Nautilus International assistant general secretary Marcel van den Broek addressed the relationship between shipowners, crew members and flag states in a recent speech at the World Maritime University...
The Isle of Man Ship Registry will hold an exhibit at the Sea Japan 2010 conference next Wednesday through Friday in Tokyo.
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The OGSR editors and Dennis Bryant offer their interpretation of Obama's recent Executive Order addressing violence in the Somali region.
U.S. President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order...
Norwegian shipowners met with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) last week to discuss their interest in registering vessels under the Nigerian flag.
Mr. Temison Omatseye...
Oh Kon-gyun, Korea Register of Shipping Chairman and CEO as well as vice-chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), recently expressed support for a redesign of the...
Italy's Ministry of Economic Development recently announced intentions to invest $27 million in the country's renowned but struggling yachting sector.
The sector, identified by the ministry as "an...
The United Kingdom Registry's premier customer service and optional tonnage tax scheme have attracted foreign owners over the past ten years who plan to stay with the flag as long as it continues to...
The United States Coast Guard has removed its first vessel from its alternate compliance program (ACP) due to inadequate standards on the ship.
The Coast Guard allows class societies to survey select...
In the year since Captain Encarnacion Samaniego became Director General of Belize's ship registry IMMARBE, the flag has experienced a 33 percent increase in registered vessels and is adopting...
Open registries are becoming increasingly dominant within the maritime industry.
Of the current ten largest flag states, six are flags of convenience: Panama, Liberia, the Marshall Islands, the...
