• Paris MoU Published 2012 WGB Lists
    The Paris MoU has published its White, Grey and Black Lists for 2012. The tables, which evaluate flag performance based on inspection and detention numbers, are updated annually and serve as a...
    June 13, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • IMMARBE and IBC Owner Claims Government Takeover "Breach of Contract"
    Belize International Services Limited, the company which owns IMMARBE and the IBC Registry, claims the government's recent takeover of the registries is a "flagrant breach of contract....
    June 12, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Belize Government Assumes Ship and Corporate Registry Control
    The Belize Government has assumed control of IMMARBE and the IBC Registry effective yesterday. Belize International Services Limited, which owns part of the International Merchant Marine Registry of...
    June 12, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Malta Considers Building Maritime Hub
    Malta has expressed interest in developing a maritime hub at the former Malta Shipbuilding location featuring marinas, repair and supply facilities, insurance and legal companies and a maritime...
    June 11, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Worldwide Fund for Nature Unfairly Attacks Flag State System
    The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has recently issued a report on "Accidents at Sea" in which the organization launches some broad generalizations on flag states without providing many...
    June 11, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • EU Seeks to Streamline VAT Region
    The following article appeared in the April 2013 edition of the RegisteraYacht.com newsletter. EU tightens VAT net in Mediterranean With the European Commission seeking to impose a more robust and...
    June 10, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Some Flags Concerned with BWC Deadline Extensions
    Some maritime nations are debating whether delays to ballast water legislation implementation would take away from its intended environmental effects. As the OGSR previously reported, the IMO has...
    June 10, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Paris MoU Prepared for MLC
    The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control demonstrated a preparedness for the implementation of the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) at their 46th Committee Meeting last month. The...
    June 07, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • Greece Reaches Standstill on Yacht Cabotage Regulations
    Greece has reached a stalemate on cabotage regulations that could limit its potential in becoming a thriving superyacht center. Members of the industry who convened at the second Posidonia Sea...
    June 07, 2013
    By: Anonymous
  • DNV GL Group Presents Agenda
    The soon to be merged DNV GL group has begun to establish its staff and identity as one class society. The class societies have appointed DNV Head of Maritime Tor Svensen and CEO Henrik Madsen and...
    June 06, 2013
    By: Anonymous