SHIPPING SERVICES
Jason Critides of Islamorada International Charts
Islamorada International S.A.
(
www.islamorada.com), the largest nautical bookstore in Latin America, is well known to the merchant marine community, yacht owners and sailors that can avail of a myriad of resources at the colonial-style building in Balboa near the Panama Canal. Islamorada International is now a landmark for nautical bookstores in Latin America. The company, created some 40 years ago by the present owner’s father, is a treasure-trove, selling nautical charts, nautical books and publications, maritime software, and instruments. It is also key spot for visitors from round
the world looking for the indispensable maps that will make their journeys safe and free from unpleasant adventures. But these are not the only bookstore's customers. The experienced company is a part of a network of Admiralty chart agents around the world and so caters both to those who call Panama as well as clients using its services well outside the region. To save time and costly courier expenses, Islamorada ‘is working closely with other appointed admiralty chart agents to supply their customers in our region in a more expedited fashion,’ explains Jason Critides,
manager of Islamorada International. The company is also an Oceangrafix
Remote printing agent, and can supply Print-on-Demand NOS and NGA charts for clients in Panama or elsewhere. 'This has been very successful, particularly the NOS charts, as it is now a last minute option for a vessel entering US waters, where there are stringent regulations on keeping your chart folios up to date. They have been selling well,' he explains. The bookstore offers a wide range of
professional maritime reference books on the industry in general; with subjects ranging from tanker and port operations to maritime education and salvage. 'Tramp bulk and tankers form the mainstay of our customers in addition to clients from round the world and the merchant shipping that transits the Panama Canal and trades in Latin America,’ says Critides Islamorada International, classified
as an International Chart Agent (UK Hydrographic Office) and appointed distributors of US (NIMA and NOS) and New Zealand hydrographic products, has a skilled staff of fully bilingual people to service ships and companies not only in the Caribbean and Latin
NOAA charts printed-on-demand. With latest NtM applied, up to date.
Navigation Supplies and Services PANAMA
SALES AGENT
Tel: +507 228 4947 Fax: +507 211 0844 E-mail:
info@islamorada.com
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American region, but worldwide. Chart Folio Management Services are provided for Admiralty, NZ, and US hydrographic products, ranging from just the steady supply of Notice to Mariners to a customised chart-folio management service, with provision of automatic new editions delivery. 'We are authorised distributors for Admiralty digital products such as Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) and the Admiralty Raster Chart Service (ARCS), as well as Admiralty Digital Publications (ADP,' he explains. In recent years, Admiralty has launched the AVCS, allowing operators a very flexible and economical ENC service, which licences use for periods between three months up to 12 months. The ENC coverage being offered by the AVCS continues to grow, as does interest in the service, since the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has mandated compulsory carriage of ECDIS (Electronic Display and Information Systems) as of 2012. The implementation will be phased in sections: the first will apply only to newbuilds and then, year after year, other segments will require ECDIS systems onboard. ‘We work closely with the UK Hydrographic Office and Original
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