The Nigerian Institute for Shipping (NIS) has asked the government to consider implementing an open registry to develop the country's maritime industry.
The Liberian Registry's Hellas office director Dr. Michael Pantazopoulos recently gave a presentation about the Maritime Labor Convention at the Safety4Sea Forum this past October.
The International Chamber of Shipping has outlined the measures required as the industry prepares for the Maritime Labor Convention's implementation in 2012.
BMT Nigel Gee and the Cayman Islands Registry are publishing a joint-paper on the 2010 Passenger Yacht Code and the flexibility it provides in yacht design.
