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Yesterday, the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) announced a new sustainability program that will relieve a portion of ship owners’ tonnage tax burdens upon participation.  LISCR intends to be the “ensure that Liberia remains the greenest fleet afloat,” said CEO Scott Bergeron.

The U.S.

The International Maritime Organization convened on December 3^rd, 2014 to discuss an IMO Assembly resolution providing recommendations to overhaul ineffective international ship registry policy.  During this session in particular, the Council agreed on several general recommendations aimed at cutting out some of the inefficiencies common and notorious within ship registries.&nbs

On January 9^th, the St.

The shipping media has reacted powerfully to an amendment to the Keystone XL Pipeline bill offered by Senator John McCain, which calls for the repeal of the domestic-build clause set forth by the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, colloquially known as the Jones Act. 

Restrictions imposed by West African Governments have made it difficult for surveyors to travel safely.

See LR Class News No. 40/2014 Statutory Alert re Ebola viurus.

Also the Liberian Ship Registry is starting to coordinate donations from the shipping community to buy

Captain Raja, a senior maritime professional with almost 20 years with American Eagle Tankers (AET) as master and ashore in Health, Safety, Security and Environment positions, has been appointed as business development manager Singapore.

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Wall Street Journal August 6, 2014 - by John D. McKinnon

Talk of cracking down on U.S. Corporations that move offshore is making some companies nervous - notably foreign owned concerns. The Organization for International Investment told lawmakers in a letter Tuesday that legislative efforts to limit so-called inversions by U.S. companies could hit its members as well.

The Indian Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) innsued an order allowing foreign flagging of ships owned by Indian entititries subject to certain conditions (7/23/14)