• UK-Based Moore Stephens Recommends Owners Support New Window for Election into Tonnage Tax
    Shipping industry advising firm Moore Stephens has recommended shipowners collectively request that the United Kingdom grant a new window of opportunity to elect into the tonnage tax system. The firm...
    July 21, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Clay Maitland of Marshall Islands Registry Discusses Deepwater Horizon Response
    The Deepwater Horizon accident has fostered international dialogue regarding maritime policy, particularly related to flag regulations, as the ISRR has reported. The ISRR spoke with Clay Maitland,...
    July 20, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Paris MOU: 2009 Report
    The Paris MOU on Port State Control's 2009 Annual Report, released last month, provides the maritime community with updated white, grey, and black lists, classifying flag states according to...
    July 13, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Marshall Islands Registry Speaks Up on Global Issues
    The ISRR staff recently spoke with Laura Sherman, deputy director of maritime affairs for the Marshall Islands Registry, regarding UN Sanctions on Iran and the Deepwater Horizon, flagged in their...
    July 07, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Oil Spill Spurs Debate over Flag Responsibility
    [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="440" caption="The Deepwater Horizon, prior to the disaster. Image courtesy of www.tradewinds.no"][/caption] The two months since the Deepwater Horizon oil...
    July 06, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Registries Converge at June Conventions
    June has been a busy month for the maritime world with conventions taking place from Greece to New York. As the OGSR previously reported, Posidonia took place June 7-11, 2010, and was attended by...
    July 01, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Greek Marketing Agency Hired by Jamaican Registry at Posidonia
    Among the many connections forged at Posidonia last week was the Jamaica Ship Registry's signing of Greek marketing agency Adora Investments as its representative in the Greek shipping market. Bert...
    June 16, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Review Update: Implications of UN’s Sanctions on Iran for Open Registries
    [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="190" caption="The Iranian-flagged Mufateh, top, renamed the Amplify and reflagged in Hong Kong, bottom. Top photo: Chris Perkins (IHS Fairplay). Bottom photo...
    June 16, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Registries at Posidonia 2010
    Registry officials from around the world traveled to Posidonia 2010, Europe's largest annual maritime conference which took place in Piraeus, Greece last week, June 7th-11th. Malta, the Cayman...
    June 14, 2010
    By: Anonymous
  • Panama Promoted to MoU Grey List
    Panama has been promoted to the Paris MoU grey list of flag states after two years on the black list. Panama is the largest flag state in terms of fleet size and gross tonnage and is considered a...
    June 09, 2010
    By: Anonymous