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7/2/2018 Source: Transparency International - Transparency International offers recommendations to address key vulnerabilities.

6/29/2018 Source: Winston & Strawn LLP -  The tragic loss of the steam ship El Faro on October 1, 2015 and the loss of all 33 persons aboard led to the issuance of a December 19, 2017 U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Final Action Memorandum containing recommendations for future action. Those recommendations are the basis for legislation (H.R. 6175) introduced in the U.S.

6/20/2018 Source: LISCR Press Release - The Liberian Registry has confirmed its support for an initiative by Australia calling on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to reconsider transparency and the role of industry bodies in the organisation.

6/15/2018 Source: Paris MOU - At its 51st meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2017 inspection results and adopted new per

6/12/2018 Source: USCG - The USCG has issued Marine Safety Alert 09-18. This safety alert raises awareness of a significant emerging problem in the U.S. Gulf Coast region regarding contaminated vessel fuel oil bunkers.

6/7/2018 Source: IRI - The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and others have submitted a paper to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on the consistent implementation of the 2020 global fuel oil sulphur standard under MARPOL Annex VI.

6/7/2018 - The EMSA has issued an updated directive "Sulphur Inspection Guidance" - Directive (EU) 2016/802.

5/23/2018 After years of complacency Hong Kong authorities are maybe recognizing that Singapore has overtaken them as the preferred International Maritime Center in the Far East. The Hong Kong Financial Services Council has issued a report titled Maritime Leasing Paper (FSDC Paper No.

5/21/2018 Credit: International Chamber of Shipping - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) fears ‘chaos and confusion’ unless the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) urgently resolves some serious issues concerning the successful implementation of the 0.5 percent sulphur in marine fuel cap, which is scheduled to come into effect globally overnight on 1 January 2020.&

5/23/2018 Credit: splash247.com: Bi-partisan legislation was introduced to Congress on Tuesday, a bill with the aim of requiring that quotas of vessels carrying US crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) should be US-built and US-flagged.