Poland has just ratified the 2006 Maritime Labor Convention, making it the 26th International Labor Organization member state and seventh EU state to have done so.
The United Kingdom has amended proposed legislation that would have negatively affected shipowners enrolled in the tonnage tax scheme if they chartered out vessels.
A recent editorial demonstrates that while the cooperation between flag states and port state controls is inherently logical, some cases of detentions can arise that are not congruent with the overall goals of the system.
