The International Chamber of Shipping has published its 2013-2014 Flag State Performance Table.
The ICS has updated the indicators it uses to evaluate flag states to reflect current Port State...
Germany has named Bremerhaven MP Uwe Beckmeyer as maritime coordinator.
Lloyd's List reports:
Germany names Beckmeyer maritime co-ordinator
Bremerhaven politician brings existing knowledge of...
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...
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....
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
Japanese class society...
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...
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
There has...
The Jones Act was recently featured in a Bloomberg article stating the cabotage law leads to higher gas prices.
The article reports:
For most of its existence [the Jones Act] went largely unnoticed,...
India has updated its cabotage regulations in the interests of promoting domestic shipbuilding.
TradeWinds reports:
India changes cabotage rules to promote domestic yards
India has brought some...
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...
