The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry’s annual Classification Society Consultative Committee (CSCC) meeting was held on Wednesday, 9 October in Herndon, Virginia. Recognized Organizations (ROs) from all over the world wer...
17 October 2019Industry Involvement, RegulatoryAt the European Union (EU) Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Brussels this morning (10 October 2019), it was announced that the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) was removed from the EU’s list of non-coopera...
10 October 2019CorporateIRI/The Marshall Islands Registry participated in the Springfield Shipping Co. Panama S.A.’s Officers Forum held 11-13 September 2019. More than 65 front line shipboard and shore side personnel attended the forum, including senior ...
4 October 2019Industry InvolvementThe annual Monaco Yacht Show is unparalleled in both luxury and importance among the global yachting community. With more than 44 new launches, 125 extraordinary one-off superyachts on display worth more than EUR 4 billion combined, and ...
30 September 2019Industry Involvement, Uncategorized, YachtsKeeping safety at the top of the agenda A top priority for all shipowners, operators, managers, and crews is the safety of the crew, vessel, and cargo. Data collected through global port State control (PSC) inspections indicate that defi...
30 September 2019Industry Insight, Port State ControlIRI/The Marshall Islands Registry attended the 2019 Gastech Conference, held 17–19 September 2019 in Houston, Texas. Approximately 35,000 people attended the conference, which looked at the future of the energy industry, focusing on in...
27 September 2019Industry Insight, UncategorizedAnnie Ng has had a remarkable career so far, and it is just getting started. She started with IRI in 1999. “I was primarily responsible for promoting corporate business in the Asia Pacific regions, which included speaking at various co...
27 September 2019Latest News, Registry Update, UncategorizedA cornerstone of our Piraeus office, Haroula Kastrinaki, will retire on 30 September 2019. With more than 24 years of service to IRI, Haroula has been instrumental in the development of our corporate business. As one of only three employ...
27 September 2019Corporate, Registry UpdateIRI/The Marshall Islands Registry hosted a seminar on the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Associations Law and the RMI Yacht Code earlier this month in Istanbul, Turkey. The event attracted more than 60 maritime and corporate pro...
24 September 2019Latest News, UncategorizedIn a yard in the Italian coastal town of Livorno, a yacht has been christened and now joins the yachting world’s most exclusive club: the “giga” class. The FB275 is 108 meters (m), built by renowned Italian luxury yacht builder Ben...
6 September 2019YachtsThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) serves not only as an important regulatory body for our industry, but also as a place where various sectors of the industry can meet, discuss, and develop policy to guide the future of intern...
22 August 2019Industry InvolvementEarlier this month IRI’s Elizabeth Bouchard, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Administration presented at the 2019 Europe-Korea Conference on Science and Technology (EKC 2019) in Vienna, Austria. Speaking on the Maritime Safety & Envi...
1 August 2019Industry Involvement, Latest NewsIRI/The Marshall Islands Registry participated in the 2019 National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) Seafloor Investigations Workshop in Ashburn, Virginia. President Bill Gallagher and Senior Vice President, Maritime Administration...
17 July 2019Industry InsightIRI/The Marshall Islands Registry participated in a seminar hosted by Pantheon Tankers Management 3 July 2019. Dionysis Peppas, HSQE Manager, and Capt. Lekatsas from Pantheon Tankers Management opened the seminar. Capt. Theodore Lalas, I...
11 July 2019Industry InvolvementThe global maritime community celebrates Day of the Seafarer (DotS) on 25 June 2019. This year’s campaign promotes gender equality and demonstrates the importance and value of women within the professional ranks. Led by the Internation...
25 June 2019Industry Involvement, Latest NewsNautical inspectors from seven countries attended a three-day seminar with the theme “Perspectives” at International Registries Inc.’s (IRI’s) Fort Lauderdale, Florida office on 18-20 June. The seminar provided technical training...
25 June 2019Port State Control, RegulatoryAfter a 54-year career in the maritime industry, including 25 years with IRI, Captain Tom Heinan is retiring....
20 June 2019Industry Involvement, Registry UpdateThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) remains on the white list for Paris MoU for 2019. Paris MoU Committee published the 2018 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations (ROs) at...
19 June 2019Port State Control, UncategorizedCaptain Theodore Lalas, Operations Manager, IRI Piraeus, presented at Chartworld Shipping Corporation / V.Ships Cyprus Limited’s Senior Officers’ Training Seminar from 14-15 May 2019 in Batumi, Georgia. More than 50 senior officers j...
5 June 2019Port State ControlThe Marshall Islands Registry was delighted to once again support the 2019 Greek Shipping Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner on 8 April 2019 in Athens. Theo Xenakoudis, Director, Worldwide Business Operations at IRI/The Marshall ...
26 April 2019Industry InvolvementIRI/The Marshall Islands Registry participated in Olympic Shipping and Management S.A. and Springfield Shipping Co. Panama S.A.’s Officers Forum held from 4-5 April 2019. These forums, part of the company’s safety management system ...
19 April 2019Industry Insight, Industry Involvement, Latest NewsIRI/The Marshall Islands Registry participated in Athens University’s School of Economics and Business “MSc in International Shipping, Finance and Management” program held on 11 April 2019. This program aims to bring graduate students ...
14 April 2019Industry Involvement, Latest NewsThe Piraeus office was pleased to host the 7th Annual Regional Technical Meeting with the Classification Societies at the Yacht Club of Greece on 21 March 2019. Executives and representatives from the International Association of Classif...
28 March 2019Industry Insight, Industry InvolvementThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry has earned a perfect rating in the International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS’s) annual ‘Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table’ for 2018/2019....
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