Monthly archive

August 2017

Harvey's Impact on U.S. Fuel Supply Chains May Trigger Jones Act Waiver Request

The wonderful people over at Holland & Knight sent us this article about the impact Hurricane Harvey had on U.S. Fuel Supply Chains, and how it may trigger the Jones Act Waiver Request. 
 
 
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WFW NYC Partners admitted to practice in Marshall Islands

4 August 2017

International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is delighted to announce that New York Finance Partner John Benson and Corporate Partner Steven Hollander have been admitted as attorneys to practice law in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (“RMI”).

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Amendments for Garbage Management Plan and Garbage Record Book coming into force March 01, 2018.

At IMO MEPC 70th session the amendments to the Annex V of the MARPOL Convention related to the Form of Garbage Record Book were adopted. These amendments were adopted by Resolution MEPC.277(70) with the entry-into-force date 1 March 2018 and include the following:

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WRECK REMOVAL CONVENTION 2007 FOR SINGAPORE-REGISTERED SHIPS

“Singapore has ratified the WRC which will enter into force in Singapore on 8 September 2017. All Singapore-registered ships over 300 GT (except excluded ships1) are required to carry on board a WRC State certificate to attest that insurance or other financial security to cover liability for wrecks is in place.”

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Rear Admiral Mark Buzby Sworn In as U.S. Maritime Administrator

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has sworn in Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby (USN, Ret.) as the Administrator of the Maritime Administration.

 

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Biofouling Management Regulations to Minimize the Transport of Nonindigenous Species from Vessels Arriving at California Ports

Below is a letter from the California State Lands Commission stating that the Biofouling Management Regulations are going to minimize the transport of nonindigenous species from vessels arriving at California ports, and it is to be effective starting October 1, 2017.
 
Dear Shipping Agents and Interested Parties:
 

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Paris MoU Annual Report- Recognized Organization Performance Flags

As mentioned last week, this week for Paris MoU, we will be focusing on the Recognized Organization Performance Flag table from 2014-2016. The table in this article shows a list of only Recognized Organizations that had 60 or more inspections in a 3-year period that are taken into account.

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V. Group Acquires Graig Ship Management Ltd. as part of Graig Shipping PLC

V.Group has acquired Graig Ship Management Ltd, part of Graig Shipping PLC, which has developed a reputation for high quality new build supervision and ship management of dry bulk vessels.

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Great things happening for Liberia in 2017

2017 has continiued to bring great success for Libera, one of the most important being they confirm their position as the leading flag of choice for Greek ship owners and operators. According to the Marine Information Services (MIS) organisation in Greece, the Greek merchant fleet now includes 1,037 Liberian-flag ships.

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Paris MoU Annual Report- White List

During 2016 the Paris MoU continued with its work of inspecting ships in accordance with the relevant instruments of The Memorandum. This annual report contains details of the main work and developments within the Paris MoU for the year. The annexes and tables contain details of the outcomes of the inspections carried out by our Member Authorities.

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