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US Acting Maritime Administrator Paul 'Chip' Jaenichen recently spoke with Maritime TV regarding industry policies, including an idea for a bareboat charter registry suggested by maritime law specialist John A.C. Cartner as one of "Ten Points to Restart the US Maritime Industry." Jaenichen's response to that proposal is featured in the following video. 

Connecticut Maritime Association newsletter editor Don Frost published his reactions to the conclusions drawn from the US National Maritime Strategy Symposium in the newsletter's February issue.

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The ongoing coverage of the Maritime Maisie incident has transcended industry news outlets, as a report from Reuters and picked up by the

The collision of the Maritime Maisie off the coast of Busan last December has brought to surface issues related to jurisdiction and port of refuge, as addressed in the following article.

Merchant Marine Policy Coalition Managing Partner Clay Maitland spoke with Maritime TV regarding the recent National Maritime Strategy Symposium and ideas on strengthening the US Flag Merchant Marine.

International Shipholding Corporation is considering transferring additional vessels from the US to foreign flags.

TradeWinds reports:

Chalos & Company Partner Michelle Valdés recently presented at the inaugural National Maritime Strategy Symposium on the topic, "Increasing US Flag Competitiveness by Funding the Vessel Trade-In Program."

Valdez writes of the event:

Spanish shipping industry leaders and government officials are working together to improve Spain's maritime policies.

MedBerths reports:

An internal reorganization within the Grimaldi Group and its daughter companies will see the Finnish registry acquire a vessel from Germany.

Fairplay reports:

Finnlines reorganises operations

Malta has experienced over a 13 percent incease in registered tonnage in the past year resulting from targeted marketing outside of the Mediterranean Region.

Fairplay reports: