Germany

Source: IMO.org - ​Germany is the latest country to accede to IMO's treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling – the Hong Kong Convention.

The Liberian Registry used the occasion of the recent Marine Money Ship Finance Forum in Hamburg, Germany, to honour some of its strongest supporters.

In light of our entry by Ms. Valdés with respect to the MLC 2006 we took a look at the schedule for the convention coming into force. For August 2014 Belgium, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia and the United Kingdom (including Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, and Isle of Man).

Class NK has signed its first German flagged vessel and received expanded capabilities to survey German flagged ships.

The classification society reports:

Partners at the Düsseldorf based firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek recently published an article for industry news outlet TradeWinds regarding ship financing schemes available in Germany. The OGSR has reprinted this article as follows.

The German Shipowners Association recently hosted numerous EU member flag States at a forum in Hamburg and Leer.

The UK Ship Registry, which attended the event, reports:

UKSR attends German EU flag forum

Representatives from Fehn Ship Management and the Latvian Maritime Authority met last week, with discussions leading to the ship management company deciding to transfer at least two vessels to the Latvian flag over the next few months.

Fehn reports:

An internal reorganization within the Grimaldi Group and its daughter companies will see the Finnish registry acquire a vessel from Germany.

Fairplay reports:

Finnlines reorganises operations

Malta has experienced over a 13 percent incease in registered tonnage in the past year resulting from targeted marketing outside of the Mediterranean Region.

Fairplay reports:

Germany has named Bremerhaven MP Uwe Beckmeyer as maritime coordinator.

Lloyd's List reports:

Germany names Beckmeyer maritime co-ordinator

Bremerhaven politician brings existing knowledge of shipping to role