French Court Upholds Ruling Against State-Owned Company
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The French court has upheld its conviction of national oil company Total for the 1999 casualty...
Piracy Winding Down?
The Associated Press has recently written, the "Party appears to be ending for Somali pirates" as shipping companies fight back with private security personnel and military intervention,...
Grenada Inland Revenue Division Promoting National Economy
Grenada's Inland Revenue Division is continuously working to develop itself and the island's economy.
The organization connected with us on Twitter and wrote, "Thank you for following us as we...
Tuvalu Explains Counterpiracy Policies
The Tuvalu Ship Registry has shared some of their thoughts with the ISRR in response to findings that piracy rates have decreased over the past year.
Registrar Uale Sinapati says:
Thank you for...
Moldova and Mongolia De-list Iranian Vessels
Mongolia and Moldova have confirmed that they have removed Iranian-linked vessels from their fleet.
The two states follow Malta, Bolivia, Tanzania, Tuvalu and Sierra Leone in de-listing vessels with...
Registry Advisors Discuss Leasing, VAT Choices at Superyacht Finance Forum
With a backdrop of increasing tax authority scrutiny of offshore vessel registration structures, leasing and VAT structures were animatedly discussed at Marine Money’s Superyacht Finance Forum...
DNV Offers MLC Training Course
Det Norske Veritas is offering a seminar advising shipowners and flags on meeting requirements of the recently ratified Maritime Labor Convention.
Det Norske Veritas is offering a seminar advising...
Luxury Yachting at a Crossroads: Market Strategies within a Global Financial-Legal Context
The following article was submitted to us by Mr. Giuseppe Lorenzo Rosa, Esq. In the piece Rosa examines possible strategies for the superyacht industry in today's markets. It will also be published...
Iran Sanctions: U.S. Bans Foreign Subsidiaries of U.S. Companies from Doing Business with Iran
The following alert by Jonathan Epstein, Holland and Knight outlines the most recent United States Executive Order and its impacts on global corporate activity.
Iran Sanctions: U.S. Bans Foreign...
Iranian Watch Group Examines Sanctions' Impact
Following a heated discussion of U.S. foreign policy toward Iran during last week's Vice Presidential debates, think tank The Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control has broken down points made by...