Shipping & Maritime Law Newsletter – Issue No. 20 (July 2016)

In this issue:

News

  • The Shipping industry on a tight rope after Brexit
  • Cooperation between Malta and Saudi Arabia in the field of maritime transport
  • Record number of ships registered in Malta during 2015
  • Malta breakthrough in maritime capital markets
  • GANADO Advocates sponsors business jets and superyachts conferences in Malta
  • GANADO Advocates concludes deal on the sale of m.v. Amber 1
  • Visit on board Transocean’s oil rig ‘Deepwater Navigator’

Legislative Developments

  • L.N. 210 of 2016: Reflecting current administrative practices in the Merchant Shipping Act

MSD Notices

  • MSD Shipping Notice 126 on new emission controls in China
  • MSD Shipping Notice 127 on guidelines for the ascertainment of seaworthiness of vessels being registered as Maltese ships
  • MSD Technical Notice SLS.10 Rev.1 on International Ship and Port facility security code
  • MSD Technical Notice SLS.29 on Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) on commercial yachts
  • MSD Shipping Notice 130 on the Merchant Shipping Act (Amendment of Various Articles) Regulations