BMT Nigel Gee and the Cayman Islands Registry are publishing a joint-paper on the 2010 Passenger Yacht Code and the flexibility it provides in yacht design.
Maritime Professional leading commentator Joseph Keefe has drawn upon his experience to examine the effectiveness of the Paris MoU list as an indicator of flag state quality and develop conclusions based on his findings.
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.
After spending over a month at sea without a port of destination, it has been confirmed that the MSC Flaminia will be destined for sheltered anchorage in German territorial waters of the North Sea.
An absence of clear guidelines regarding refuge for vessels found stranded in international waters has left the German ship MSC Flaminia without a port of destination since it experienced a fire onboard over one month ago.
Sierra Leone and Moldova, identified along with Tanzania and Tuvalu as flag states having been approached by Iranian shipping companies, have confirmed they have delisted all Iranian vessels.
Our response to Klaus Luhta's "Shades of Gray - Maritime Edition."
The OGSR has learned of an editorial by maritime lawyer Klaus Luhta, “Shades of Gray – Maritime Edition,” which we expect you have likely by now seen as well.
