Service-oriented open registers are increasingly dominating the world fleet, but national flags are fighting back by copying the business model, writes Adam Corbett
September 22nd, 2016 17:23...
9/8/2016 - IMO Briefing - Global treaty to halt invasive aquatic species to enter into force in 2017
Accession by Finland has triggered the entry into force of a key international measure for...
September 7, 2016 - From my friends at Maritime Training Services - Understanding the different ballast water management regulations developed by the US Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection...
September 1, 2016 - USCG Marine Safety Alert 12-16 "Good Data Input Equals Good Data Output" - This safety alert reminds vessel owners and operators to periodically validate the proper...
From our friends at Lloyd's Register - 9/2/2016
The IMO has adopted amendments to Regulation 12 of MARPOL Annex I (see Resolution MEPC.266(68)), which will enter into force on 1 January,...
8/23/2016 - WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard issued a final rule to require owners and operators of certain vessels and facilities regulated by the Coast Guard to conduct electronic inspections of...
8/22/2016 - From our colleagues at Lloyd's Register
The 2014 amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 will come into force on 18 January 2017.
The changes relate to financial security...
We picked up the following from Dennis Bryant's excellent maritime blog.
Here's an issue for the administrations of various ship registries, especially those based in the US.
In the latest US...
07/26/2016 - The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry, a division of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands, is on the White List in the 2015 annual Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port...
