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Source: LISCR press release - The Liberian flag has been included in the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) QUALSHIP 21 (QS21) roster for 2019-2020. QS21 recognizes vessels and flag states which have successfully met specified safety and quality requirements and regulations when calling at ports in the United States.

Source: IMO press release - IMO’s Legal committee will discuss a number of proposed measures to prevent fraudulent registration of ships and other deceptive shipping practices, during its 106th session (27-29 M

Source: IMO website - IMO's treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling has received another boost.

Source: Splash 24/7 - Lubes Headache brewing - Fuel choices have obscured the complex issues over lube selection ahead of IMO 2020. Here’s a useful guide to the problems coming up and how to handle them.

Source: International Chamber of Shipping - The ICS Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table brings together data available in the public domain regarding the performance of flag states in terms of, inter alia, Port State Control records, ratification of international Conventions, and IMO meeting attendance.

Source: IOM Ship Registry Website- The Department for Enterprise has announced the appointment of Cameron Mitchell as the next Director of the Isle of Man Ship Registry.

Source: Forbes website - As the shipping world scrambles to get ready for the International Maritime Organization's IMO 2020 ruling, oil major ExxonMobil's marine fuels outfit is "digging deep" to be at the forefront of the emerging low sulfur market. . . .