Greece's departing deputy minister of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping Adonis Georgiadis "has urged prime minister Lucas Papademos to recreate a standalone shipping ministry to...
Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group representative Sir Ronald Sanders has spoken out against allegations claiming several Caribbean countries' support for Argentina's boycott of the Falkland Islands...
The Argentine Confederation of Transport Workers is boycotting British-flagged vessels in the latest development in the two countries' dispute over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
From...
Several critical EU countries and US trading partners have established a united front with the US regarding enforcement of its Foreign Accounting Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
As the ISRR previously...
Sarnia Yachts, a consulting firm serving yacht owners interested in sailing in European Union waters, explains that the yacht owning company, flag state, and Value Added Tax registration jurisdiction...
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At the British Chamber of Shipping's annual...
The U.S.-based law firm Seward and Kissel has published its first Maritime Group Year in Review publication. The report explains thoroughly many of the legal issues related to ship registration. We...
The UK-based non-governmental organization Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) has introduced a set of guidelines for private security companies.
The non-governmental organization...
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In the latest in...
Australia is in the process of establishing its first national set of maritime laws that would apply to all the commercial fleets across its states and territories.
The Maritime Safety National Law...
