EQUASIS SHIP SAFETY DATA EXCHANGE, INTERNATIONAL MEMORANDUM SIGNED

EQUASIS SHIP SAFETY DATA EXCHANGE, INTERNATIONAL MEMORANDUM SIGNED    On Jan. 28 the U.S. Coastguard, the European Commission, and the maritime administrations of the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Singapore signed a memorandom of understanding to set up the Equasis information system.
   Japan is expected to join soon.
   Equasis will provide internet-based access to safety information on merchant ships worldwide.
   It will combine private and public data sources for easy access on internet address https://www.equasis.org, starting from around May.