Republic of the Marshall Islands Registry (RMI) representatives and DNV-GL met earlier this month in Høvik, Norway to discuss ongoing shared quality and safety projects related to DNV-GL’s Fit for Purpose program. Such meetings build ...
15 February 2019Industry Insight, Industry Involvement, Registry UpdateIRI/The Marshall Islands Registry is proud to recognize the following Marshall Islands flagged vessels for their membership in the USCG Qualship 21 program (updated 5 February 2019):...
8 February 2019Port State Control, Registry Update, qualship 21The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry’s Maritime Services Group (MSG) held its first meeting of 2019 at International Registries, Inc.’s (IRI’s) Ft. Lauderdale, Florida office. The January 2019 MSG meeting focused o...
20 January 2019Registry Update, MSGIRI/The Marshall Islands Registry organized a successful seminar in November at the Fairmont Grand Hotel in Kiev, Ukraine to discuss the RMI Associations Law and the RMI Yacht Code. This seminar was a unique event for the Ukrainian marke...
15 January 2019Corporate, Industry Involvement, Registry Update, YachtsIRI/The Marshall Islands Registry is proud to support Isalos.net and its educational initiative of Greece. Isalos.net aims to link the shipping community to the next generation, while also being a platform for providing information and...
10 January 2019Industry InvolvementTheofilos Xenakoudis, Managing Director of the IRI Piraeus office and Director, Worldwide Business Operations was interviewed by Gina Panayiotou on “It’s ALL about Shipping.” Hear what he has to say on the vision and activities of ...
19 December 2018Industry InvolvementWe were proud to attend and present at the Chartworld Shipping Corporation/ VShips Cyprus Senior Officers Training Seminar held on 16 November 2018 in Limassol, Cyprus. 50 senior officers, including Masters, Chief Officers, Chief Enginee...
29 November 2018Industry InvolvementThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry hosted a panel discussion regarding “Seafarer Welfare – Critical from Every Perspective” in London on 8 November....
27 November 2018Industry InvolvementRepublic of the Marshall Islands Registry personnel attended the Springfield Shipping Officers Forum held on 9 November 2018 in Athens, Greece....
14 November 2018Industry Involvement, Port State ControlInternational Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) joined more than 600 crewing professionals at CrewConnect Global last week (5-7 November) in Manilla, the Philippines, to discuss global manpower issues for the shipping industry....
13 November 2018Industry InvolvementSomething very special will soon be floating out of Nobiskrug. The north German shipyard, famous for groundbreaking superyachts including SAILING YACHT A and ODESSA II, is building a breathtaking yacht designed to push the boundaries of ...
11 October 2018Yachts, SuperyachtsOver the past days, we have had discussions with several of the major Classification Societies (Class) concerning flag State surcharges on the issuance of Class documents and statutory certificates. Through these discussions we have lear...
8 October 2018UncategorisedOne of the biggest events on the yachting calendar is the annual Monaco Yacht Show, with 30,000 buyers, industry professionals, and yachting enthusiasts gathering to do business and admire some of the world’s biggest and most beautiful...
6 October 2018Yachts, YachtsAn important part of the work of any flag administration is ensuring that its network of Appointed Representatives (ARs) inspects to the same high standards and deals with deficiencies in a consistent way. International Registries, Inc. ...
6 October 2018Yachts, YachtsLast week saw the last meeting for 2018 of the Maritime Services Group (MSG) at International Registries, Inc.’s (IRI’s) global headquarters in Reston, VA. Pulling together resources from 28 worldwide offices, these regular meeting...
25 September 2018Registry UpdateGreen Award certified ships registered in the RMI Registry will now enjoy a 30% discount on their annual marine services fee. The Green Award is a voluntary international certification scheme for ships that go beyond the industry’s reg...
12 September 2018Industry Involvement, Registry UpdateThe Marshall Islands Registry is a proud supporter of the Isalos.net educational initiative and its events. Most recently, the Isalos.net initiative organized a series of summer seminars for over 90 merchant marine students and...
20 August 2018UncategorisedThe RMI Registry, the second largest registry in the world and the largest registry of gas carriers, has established a Worldwide Gas Team (the “Team”) comprised of experts in the design, technical management, inspection, and commerci...
30 July 2018Industry Insight, RegulatoryBill Gallagher, President, IRI, reflects on how a changing industry has created an opportunity for growth. As we start the third quarter of 2018, it’s important to look back and see how far the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) ...
17 July 2018Registry UpdateThe implementation of MARPOL Annex VI regulations reducing the global cap on sulphur emissions from ships creates a new set of challenges for shipowners. Beginning 01 January 2020, the sulphur content of marine fuels will be reduced to...
19 June 2018Industry Involvement, RegulatoryRepublic of the Marshall Islands Registry personnel attended the Springfield Shipping Co.’s Crew Training Seminar held on 15 June 2018 in Athens, Greece. Seminar attendees consisted of 40 senior officers, including Masters, Chief Offic...
15 June 2018Industry Involvement, Port State ControlRepresentatives of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry attended the American Marine Accident Investigators’ Forum (AMAIF) VIII meeting, held at the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB’s) Training Center in ...
15 June 2018Industry InvolvementThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has submitted a paper to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on the implementation of the 2020 global fuel oil sulphur standard. The co-sponsored su...
31 May 2018Regulatory
