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2/18/2016 - Coast Guard Maritime Commons Blog - The Coast Guard reminds ship owners and operators that the final rule amending the ballast water management reporting and record keeping requirements, published on November 24, 2015 goes into effect on <

IMO Briefing Feb 2, 2016 - Verification of tonnage figures for BWM Convention completed – further ratifications needed

2/2/2016 - HK MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE NO. 21 OF 2016
(Marine Industrial Safety)

Codes of Practices issued under Shipping and Port Control Ordinance (Cap.313)
and Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels) Ordinance (Cap.548)

2/3/2016 AMSA Media Release - From March 1, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will adopt the Large Yacht Code for super yachts and training vessels of 24 metres or more in length in a first for the Australian yachting community.

At present, over 90% of India’s foreign trade by volume is carried by foreign-registered ships.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority issued Marine Notice 6/2016 reminding owners and managers of ships of more than 1000 gross tonnage arriving at or leaving an Australian port or offshore facility are required to carry an appropriate insurance certificate (‘Bunkers Certificate’) in accordance with section 15 of the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollutio

While the shipping industry is in a state of chaos the International Monetary Fund (IMF), responding to the December 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, proposes to bleed the industry just a little by imposing a carbon tax on CO2 emissions. To quote the report's Executive Summary "Substantial amounts could also be raised from charges on international aviation and maritime fuels.

Guidance about the information which ships intending to enter a UK port must provide before arriving and being granted entry from the UK Department for Transport, Maritime & Land Transport Security
Maritime Europe & Projects Team.

From our friends at MarineLink.com who did an excellent job of summarizing the RMI Marine Notice MN-2-011-39 Piracy Armed Robbery and the Use of Armed Security (Updated)