ship registration

With MLC, 2006 in force, one might hope to see a reduction in the number of seafarers without visas; yet, recent data collected by SCI shows that not only are shipowners failing to pay for crewmember visas as required by the Convention but also flag states are failing to enforce the requirement.

In light of our entry by Ms. Valdés with respect to the MLC 2006 we took a look at the schedule for the convention coming into force. For August 2014 Belgium, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia and the United Kingdom (including Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, and Isle of Man).

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) offering various accident investigation and disaster response courses over the next two months, including its Marine Accident Investigation (22-26 September) and Investigating Human Fatigue Factors (29-30 September).

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The Gibraltar Registry was recently featured in Fairplay magazine; key qualities mentioned include EU member status, Red Ensign Group membership and an attractive tax regime.

Regs4Ships senior consultant Paul Owen wrote a recent feature for Safety at Sea examining the effectiveness of MoU lists as tools for targeting vessels over the past decade.

Owen's article is featured as follows.

The most recent issue of Maritime Reporter and Engineering News features a conversation with Theo Xenakoudis and Christian Mollitor of the Marshall Islands and Liberian Registries, respectively, along with statistics tracking the twenty-five largest flag States overall and by vessel type.

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has appointed consultant Captain Raja Ray as Business Development Officer for its Singapore market.

The flag State reports:

The latest edition of the Connecticut Maritime Association newsletter was distributed this week, and among the articles featured is Don Frost's latest in his series on US shipping policy.

A task force assigned to identify ways to enhance the competitiveness of the Norway International Ship Register has been granted two more months to work on the project.

IHS Fairplay reports:

The Cambodian government has spoken up regarding claims made by a national newspaper last November that it sold its ship registry rights to the South Korean company International Ship Registry of Cambodia (ISROC), instead calling its relationship with the firm a &quot