Open registries

Romania has established an international ship registry to be managed by a German-owned company.

The Romanian International Flag Administration (Rifa) will be led by Albrecht Gundermann, who has also led the Liberian Registry's German branch.

Malta's location and financial structures have made it an attractive base for the shipping and yachting industries.

The examination of national and open registries continues in a recent LinkedIn discussion.

The Korean Register of Shipping has presented the Isle of Man Ship Registry with a recognition of its efforts to develop its relationships with Asia.

With a backdrop of increasing tax authority scrutiny of offshore vessel registration structures, leasing and VAT structures were animatedly discussed at Marine Money’s Superyacht Finance Forum in Monaco last month.

Cyprus Communications and Works Minister Efthymios Flourentzou expressed the country's goal to maintain and expand its sphere of maritime influence.

Moldova has announced intentions to strengthen its registration procedures after learning that Iranian vessels had been registered with the Moldovan flag. The country has also confirmed it has de-listed all Iranian linked vessels.

The Zanzibar government has announced plans to remove ships with identified links to Iran from its fleet.

St. Kitts and Nevis has become the fifth state to join the Washington Declaration of Violence against Seafarers.

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.