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Safe Seas, Protected Shores: Join Our Next Navigate with Care Webinar

The ocean is vast, but it is also vulnerable. Every vessel that takes to the water—whether a cargo ship, fishing boat, or leisure craft—relies on tools to navigate safely. Among the most important of these are Aids to Navigation (AtoNs), such as buoys, beacons, and channel markers. While they are designed to guide mariners and prevent […]
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MENAS/IFAN earns prestigious global health and safety award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

Middle East Navigation Aids Services – MENAS, based in Bahrain, has received a prestigious RoSPA Award, demonstrating its commitment to health and safety excellence. MENAS/IFAN won a Gold Award in the Occupational Achievement Sector, demonstrating its dedication to keeping staff, clients & contractors safe at work. Now in its 69th year, and with almost 2,000 […]
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IFAN Joins Global Maritime Leaders at World Marine Aids to Navigation Day 2025 in London

The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) was proud to take part in the global celebrations of World Marine Aids to Navigation Day 2025, hosted this year at the historic Trinity House in London between 30 June and 2 July. The event, organized under the aegis of the International Association of Marine Aids to […]
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Protecting the Ocean, One Voyage at a Time: Join Our Next Navigate with Care Webinar

The ocean is a shared resource—and a fragile one. Every time a boat sets out to sea, it has the potential to impact marine ecosystems. But it doesn’t have to. With the right knowledge and tools, boaters can reduce their environmental footprint and even become champions for ocean conservation. Join us for the next installment […]
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Partnering to Promote Safe and Sustainable Boating

IFAN and Living Oceans Foundation to Launch “Navigate with Care: Protect Our Oceans” Campaign. The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) are joining forces to promote safer, more sustainable boating through the “Navigate with Care: Protect Our Oceans” campaign. This collaboration, born from a collaboration […]
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IFAN at the UN Ocean Conference: A Week of Action, Innovation, and Collaboration for the Ocean

Nice, France – 9-13 June 2025 This June, as the global ocean community gathered in Nice for the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) marked a milestone week—celebrating World Oceans Day, launching two strategic initiatives, and deepening its partnerships across maritime safety, science, and philanthropy. World Oceans […]
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Navigate with Care: A New Campaign Promotes Safer Seas and a Healthier Ocean

Nice, France – 11 June 2025 Today at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) and the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) proudly launched Navigate with Care: Protect Our Oceans, a joint campaign that promotes safe and environmentally responsible boating practices. Unveiled by IFAN’s Development Manager Francesca Pradelli during the Ocean […]
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IFAN Helps Launch Ocean Matcher: A New AI-Powered Platform to Fund Ocean Innovation

Nice, France – 10 June 2025 The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) proudly joined fellow ocean leaders in launching Ocean Matcher, a revolutionary AI-powered platform unveiled today at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice. Designed to transform how ocean science and sustainability projects are funded, the platform marks a major milestone […]
Webinars Navigation Aids 1000x1000

Safe Seas, Protected Shores: Join Our Next Navigate with Care Webinar

The ocean is vast, but it is also vulnerable. Every vessel that takes to the water—whether a cargo ship, fishing boat, or leisure craft—relies on tools to navigate safely. Among the most important of these are Aids to Navigation (AtoNs), such as buoys, beacons, and channel markers. While they are designed to guide mariners and prevent […]
rospa award image menas ifan

MENAS/IFAN earns prestigious global health and safety award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

Middle East Navigation Aids Services – MENAS, based in Bahrain, has received a prestigious RoSPA Award, demonstrating its commitment to health and safety excellence. MENAS/IFAN won a Gold Award in the Occupational Achievement Sector, demonstrating its dedication to keeping staff, clients & contractors safe at work. Now in its 69th year, and with almost 2,000 […]
ifan aton day_2025

IFAN Joins Global Maritime Leaders at World Marine Aids to Navigation Day 2025 in London

The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) was proud to take part in the global celebrations of World Marine Aids to Navigation Day 2025, hosted this year at the historic Trinity House in London between 30 June and 2 July. The event, organized under the aegis of the International Association of Marine Aids to […]
Webinar Environmental Impacts 1000x1000

Protecting the Ocean, One Voyage at a Time: Join Our Next Navigate with Care Webinar

The ocean is a shared resource—and a fragile one. Every time a boat sets out to sea, it has the potential to impact marine ecosystems. But it doesn’t have to. With the right knowledge and tools, boaters can reduce their environmental footprint and even become champions for ocean conservation. Join us for the next installment […]
Post 1 (release)

Partnering to Promote Safe and Sustainable Boating

IFAN and Living Oceans Foundation to Launch “Navigate with Care: Protect Our Oceans” Campaign. The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) and the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) are joining forces to promote safer, more sustainable boating through the “Navigate with Care: Protect Our Oceans” campaign. This collaboration, born from a collaboration […]
ship docked in nice for the un ocean conference

IFAN at the UN Ocean Conference: A Week of Action, Innovation, and Collaboration for the Ocean

Nice, France – 9-13 June 2025 This June, as the global ocean community gathered in Nice for the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) marked a milestone week—celebrating World Oceans Day, launching two strategic initiatives, and deepening its partnerships across maritime safety, science, and philanthropy. World Oceans […]
Francesca Pradelli IFAN launches Navigate with Care campaign in Nice during Ocean Decade forum, Francesca stands behind podium to speak

Navigate with Care: A New Campaign Promotes Safer Seas and a Healthier Ocean

Nice, France – 11 June 2025 Today at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) and the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) proudly launched Navigate with Care: Protect Our Oceans, a joint campaign that promotes safe and environmentally responsible boating practices. Unveiled by IFAN’s Development Manager Francesca Pradelli during the Ocean […]
Captura de tela 2025 06 10 200050

IFAN Helps Launch Ocean Matcher: A New AI-Powered Platform to Fund Ocean Innovation

Nice, France – 10 June 2025 The International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) proudly joined fellow ocean leaders in launching Ocean Matcher, a revolutionary AI-powered platform unveiled today at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice. Designed to transform how ocean science and sustainability projects are funded, the platform marks a major milestone […]