The Marshall Islands Registry discusses global issues such as UN Sanctions on Iran and how the Deepwater Horizon incident has affected their perception by others.
The two months since the Deepwater Horizon disaster have fueled discussion regarding how flag states and classification societies can work with owners and governments to prevent future disasters.
The European Commission has requested that Ireland improve its port state inspection measures, claiming that the country is not meeting the standards Directive 95/21/EC has implemented. Ireland has two months to fulfill these standards.
The US Coast Guard has prohibited the Norwegian-flagged and owned Wilmina from entering its ports as a result of what it has determined is a failure to meet IMO MARPOL regulations on pollution control.
The Liberian Registry has announced that it offers a VOC Management Plan Review and Approval Service to its clients to help them meet IMO standards monitoring air pollution.
The Pacific-based PNA intends to add 4.5 million square kilometers of deep seas to its areas blocked off to fishermen in order to protect the tuna population.
Somali pirates aboard the South Korean Samho Dream threatened to explode the vessel last week unless they received ransom money, however, no new developments have occurred since.
DNV has helped Indian energy firm Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) develop a safe, environmentally sound natural gas exploration and production program.
An air pollution emission control zone Canada and the United States advocated surrounding their coastlines has recently been adopted by the International Maritime Organization.
