Bill Gallagher, President, IRI, reflects on the evolution of ship registries and how the landscape has changed. Over the past 50 years, the shipping industry has changed beyond recognition and so have ship registries. Where once there we...
26 May 2017Registry UpdateThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is not only home to one of the world’s largest ship registries, but it is also a popular choice for business entities seeking a safe, simple, and low cost jurisdiction. With technical and admi...
16 October 2017CorporateFor 15 years, Captain Vincenzo Bellalba has been an invaluable member of the International Registries, Inc. (IRI) family, which provides administrative and technical support to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime and Corp...
10 October 2017PeopleThe parliament of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) recently enacted an amendment to the RMI Associations Law. Amended sections include: § 80 of the Business Corporations Act § 37 of the Revised Partnership Act § 12 and 32 o...
23 August 2017Corporate, RegulatoryIn a region that has seen such transformative change in recent years, transport and logistics have become vital to the Middle East’s economic growth and prosperity. And while oil still remains a viable source of wealth, it is the diver...
17 August 2017Insight, PeopleThe International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 71 agreed to a compromise implementation schedule for ships to comply with the IMO’s International Convention for the Control and Mana...
17 July 2017RegulatoryThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry and Simonsen Vogt Wiig jointly held a reception at Nor-Shipping. Key personnel from RMI offices in Hong Kong, Houston, London, New York, Piraeus, Reston, and Singapore met in Oslo for t...
21 June 2017Industry InvolvementThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry sponsored a cocktail reception at Marine Money’s Singapore Offshore Finance Forum in March. Despite the severe downturn in the offshore industry, the forum was attended by over 160 de...
24 April 2017Industry InvolvementDuring the nights of 1-2 December 2016, the Master, officers, and crew of MR tanker STI BERYL, owned by Scorpio Tankers Inc., rescued all six (6) crew members of the fishing vessel MAJU JAYA 88, which was sinking 100 nautical miles (NM) ...
24 April 2017Rescues at SeaThe Piraeus office held its 5th Regional Technical Meeting with Classification Societies (Class) in February at the Yacht Club of Greece. The meeting gave Class representatives an overview of the Republic of the Marshall Islands’ (RMIâ...
24 April 2017Industry InvolvementBallast Water Management (BWM) System (BWMS) legislation will be clarified at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 71 this July, with a decision by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as to whether the effective c...
24 April 2017RegulatoryThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry has strengthened its provision of services for the South Korean shipowning market with the appointment of Thomas Blenk as Safety & Technical Manager in Busan. Mr. Blenk has 19 years of ...
24 April 2017PeopleJust over a year since opening, International Registries, Inc.’s (IRI’s) Manila, Philippines office is now turning around seafarer documents in record time and handling around 2,000 documents per month. Led by Leo Bolivar, Country He...
4 April 2017InsightDue to its success as a flag for commercial shipping, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has developed a thriving yacht registry. Today, the RMI flag is an increasingly popular choice for yacht owners. The RMI is now the world’...
30 March 2017InsightNautical inspectors from across India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka were brought up-to-date on the latest international requirements and provided with guidance on verifying compliance on Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) flagged ships ...
25 March 2017Industry InvolvementThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) fleet now stands at 223,262,177 deadweight tons (DWT), making it the second largest registry in the world in terms of DWT. International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) have provided a...
21 March 2017Registry UpdateThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry has become the Greek shipping industry’s leading flag, according to data released by IHS Markit. The RMI has been gaining market share year on year and the flag today has 791 ships, o...
17 March 2017Registry UpdateThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry has been given a top rating in the recently published Shipping Industry Flag State Report Table 2016/17. Produced by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the report provides an ...
17 March 2017Registry UpdateThe Marshall Islands Report accompanies Hans Krijger, General Manager, IRI Roosendaal on a ship inspection to find out. On a cold windswept winter morning at a coal terminal in Vlissingen, south Holland, Hans Krijger casts a critical eye...
15 March 2017Insight, PeopleThe Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry is pleased to announce the award of Qualship 21 status by the United States (US) Coast Guard (USCG) to 30 bulk carriers owned and operated by Star Bulk Carriers Corp. The Qualship 21 pr...
8 March 2017Insight, Registry UpdateSimon Bonnett, Safety & Technical Manager (London) outlines the status of ballast water management regulations, problems facing owners and operators, and the need for responsive flag administrations The International Convention for the...
5 January 2017Insight, People, RegulatoryBill Gallagher shares his thoughts on the continuing growth of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Registry, challenge of ballast water management regulations and the importance of Qualship 21...
5 January 2017Registry UpdateSitting in International Registries, Inc.’s (IRI’s) London office in front of shelf upon shelf of maritime conventions, codes, guides, circulars, and advisory notes, Regulatory Manager Rob Lomas has a big job on his hands. Every ship...
5 January 2017Insight, People, RegulatoryRepublic of the Marshall Islands flagged ships have a reputation of quality and value worldwide “The key to overseeing safety, security, and environmental compliance on ships is ensuring that the crew on board understands that looking ...
5 January 2017Insight, People
