2012 National Defense Authorization Act Contains New Iran Sanctions
The law firm Seward and Kissel issued the following press release this week in relation to the U.S.’ 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which contains information regarding sanctions against...
ICS Releases 2011 Flag State Performance Table
The International Chamber of Shipping has released its 2011 edition of its Flag State Performance Table.
Published annually, the table evaluates each registry on the criteria of Port State Control...
ICS Issues Press Release on its Flag State Performance Table
An ICS press release elaborates upon what is involved in creating its Flag State Performance Table and the organization's hopes the Table will continue to foster quality performing registries....
Maersk Line, Limited Reflags First of Two Heavy-Lift Vessels with US

As part of a joint venture with Rickmers Maritime, Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) has reflagged the first of two major heavy-lift vessels from the Marshall Islands to the U.S.
MLL completed the...
German Training Provider MSG Attains Flag State Approval
German training provider MSG MarineServe GmbH has achieved approval from the German Flag State for its STCW compliant ECDIS Training Programme.
Captains and officers working aboard SOLAS vessels...
NIMASA Stands by Decision to Detain Tanker
The Nigerian Maritime Administration is standing by their decision to detain the vessel MT Agbonmien on March 14 2006 on grounds of unseaworthiness.
A qualified NIMASA surveyor carried out the...
USCG Seeking Comments on Draft Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular Legislation
The United States Coast Guard is seeking comments on its draft Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular   (NVIC) regarding the inspection and certification process for foreign-flag vessels...
Flag States Increasingly Involved in Operations, says Industry Veteran
Maritime professional Clay Maitland has written an interesting editorial regarding the increasing role he says flag states are fulfilling in the industry.

The changing face of flag authorities...
ICS Supports Maitland's View of Global Registry System
The International Chamber of Shipping, which as the ISRR has previously reported evaluates and compares registries worldwide annually in its Flag State Performance Table, agrees with Clay Maitland...
ICS Addresses Public's Questions in Concordia Aftermath
The International Chamber of Shipping has published a set of responses to address public concerns about passenger ship safety in light of the Costa Concordia grounding. We hope ISRR readers will find...