• USCG - Consider implementing an internal reporting system. Safety Alert 05-18
    5/14/2018 Source USCG: Seeking What You Don’t Know May Reduce Your Risks! This safety alert reminds owners and operators of all commercial vessels of the importance of developing and...
    May 14, 2018
    By: mhanson
  • Paris MOU fires 2020 warning
    European port state authority says it will take compliance with fuel regs “very seriously”. From January next year ships calling at European ports will be handed a letter of warning...
    May 14, 2018
    By: Anonymous
  • Liberia launches innovative environmental awareness training
    The Liberian Registry has launched a ground-breaking marine environmental awareness training program for seafarers and shoreside staff.   The computer-based program has been developed in...
    May 14, 2018
    By: Anonymous
  • Jerry Smith remembered
    It is with great sadness that LISCR has to record the passing of its former COO, Jerry Smith. Jerry was the first employee of LISCR, having joined Yoram Cohen and the company after his long-...
    May 11, 2018
    By: Anonymous
  • Blockchain technology set to renew and ease ship registration
    5/11/2018 Source: Danish Maritime Authority - Having to travel halfway around the world, which today is common practice when ships are traded, could become a thing of the past due to digitalisation....
    May 11, 2018
    By: mhanson
  • Navios recognized with Commissioner’s Award
    The Liberian Registry took the opportunity at the recent Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) conference and exhibition to present Navios Holdings Inc with its Commissioner’s Award for...
    May 11, 2018
    By: Anonymous
  • Time for shipping to review its US tax presence?
    5/10/2018 Our friends at Moore Stephens have issued their Spring 2018 newsletter Bottom Line leading with an article discussing possible impacts of the USTax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) 2017 along with...
    May 10, 2018
    By: mhanson
  • New Liberia President confirms maritime commitment with visit to LMTI
    On February 13th, 2018, newly elected President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Mr. George Manneh Weah, visited the recently rehabilitated Liberia Maritime Training...
    May 10, 2018
    By: Anonymous
  • Damen's Boer to head Dutch WISTA
    Yard group's communication chief appointed president of women's shipping group. Damen Shipyards head of communications Sylvia Boer is the new president of the Netherlands' chapter of...
    May 09, 2018
    By: Anonymous
  • USCG Has Issued an Updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) re: Ballast Water Management
    5/8/2018 Source: USCG - The list is quite comprehensive. Click here for the entire document. Here's the Table of Contents: Table of Contents 1. 33 CFR 151.2000 – Purpose  2. 33...
    May 08, 2018
    By: mhanson