Tag: Flag States

The International Council on Clean Transportation issued five briefing papers, prepared by PhD Bryan Comer, summarizing HFO use in the IMO Polar Code Arctic, for 2015. Analyzing data for the cruise sector, the paper reveals 40 of 62 cruise ships operated on HFO in the region in 2015, with most HFO-fueled cruise ships flying the Bahamas flag. 

The registers of the two vessels, the 'Helena Kosan' and the 'Linda Kosan', have been changed to the Danish International Register of Shipping, as they begin a period time charter which will require an EU flag. The reflagging aims to show that the Danish flag is very close to being as competitive as Malta, Singapore and the Isle of Man.

A Chinese fishing ship was seized by Indonesian authorities suspected of illegal fishing, after it was found carrying six flags of different countries, according to the country's Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti.

The Danish Parliament announced that it has adopted a number of new initiatives in the maritime area, in order to ensure and enhance growth in Danish maritime activities and boost the pleasure craft business.

At a ceremony held on last week at Port of Ras Tanura, Bahri raised the Saudi flag on 'Shaden', the country’s fifth Very Large Crude Carrier for 2017. Bahri claims to be currently the only transportation and Logistics company in the world to have a 41-strong VLCC fleet.

Rodolphe Saadé, General Director of the CMA CGM Group announced the company's decision to register four of its 20,000+ TEUs, under the French Flag. The company has declared its intention to equip the ships with engines using LNG in order to comply with new environmental rules.

According to a statement by the Liberian Registry, the International Transport Workers Federation has acknowledged Liberia as a quality flag, during a meeting at ITF headquarters in London.

The UK government is working to double the size of the UK Ship Register, from 16 to 30 million gross tonnage, as Brexit formed a new structure to UK and EU relations. The country aims to be included into the top 10 global maritime nations.  

In a recent white paper, OBP explores the model of Vessel Protection Detachments, uniformed military personnel embarked on a vessel with explicit approval of the Flag State. Unlike private security actors, VPD operators are trained to follow strict and defined rules of engagement through traditional military chain of command.

The Danish government proposes to abolish the registration fee on merchant ships, in order to remove a serious obstacle to the growth of vessels flying the Danish flag, according to Danish Shipping. Maritime proposals are aligned with the government's plans to prolong the growth of the Danish economy.