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Founded in 1957, the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities - IALA, is a non-profit association that provides technical advice to the maritime-port community through the creation of a series of committees that bring together experts from around the world.
In the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, seafarers found themselves on the front line of the global response and subjected to difficult working conditions around uncertainty and difficulties of access to ports, resupply, crew changes, repatriation, etc.
Tomorrow, June 25, is the "Day of the Seafarer", for this commemoration, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim, is calling to support and create a fair future for seafarers.
"Hydrography provides the basis for all activities related to the sea", declares the International Hydrographic Organization, whose objective is to ensure the cartographic survey of seas and oceans, contributing to the safety of navigation and the protection of the marine environment.