Rules / Regulation

EC opens formal probe into marine insurance agreements

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Friday, 27 August 2010 08:07

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to investigate whether certain provisions accompanying claim-sharing and joint-reinsurance agreements in

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European Customs advanced manifest rule

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Saturday, 21 August 2010 11:26

The European customs advanced manifest rule will be enforced from the 31st of December 2010 and apply to all 27 » EU member states. The primary purpose of this regulation is

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FTA advise on shipping of dangerous goods

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Friday, 06 August 2010 13:36

The modal regulations for the transport and shipping of dangerous goods by land in Europe, globally and domestically by sea, and also by air, change every two years following on from

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Russia to regulate merchant navigation on the Northern Sea Route

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Saturday, 31 July 2010 09:46

The Russian Ministry of Transport has published a draft bill "On amendments to some RF’s federal legislative acts in the part of state regulation of commercial navigation on the route in the

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MOL selects Descartes to manage Customs filings

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Thursday, 15 July 2010 12:49

MOL has selected Descartes Systems Group, a global logistics solutions provider, to help manage its container division’s European Union (EU) Import Control System (ICS) Customs filings.

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Tough new US regulations for cruise ships

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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 09:26

The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act 2010, due to become US law very shortly, imposes substantial requirements on cruise ships carrying over 250 passengers on international voyages

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MEPs vote to cut red tape in maritime transport

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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 11:31

Ships entering and departing from EU ports will no longer be subject to complex, repetitive administrative formalities thanks to a new directive approved by Parliament on Tuesday.

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Manila conference sets 25 June annually as "Day of the Seafarer"

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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 10:20

On the Conference of Parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, Manila, the Philippines, 21-25 June 2010,

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Conference agrees new provisions on hours of rest for watchkeepers

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Saturday, 26 June 2010 10:36

A Diplomatic Conference to adopt amendments to the STCW Convention, (successfully completed in Manila on 25 June 2010) has also agreed, by consensus, a series of new provisions on

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ICS and ISF launch new ISM Code guidelines

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Monday, 14 June 2010 08:32

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Shipping Federation (ISF) have published a new edition of their widely used ‘Guidelines on the Application of the IMO

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New rules for maritime traffic safety in Japan

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Monday, 31 May 2010 10:53

The Japan Coast Guard has issued new rules for maritime traffic safety that come into effect on 1 July 2010. Based on the recent trends of the accidents at sea and the changes of

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IMO adopts ship construction regulations

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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 09:17

IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has instigated an historic change in the way international standards for ship construction is to be determined and implemented in the future. The

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Introducing a New Inspection Regime of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate

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Friday, 14 May 2010 10:15

In 2011 a New Inspection Regime (NIR) will replace the current Port State Control regime of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate. As of January 1 next year, vessels are required to submit

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New BIMCO Guide on US Vessel General Permit

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Thursday, 13 May 2010 13:32

As part of BIMCO’s work in raising awareness among members to avoid problems when their vessels call at ports in the United States, a Guide has been produced in cooperation with the

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INTERTANKO: Trieste fines move threatens ship and port safety

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Thursday, 04 March 2010 09:46

The Port of Trieste has advised that, with effect from 3 March 2010, vessels using fuels with a sulphur content exceeding 0.10% by mass (in contravention of EU Directive 2005/33/EC)

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Australia raises Protection of the Sea Levy

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Monday, 22 February 2010 11:56

Shipping companies using Australian waters will be forced to pay extra maritime taxes to help pay for the clean-up of a major pollution incident.

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Russian-Norwegian cooperation project on safeguarding industrial activities in the Barents Sea concluded

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Thursday, 18 February 2010 12:23

The Barents 2020 cooperation project on safeguarding petroleum activities in the Barents Sea was concluded yesterday at a conference in Moscow.

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Norwegian shipping lines win back-tax case

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Monday, 15 February 2010 11:03

Farstad Shipping has, as one of three shipowners, challenged the legality of the transition rules, stating that the transition rules to the new tonnage tax system are

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BIMCO endorse the FONASBA Quality Standard for ship agents and brokers

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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 13:45

The Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents (FONASBA) has taken a daring initiative towards setting quality standards for ship agents and brokers.

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Revised BIMCO Stowaways Clause available to download

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Friday, 15 January 2010 12:16

BIMCO decided to revise its well-used Stowaways Clause in the light of continuing problems with stowaways in order to further clarify the allocation of responsibility

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The Philippine Government will introduce tougher new regulations

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Monday, 11 January 2010 12:22

The Philippine Government will introduce tougher new regulations following two ferry accidents which killed over 80 people over the Christmas period in 2009.

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