Review Update: MEPC Meeting
The much-anticipated Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting last week achieved less progress in greenhouse gas emissions regulations than European countries had hoped.
As previously...
IMO Adopts North American Emission Control Area
An emission control zone Canada and the United States advocated surrounding their coastlines has recently been adopted by the International Maritime Organization.
The new legislation mandates that...
Flagging out grows. Beneficial to open registries.
Open registries are becoming increasingly dominant within the maritime industry.
Of the current ten largest flag states, six are flags of convenience: Panama, Liberia, the Marshall Islands, the...
Belize Registry Flourishes
In the year since Captain Encarnacion Samaniego became Director General of Belize's ship registry IMMARBE, the flag has experienced a 33 percent increase in registered vessels and is adopting...
US Coast Guard and DNV reject US Vessel
The United States Coast Guard has removed its first vessel from its alternate compliance program (ACP) due to inadequate standards on the ship.
The Coast Guard allows class societies to survey select...
Foreign Clients Evaluate British Flag
The United Kingdom Registry's premier customer service and optional tonnage tax scheme have attracted foreign owners over the past ten years who plan to stay with the flag as long as it continues to...
Korea Register Chairman Advocates Class Audits Overhaul
Oh Kon-gyun, Korea Register of Shipping Chairman and CEO as well as vice-chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), recently expressed support for a redesign of the...
Norwegian Shipowners Meet with Nigerian Agency
Norwegian shipowners met with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) last week to discuss their interest in registering vessels under the Nigerian flag.
Mr. Temison Omatseye...
Obama Order Addresses Somali Conflict
The OGSR editors and Dennis Bryant offer their interpretation of Obama's recent Executive Order addressing violence in the Somali region.
U.S. President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order...
Sea Japan 2010 Preview
The Isle of Man Ship Registry will hold an exhibit at the Sea Japan 2010 conference next Wednesday through Friday in Tokyo.
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