ITF acknowledges Liberia as a quality flag
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.
Read moreAccording 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreAt its 50th meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2016 inspection results. In 2016, a total number of 73 flags are listed: 42 on the White List,19 on the Grey List and 12 on the Black list.
Read moreThe Republic of the Marshall Islands announced that is now the second largest registry in the world, in terms of DWT, as its fleet stands at 223,262,177 deadweight tons. In addition, the RMI consists the Greek shipping industry’s leading flag.
Read moreThe Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping announced the appointment of Christian Bahr as its sales executive in Germany. Based in Hamburg, Bahr will be responsible for communicating the competitive advantages of the Cyprus flag and maritime cluster to the German market.
Read moreYesterday, parts of the Danish Maritime Authority’s maritime data were made available (in Danish) to the general public through the Authority’s webpage. It is the hope that the data sets made available will contribute to data-driven business development.
Read moreThe number of ships sailing under the Danish flag has reached a new high, new data from the Danish Shipowners' Association shows
Read moreClassNK announced that it has registered its first German-flagged vessel, as well as earned expanded authorization from the German flag
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