The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has published a paper outlining the challenges involved in regulating the industry and offers solutions on how to reduce illicit trafficking that can result from these regulatory ambiguities.
The Paris MoU Secretary General Richard Schiferli has signed an agreement to exchange Port State Control detention statistics with Jo Espinoza-Ferry, the Director of the IMO Secretariat's Administrative Division.
The European Commission has sent reasoned opinions to Austria, Cyprus, Hungary and Luxembourg for their lack of communication regarding their measures to fulfill the obligations of
Representatives from several of the world's flag states spoke with the OGSR team at CMA Shipping 2012 regarding their clients' rights to hire armed personnel to protect their vessels and crews.
Legal firm Norton Rose has evaluated the impact of Indonesian cabotage laws since their implementation in May 2011 to guide shipowners and bankers in adapting their practices to fit the requirements of the new regime.
The Bahamas Maritime Authority today has joined the Panama, Liberia and Marshall Islands as the newest registry to sign the Washington Declaration Condemning Acts of Violence Against Seafarers.
NIMASA Director General Patrick Akpobolokemi recently spoke about the agency's decision to contract out some of its security responsibilities to a private firm, a decision that sparked some public controversy earlier this year.
The Malta-based advisory firm 
The European Commission has sent reasoned opinions to Austria, Cyprus, Hungary and Luxembourg for their lack of communication regarding their measures to fulfill the obligations of 
