Today begins the International Trade Federation's second week of inspections of vessels that call on ports in Mumbai, Kandla, New Mangalore, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Haldia.
The...
German owners have expressed concern over the need to increase the number of vessels registered with European flag states in order to benefit from tonnage-tax policies.
The European Union requires...
The European Union requires...
A tonnage tax Taiwan introduced at the beginning of this year in hopes of bringing more vessels to the register has produced less than targeted results.
The Taiwanese Ministry of Finance hoped the...
The Taiwanese Ministry of Finance hoped the...
Turkey is implementing a commercial code effective July 1 2012 which it hopes will draw foreign banks to invest in the Turkish fleet.
Ambiguities in Turkish legislation have led many foreign...
Ambiguities in Turkish legislation have led many foreign...
Scott Bergeron of the Liberian Registry explains in the following editorial that in an era where a ship is often owned, registered, and crewed by different nations, “responsibility for protecting...
In its recent report on the shipping industry, accounting firm KPMG compares tax systems developed by various flag states, explaining that shipowners and operators have a variety of options available...
India is considering reserving one third of its export-import cargo to be carried on nationally registered vessels, per the request of the National Transport Development Policy (NTDP).
Sources close...
Sources close...
The Panama Chamber of Shipping is encouraging international shipowners registered with the Panamanian flag to join the organization, an historic act.
The Chamber is being motivated by the possible...
The Chamber is being motivated by the possible...
The South American Trade bloc Mercosur has implemented an embargo on vessels registered with the British Overseas Territory the Falkland Islands, in response to an ongoing sovereignty dispute between...
An editorial by Lloyd's List's Tom Leander states, "When the history of shipping’s response to Somali piracy is written, 2011 will be seen as a watershed year." Specifically, and as demonstrated by...
