St. Lucia implements open ship registry
St. Lucia implements open ship registry May 28, 2016   The St. Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) says the island is expected to gain several benefits after a decision to implement an...
Paris Mou agrees on concentrated campaign on air pollution in 2018
Norwegian Maritime Authority 31. May 2016 Paris Mou agrees on concentrated campaign on air pollution in 2018 Member states agreed on a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on MARPOL Annex VI...
Malta's maritime industry thrives
Malta's maritime industry thrives 06 May 2016 The Malta Maritime Forum was officially set up last October through the registration of the forum as a NGO and a legal personality. This development...
Groundbreaking ships are flying the Norwegian flag
Groundbreaking ships are flying the Norwegian flag The brand new carriers Mari Jone and Lindanger are the world's first ocean going ships, capable of running on Methanol. (Director General of...
FLAGSHIP: Liberian Registry further strengthens its relationship with Greek Shipowners
FLAGSHIP, Special Issue 05-19-2016 Liberian Registry further strengthens its relationship with Greek shipowners The relationship between the Greek shipping community and the Liberian Registry dates...
Danish Maritime Authority to be responsible for Denmark's first maritime spatial plan
19 May 2016 Denmark is to have an overall, holistic maritime spatial plan for the Danish sea areas. That was decided today when the Danish Parliament passed the bill on maritime spatial planning. The...
St. Lucia moving to set up open ship registry
16 May 2016 St. Lucia moving to set up open ship registry St. Lucia is moving to implement legislation to facilitate an open ship registry, which would will enable the registration of foreign-owned...
Republic of the Marshall Islands Continues Strong Growth
16 May 2016  International Registries, Inc. Press Release Republic of the Marshall Islands Continues Strong Growth Tokyo, 16 May 2016 International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI)...
Advisory re MMSI numbers from the US Federal Communications Commission
An advisory issued by the FCC reminds the industry of the importance of the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number programed into shipboard communication equipment and more importantly into...
Congratulations to Clay Maitland on being honored with this years North American Lifetime Achievement award by Lloyd's List
If you have not heard of Clay Maitland you probably do not work in shipping, and you certainly are not in the US east coast shipping cluster. When one asks his colleagues about him and his life in...