As it experiences tax system changes, the International Business Centre of Madeira, which oversees the Madeira ship registry, is embarking on a promotional campaign across Europe and the Americas....
The Maritime Authority of New Zealand has implemented legislation requiring fishing vessels operating in local waters to be flagged nationally within the next four years.
Maritime New Zealand has...
At least 20 vessels of the 1,691 registered with Vietnam have been detained for safety reasons over the past year.
"The Vietnam Register said the vessels had a range of deficiencies relating to...
Belgium has introduced regulations regarding use of armed security personnel onboard its ships.
Belgium will require the armed guards be registered and formal reporting procedures be followed, to "...
Japanese shipowners compose a significant client base for the Marshall Islands registry, as one of its largest and fastest-growing shipowning groups.
The percentage of Japanese-owned vessels in the...
Poland has just ratified the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention, making it the 26th International Labor Organization member state and seventh EU state to have done so.
In submitting Poland's ratification...
Following in the footsteps of countries as the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Germany, South Africa will introduce the tonnage tax system in early 2013 with the goal of attracting more vessels to...
Representatives from maritime authorities in the Baltic Region will meet in Helinski this week.
The Danish Maritime Authority and Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland are coordinating...
A UK proposal on regulations for armed guards will likely be adopted internationally.
The UK developed these guidelines with the International Chamber of Shipping to be discussed within the IMO...
Argentina has extended its ban on Falkland and British flagged ships to include registries such as the Bahamas, Greece, Hong Kong, Malta, the Marshall Islands, Panama and Singapore.
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