The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) held its 48th Committee meeting in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, from 18 - 22 May 2015.
High importance was given to the...
This month, the International Chamber of Shipping released its annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table for the fiscal year 2014/15. It is available at the link below:
http://www....
113 ships detained for MLC related deficiencies
20 August 2014 marked the first anniversary of the entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006). During these first 12 months 113...
With MLC, 2006 in force, one might hope to see a reduction in the number of seafarers without visas; yet, recent data collected by SCI shows that not only are shipowners failing to pay for crewmember...
In light of our entry by Ms. Valdés with respect to the MLC 2006 we took a look at the schedule for the convention coming into force. For August 2014 Belgium, Germany, Ghana, Hungary,...
Michelle Otero Valdés, Esq., a maritime attorney with Chalos & Co. based in Miami spoke at the recent Newport Charter Yacht Show on the topic titled "The Climate on Crewing has...
Mauritius has ratified the Maritime Labor Convention and Nigeria is preparing to implement the convention effective June 18th.
Fairplay reports:
Mauritius and Nigeria move forward on MLC
Mauritius...
The Korean Register of Shipping joins classification societies Lloyd's Register, ABS and DNV GL and the ship registries Liberia, Denmark and Madeira in introducing a mobile-friendly application...
Maritime Professional has profiled the Marshall Islands Registry in its most recent issue, highlighting the complexity involved in operating a both quality and commercially success flag...
Regulatory issues have been at the forefront of dialogue at CMA Shipping 2014, which kicked off yesterday.
The opening session, "Around the World in Ninety Minutes: The State of the Industry...
