• Indian Owners Struggle, Flag Out
    Indian shipowners face market challenges which are leading them to register their ships outside the country. As previously reported, the current business climate, despite attempts at reforms, is not...
    October 10, 2012
    By: Anonymous
  • DNV Offers MLC Training Course
    Det Norske Veritas is offering a seminar advising shipowners and flags on meeting requirements of the recently ratified Maritime Labor Convention. Det Norske Veritas is offering a seminar advising...
    October 09, 2012
    By: Anonymous
  • Isle of Man recognized by Korean Register of Shipping
    [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Isle of Man Registry Director Dick Welsh accepts an award of recognition from the Korean Register of Shipping. With Joosung Park. "][/caption]...
    October 05, 2012
    By: Anonymous
  • Registry Advisors Discuss Leasing, VAT Choices at Superyacht Finance Forum
    With a backdrop of increasing tax authority scrutiny of offshore vessel registration structures, leasing and VAT structures were animatedly discussed at Marine Money’s Superyacht Finance Forum...
    October 04, 2012
    By: Anonymous
  • Moldova and Mongolia De-list Iranian Vessels
    Mongolia and Moldova have confirmed that they have removed Iranian-linked vessels from their fleet. The two states follow Malta, Bolivia, Tanzania, Tuvalu and Sierra Leone in de-listing vessels with...
    October 03, 2012
    By: Anonymous
  • Former UK MCGA Chief Executive wins Lloyd's List Achievement Award
    Maurice Storey, former CEO of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency, has been recognized for Lifetime Achievement by Lloyd's List. Storey is largely credited for developing the UK Ship Register into...
    October 02, 2012
    By: Anonymous
  • Tuvalu Explains Counterpiracy Policies
    The Tuvalu Ship Registry has shared some of their thoughts with the ISRR in response to findings that piracy rates have decreased over the past year. Registrar Uale Sinapati says: Thank you for...
    October 01, 2012
    By: Anonymous
  • Grenada Inland Revenue Division Promoting National Economy
    Grenada's Inland Revenue Division is continuously working to develop itself and the island's economy. The organization connected with us on Twitter and wrote, "Thank you for following us as we...
    September 28, 2012
    By: Anonymous
  • International Yacht Bureau Welcomes 500th Vessel
    The International Yacht Bureau has recently added its 500th vessel to its registry. The organization, authorized to act on behalf of multiple flag administrations, welcomed the New York-based...
    September 27, 2012
    By: Anonymous
  • Piracy Winding Down?
    The Associated Press has recently written, the "Party appears to be ending for Somali pirates" as shipping companies fight back with private security personnel and military intervention,...
    September 26, 2012
    By: Anonymous