The EU has approved the proposed DNV-GL merger in a move that brings the two entities one step closer to becoming the world's largest classification society.
The approval follows the US and South...
Consulting firm Offshore Premium has recently published an outline on their website of the benefits of registering a yacht in an offshore jurisdiction. The list reads as follows:
Tax Saving and...
The Bahamas Maritime Authority is participating in the IMO Steering Group's online consultation on the Reduction of Administrative Burdens.
The following writeup appeared in the registry's...
The Ship & Yacht Registry Review (SYRR) will be on hiatus through Sunday, July 21st. Regular updates will resume the week of July 22nd.
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In a piece examining oil record book compliance for the US Coast Guard publication Proceedings Attorney Brian McNamara outlines the distinctions between flag state and port state jurisdiction when it...
Spain has lifted its 12 percent registration tax on yacht charters which had been levied along with a 21 percent VAT, an arrangement the industry identified as double taxation.
Carlos Sanlorenzo,...
The Panama Registry looks to maintain its position as the world's leading flag, introducing incentives and evaluating the macroeconomic factors which could affect its competitiveness in the...
The Jones Act Market featured as a central topic of conversation on the first day of our parent company's 26th Annual Marine Money Week. In the edition of Marine Money's Freshly Minted...
In recent trade press interview Morgan & Morgan partner Juan David Morgan, Jr. outlines the importance of the Panamanian Ship Registry to the country's economy and asserts that a government-...
Value-added tax will apply to French yacht charters effective July 15th, 2013, bringing an end to the country's commercial exemption from the tax scheme.
Oceanskies reports:
The announcement was...
