The International Maritime Organization has expressed commitment to developing a new Code of Conduct to further address and prevent issues of piracy in west and central Africa.
The following editorial by industry commentator Dennis Bryant originally posted in the February 2013 issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News. We feel it well outlines the requirements of the Maritime Labor Convention particularly relating to US-flagged ships.
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is soliciting suggestions for its second draft of Common Structural Rules (CSR) to be applied all vessels surveyed by IACS members.
The State of Hawaii is requesting exemption from Jones Act US Build requirements for itself and all noncontiguous trade regions of the United States (Alaska, Guam, Puerto Rico).
