Regulatory
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UK P&I Club hits out at ‘quirks’ in the Philippine legal system
The UK P&I Club has hit out at the Philippine legal system’s failure to look after one of the nation’s…
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Italian rules on short sea shipping and ports are changing
The Italian government led by the prime minister Matteo Renzi is shaking up the national law on ports and ships.…
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The offshore industry and modern slavery
Slavery is a matter for history, not for the oil and gas industry. Or is it? Simon Hems from law…
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Beijing tells shipping lines to streamline further or be liquidated
China’s state-run shipping scene, already massively different from 18 months ago, could be set for a further period of restructuring…
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US Customs beefs up Jones Act enforcement
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the largest agency within the Department of Homeland Security, has created the National Jones…
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Tianhai Investment’s $6bn acquisition plan questioned by stock exchange
Shanghai Stock Exchange has sent an inquiry letter to HNA-affiliated Tianhai Investment, formerly Tianjin Marine, requesting details for the company’s…
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SOLAS VGM: Shipping’s Y2K moment?
Today marks either container shipping’s Y2K moment, or a potential supply chain calamity – only time will tell. After months…
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EU reportedly set to drop carrier antitrust probe
Fifteen of the world’s leading container carriers are expected to dodge stiff fines as EU antitrust regulators drop a five-year…
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EC probes Naples port over contravention of state aid rules
The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation questioning whether the Italian government propped up the Port Authority of…
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Lots of surprises yet to come post-Brexit
For those with maritime interests, what happens at the International Maritime Organization, (it favours the American spelling) has relevance, significance,…
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Former Vinashin senior officials face criminal charges
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has proposed criminal charges against three former officials of Vinashin Ocean Shipping, an affiliate company…
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Thuraya call in Indian waters lands four crew in court
The Filipino captain and three crewmembers of the post-panamax bulker Frontier Triumph appeared in a court in Odisha on Friday,…
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New study strongly defends Jones Act
The influential Lexington Institute has released a study that strongly defends the Jones Act’s role in protecting US borders and…
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International Chamber of Shipping: ‘Influence from inside’
Esben Poulsson’s bags are packed and today he’s off to Panama for the weekend’s momentous opening of the expanded canal.…
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Smart shipping needs smarter regulation
The era of ‘smart shipping’ needs much smarter regulation, supported by greater engagement from the industry to lobby for a…
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Ownership structures in shipping should become more transparent
Ownership structures in shipping should become more transparent, early results from our latest survey overwhelmingly shows. MarPoll, the quarterly online…
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The last word on Posidonia 2016
The editor has been hassling me for my impressions on last week’s Posidonia so here goes. The most important, which…
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Amendment to exempt Puerto Rico from Jones Act rejected
The US House of Representatives Rules Committee has rejected a proposed bill amendment that would have exempted Puerto Rico from…
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Greek owners urge EC to review tonnage tax stance
The European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, visited Posidonia in Athens on the show’s final day, where she was hit…
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AMP slams bill amendment to exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act
A politician’s proposal to exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act has come under heavy fire from the US marine…
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