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India has updated its cabotage regulations in the interests of promoting domestic shipbuilding.

TradeWinds reports:

The Jersey Ship Registry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Kingdom's Maritime and Coast Guard Authority (MCA) allowing it to register commercial vessels of up to 399 gross tons.

Jersey Registrar Piers Baker reports:

The Isle of Man is currently developing amendments relating to MARPOL Annex IV and the STCW convention.

Ocra Worldwide reports:

IoM Registry Preparing Maritime Law Amendments

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The merger of classification societies DNV and GL, first announced last December, has officially been approved by competition authorities.

The European Commission has identified Belize, Cambodia and Guinea-Conakry as three registries that "have not made not made credible progress in fulfilling their duties under international law and have failed to improve the situation” after receiving warnings from the EC in 2012 regarding illegal fishing

The Admiralty Court of Brazil has passed an updated ordinance regarding registation procedures in the Brazilian Special Registry.

Godofredo Mendes Vianna of the Brazilian law firm Kincaid writes:

The United Arab Emirates classification society Tasneef, formed this past January, has signed its first vessel.

Merlin Corporate Communications reports:

The International Ship Registry of Cambodia (ISROC), the South Korea based private company which has administered the Cambonian fleet since 2003, has come into questioning resulting from its non-enforcement of international standards.

The Cambodia Daily reports: