• One Step Closer for DNV-GL Group
    The EU has approved the proposed DNV-GL merger in a move that brings the two entities one step closer to becoming the world's largest classification society. The approval follows the US and South...
    July 23, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Registration Consultant Highlights Benefits of Choosing Offshore
    Consulting firm Offshore Premium has recently published an outline on their website of the benefits of registering a yacht in an offshore jurisdiction. The list reads as follows: Tax Saving and...
    July 22, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Bahamas Expresses Support for IMO Reduction of Administrative Burdens
    The Bahamas Maritime Authority is participating in the IMO Steering Group's online consultation on the Reduction of Administrative Burdens. The following writeup appeared in the registry's...
    July 22, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Ship and Yacht Registry Review on Hiatus Through July 21st
    The Ship & Yacht Registry Review (SYRR) will be on hiatus through Sunday, July 21st. Regular updates will resume the week of July 22nd. For immediate assistance, please contact Campbell Houston...
    July 10, 2013
    By: shipregistries
  • Coast Guard Attorney Differentiates Flag State and Port State Control Jurisdictions
    In a piece examining oil record book compliance for the US Coast Guard publication Proceedings Attorney Brian McNamara outlines the distinctions between flag state and port state jurisdiction when it...
    July 09, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Spanish Yacht Charter Registration Tax Repealed
    Spain has lifted its 12 percent registration tax on yacht charters which had been levied along with a 21 percent VAT, an arrangement the industry identified as double taxation. Carlos Sanlorenzo,...
    July 08, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Panama Seeks to Hold Registry Market Lead
    The Panama Registry looks to maintain its position as the world's leading flag, introducing incentives and evaluating the macroeconomic factors which could affect its competitiveness in the...
    July 08, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Jones Act Market the Talk of Marine Money Week
    The Jones Act Market featured as a central topic of conversation on the first day of our parent company's 26th Annual Marine Money Week. In the edition of Marine Money's Freshly Minted...
    July 03, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Panamanian Lawyer Highlights Registry's Significance
    In recent trade press interview Morgan & Morgan partner Juan David Morgan, Jr. outlines the importance of the Panamanian Ship Registry to the country's economy and asserts that a government-...
    July 02, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • VAT to Apply to French Yacht Charters Starting July 15
    Value-added tax will apply to French yacht charters effective July 15th, 2013, bringing an end to the country's commercial exemption from the tax scheme. Oceanskies reports: The announcement was...
    June 28, 2013
    By: Anonymous