The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of Liberia have signed an agreement covering a series of maritime trade issues, including an accord which allows owners of Liberian-flag...
USCG Ballast water management reporting and record keeping final rule goes into effect Feb. 22, 2016
2/18/2016 - Coast Guard Maritime Commons Blog - The Coast Guard reminds ship owners and operators that the final rule amending the ballast water management reporting and record keeping requirements,...
IMO Briefing Feb 2, 2016 - Verification of tonnage figures for BWM Convention completed – further ratifications needed
The process to verify global tonnage figures in order to assess entry...
January 2016
Vol. 26, No.1
UPDATE
International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) recently held its triannual Maritime Services Group (MSG) meeting, where personnel from many of IRI'...
2/2/2016 - HK MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE NO. 21 OF 2016
(Marine Industrial Safety)
Codes of Practices issued under Shipping and Port Control Ordinance (Cap.313)
and Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels)...
2/3/2016 AMSA Media Release - From March 1, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will adopt the Large Yacht Code for super yachts and training vessels of 24 metres or more in length in a...
Singapore, 27 January 2016
Port of Singapore announces bidders for the LNG bunker supplier license
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded two LNG bunker supplier licences to...
PRESS RELEASE 01/16 ...
At present, over 90% of India’s foreign trade by volume is carried by foreign-registered ships.
Indian shipping firms, hit by the downturn in the trade cycle, are asking that 25% of the...
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...
