Liberia Registry launches electronic oil record book
6 June 2016 - The Liberian Registry, in partnership with Prevention at Sea Ltd, a Cyprus-based maritime compliance technology company, has launched an innovative software product designed to replace...
USCG – top five PSC deficiency areas in 2015
Maritime Cyprus  01/25/2016 The US Coast Guard issued a very interesting Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 16-15) addressing the top five deficiency areas that it’s Port State...
Statutory requirements, mandatory audits and other amendments that entered into force on 1 January 2016
Maritime Cyprus Maritime News Blog http://maritimecyprus.com/2016/01/05/statutory-requirements-mandatory-audits-and-other-amendments-that-entered-into-force-on-1-january-2016/ A number of important...
Guide for Tankers Against Piracy and Armed Robbery Involving Oil Cargo Theft
Maritime Cyprus Maritime News Blog http://maritimecyprus.com/2016/01/07/new-guide-for-tankers-against-piracy-and-armed-robbery-involving-oil-cargo-theft/  ReCAAP ISC, in collaboration with the...
Paris/Tokyo MOUs Schedule Additional Concentrated Inspection Campaigns for 2015/2016
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...
Cyprus DMS updates list of approved private ship security contractors
The Department of Merchant Shipping has published an updated list of approved private ship security contractors in accordance with Section 84 of the Protection of Cyprus Ships Against Acts of Piracy...
The Maistre of ship registration was born in Malta, still Europe’s largest Flag
Privately owned GM International Services Limited, founded in 1974 and run by John A. Gauci-Maistre K.M., has been offering consultancy services in maritime, corporate and financial sectors for four...
Fleet Shipmanagement Celebrates Twenty Years
Fleet has made the most of celebrating its twenty years, hosting parties with clients and staff around the world.  The photos were taken in September on Cyprus where senior management and...
Cyprus and Georgia Sign Merchant Shipping Agreement
Cyprus and Georgia have signed a merchant shipping agreement with provisions as summarized in the following article, originally featured on InternationalLawOffice.com: New agreement on merchant...
Surveyor Analyzes Effectiveness of MoU Lists as Targeting Tool
Regs4Ships senior consultant Paul Owen wrote a recent feature for Safety at Sea examining the effectiveness of MoU lists as tools for targeting vessels over the past decade. Owen's article is...