Managing director of private security firm Protection Vessels International (PVI) Eric Conway has published the paper "Calculating the Cost of Piracy" - a cost which affects flag states.
New Zealand has proposed a Bill that would introduce amendments to the 1994 Maritime Transport Act including implementation of three international maritime conventions and blood-alcohol limits for crewmembers.
The Brazilian arm of the Argentine-based Ultrapetrol is developing its fleet of platform supply vessels (PSVs) but is reluctant to register the vessels nationally.
The shipping industry encouraged flag states to adopt the IMO Ballast Water Management and ILO Maritime Labor Conventions at the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) conference held this week.
Assistant Parliamentary Counsel for Jamaica Duane Allen has recently returned to the island following study at the International Maritime Law Institute in Malta.
