ship registration

Malta ship registrar general Ivan Sammut has said that the EU's evaluation of the country's tonnage tax regime would affect all member states.

Fairplay reports:

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica is conducting a survey to compile information on all vessels located in its waters.

Ship Management International reports:

Isle of Man Ship Registry Director Dick Welsh has written an article for Isle of Man. Where You Can evaluating the Maritime Labor Convention's effectiveness since its implementation in August 2013.

The International Chamber of Shipping has published its 2013-2014 Flag State Performance Table.

In his latest report evaluating 279 years of the shipping industry in commemoration of Lloyd's List's history of reporting on the industry, analyst Martin Stopford includes a note on how availability of choice of registry has had direct effects on the market:

The United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released its 2013 Review of Maritime Transport (RMT), which highlights trends within the industry including ship registration.

Following is an excerpt from the report. A PDF version with accompanying charts is available here.

Finland has added ClassNK to its list of class societies approved to carry out inspections for its fleet.

Lloyd's List reports:

Finland appoints ClassNK to survey its fleet

Taiwan Co-operative Bank now requires permanent registrations of Panamanian mortgages in order to provide ship financing, a move which could potentially start a trend in the industry.

TradeWinds reports:

The latest issue of Marine Money Asia features an analysis of China's recent policy to subsidize replacement vessels within the nationally registered fleet:

New China scrapping policy

The Jones Act was recently featured in a Bloomberg article stating the cabotage law leads to higher gas prices.

The article reports: