Monthly archive

December 2015

Liberia Accedes to World Trade Organization

Liberia Accedes to World Trade Organization

 

Liberia’s application to join the World Trade Organization was approved this week at the WTO’s Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.

 

President Sirleaf said:

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Marshall Islands Adopts New Standards for PMSCs

From our friends at MarineLink.com who did an excellent job of summarizing the RMI Marine Notice MN-2-011-39 Piracy Armed Robbery and the Use of Armed Security (Updated)

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US Coast Guard - Ballast Water Management Explained

This is the first post in a six-part series of blogs on Maritime Commons to provide updates and information about the Coast Guard’s ballast water regulations and implementation.

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US Court of Appeals Derails Adoption of the Ballast Water Management Convention

Our colleague Dennis Bryant (www.brymar-consulting.com) writing in the November 2015 issue of The Maritime Reporter provides an excellent explanation of the Courts decision and potential consequences.

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Liberian Flag Entry has been updated

Our entry for the Liberian registry has been updated with the kind assistance of the staff at the Liberian Registry.

 

LISCR

http://www.liscr.com/liscr/Home/tabid/37/Default.aspx 

 

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Filipino crew "on $150 a week" replace Portland's seafarers: protest grows

By: Tony Wright

Filipino crew members aboard a foreign ship chartered to haul alumina from Western Australia to Alcoa's smelter in Portland, Victoria, are each to be paid about $US150 ($207) a week, International Transport Workers Federation says.

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The Republic of the Marshall Islands Ranked Number One Foreign Flag in Greece

Piraeus, 24 November 2015

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USCG To Increase Limits of Liability Under OPA 90 - Effective 12/21/2015

The Coast Guard is issuing a final rule to increase the limits of liability for vessels, deepwater ports,
and onshore facilities, under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended (OPA 90), to reflect significant increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

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