Information Notice 2025-002 Expansion of ADOMS Global Presence – Enhancing Regional Support and Service Efficiency
This Information Notice informs all stakeholders that the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) has expanded its global presence with regional offices in key maritime hubs to enhance customer support, service delivery, and...
Media
Ambassador Dwight Gardiner Reappointed to the Board of Governors of the World Maritime University (WMU)
Ambassador Dwight C.R. Gardiner, serving as the Director/Registrar General of the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS), and concurrently holding the position of Permanent Representative to the International Maritime...
Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) Regional Conference and 6th Annual General Meeting
The Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) Regional Conference and 6th Annual General Meeting under the theme, Navigating Horizons: Mobilizing Stronger Networks for Caribbean Women towards a sustainable maritime industry was held in Jamaica from the 3rd – 5th...
The Director of the Antigua and Barbuda’s Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) elected to Chair one of the five Committees of the International Maritime Organisation, a United Nations Specialized Agency.
The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC) elected Ambassador Dwight C. R. Gardiner of Antigua and Barbuda by acclimation as the Chairman at its 73rd Session being held over the period 16 to 20 October 2023, at the IMO...
