The Bahamas Maritime Authority is launching a Yacht Registry independent from its existing Bahamas Ship Registry. The Authority says that the Yacht Registry will match the Ship Registry in terms of...
Director of the United Arab Emirates Ship Registry since last year, Captain Saleem Alavi is turning the flag into a global leader in the shipping industry.
Alavi, who has worked as a sailor,...
Commissioners of Long Beach harbor in California gave preliminary approval to almost $9 million in extra incentives to increase participation in the Green Flag air quality program and increase the...
New York and California are challenging the International Maritime Organization's standards for ballast water regulations.
The Port of Oswego, NY, which recently opposed New York's regulations...
The United Kingdom's Maritime Accident Investigation Branch's Chief Inspector Stephen Meyer has recently spoken out regarding shortcomings in the shipping industry's enforcement of basic safety...
Tanzania and Kenya are currently reviewing their laws regarding piracy in order to prosecute pirates captured off of their coastline.
Tanzanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International...
The United Kingdom's Maritime and Coastguard Agency reports that the UK Ship Reigster added 13 ships to its fleet during the final quarter of 2009. The vessels add a total of 210,000 gt to the...
The International Maritime Employer's Committee (IMEC) has expressed concerns that many flag states are not fully prepared for the implementation of the International Labor Organization's Maritime...
The Marshall Islands Registry has expressed concern about the expanding range of pirate attacks off of East Africa. Notably, the flag is concerned in light of the attack upon their bulker Delvina on...
The Sub-Committee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW) has approved amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (The STCW Convention...
