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Vessel masters, owners and operators are reminded about the coastal pilotage requirements within the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, as prescribed in Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014.
An...
June 08, 2015
By: shipregistries
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The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has for years fought the rise of open ship registers whether good with high standards or bad with nearly non-existent standards. This...
June 04, 2015
By: mhanson
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The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) held its 48th Committee meeting in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, from 18 - 22 May 2015.
High importance was given to the...
June 01, 2015
By: shipregistries
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A sister company of ours, MTI Network, recently published an interesting piece on maritime cyber security. It's not an issue we frequently think about in this industry, though many compelling...
May 18, 2015
By: Anonymous
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A recent article in the Washington Post caught our attention here at the OGSR: "Libya's shelling of Cook Islands ship gives New Zealand its own Maersk Tigris moment."
The author, Eugene...
May 18, 2015
By: Anonymous
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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued Marine Notice 08/2015 titled Use or carriage of heavy grade oils in the Antarctic. The amendment applies to Regulation 43 of MARPOL Annex I and is...
May 11, 2015
By: mhanson
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With the uptick in incident of piracy and armed robbery in the Asian region the Australian Maritime Safety Authority issued the marine notice with recommendations, links to best practices for...
May 06, 2015
By: mhanson
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Executive Summary (Full report is available here) Overall number of incidents reported during January-March of 2015 has increased to 38 from the lowest of 29 incidents reported during the same period...
May 05, 2015
By: mhanson
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Under Title III, Article 1, Section 311 of the U.S.-Republic of Marshall Islands Compact of Free Association, the U.S. has full authority and responsibility for security and defense matters in or...
May 01, 2015
By: mhanson
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MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE NO. 56 OF 2015 - This Notice serves to inform that the Air Pollution Control (Ocean Going Vessels) (Fuel at Berth) Regulation (Cap. 311AA) (hereinafter referred to as the...
April 23, 2015
By: mhanson
