All Legal, Regulatory & Compliance articles – Page 16
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NewsSmuggler Marine and Orion win over Sealegs court case
Boatbuilders to pursue all court costs and damages from Sealegs
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NewsUS, China tariff deal helps boating, critics Say “Phase One” agreement too limited
The move last week aimed to deescalate the ongoing trade war reduces some US tariffs in exchange for increased Chinese purchases of American farm goods
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NewsPhilippines upgrades recreational boat records with new registry
A significant upgrade for the marine leisure sector in the Philippines has been initiated with the launch of a new Registry of Recreational Boats by MARINA (the Philippine Maritime Industry Authority). The new system will reduce the licencing time for such craft from around two years to just five days.
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NewsMarine industry welcomes USMCA deal
The agreement reached between Democrats in the US House of Representatives and President Trump regarding the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) is being hailed by the boating industry in the US, calling it a “critical pact that will protect and preserve the industry’s North American trading partnerships.”
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NewsTransfluid obtains DNV-GL Type Approval
Transfluid Trasmissioni Industriali, an Italian power transmission manufacturer, says it has recently become the world’s first company to obtain two DNV-GL Type Approvals – one for its complete range of marine parallel hybrid modules and another for its LiFePO4 Battery Banks.
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Transport Canada adopts ABYC marine safety standards
Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security (TCMSS) has published a policy on the acceptance of ABYC standards as an approved alternative method for small vessel compliance in Canada. The policy is effective as of October 30, 2019.
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NewsABYC announces dates for 2020 Standards Week
The American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) has announced its 11th annual ABYC Standards Week will take place from January 6-10, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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NewsMarine compliance firms merge
HPi Verification Services (HPiVS), the UK’s only Notified Body for the EU Recreational Craft Directive (RCD), has merged with RCD specialist CEproof to create HPi-CEproof. Both companies are leading players in the global marine compliance industry.
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ORR meets cabinet-level officials to discuss impact of outdoor recreation
ORR plans rollout of strategies to recruit next generation of outdoor recreation employees, and meets with staff from the US Trade Representative’s office to reiterate the negative impact of tariffs
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Pressure mounting on Cayman Islands to enact boating regulations
Pressure from assembly could see host of boating regulations passed in 2016 finally enacted into law
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NewsUS-China trade war intensifies
Tariff increases, demands for US manufacturers to leave China cap wild weekend of trade rhetoric
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NewsTrump blinks on new tariff threat
US President Donald Trump has softened his position on a threat made earlier this month to levy a new 10% tariff on US$300bn worth of Chinese goods not already subject to existing tariffs.
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NewsUK-based law firm to open Monaco office
HFW, the UK-based international law firm, has announced that it is boosting its global yacht practice with the launch of a Monaco office. It will be staffed by a team led by partner Andrew Charlier, former global head of yachts at Ince & Co.
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China Section 301 Tariffs list 3 exclusion process opens Sunday
Web portal for submitting exclusion requests will open at mid-day on Sunday, 30 June,
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NewsYeargin: Tariffs hurting Floridians US$178m so far
In his latest salvo against the Trump Administration’s tariff wars, Correct Craft president and CEO Bill Yeargin warns the President’s policies are hurting both his economic gains and the very people he is trying to help.
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NewsTrump defends Chinese tariffs
President Donald Trump continues sabre rattling on the trade war front, threatening more tariffs on China while defending the tariffs his administration has put into place globally, while the Chinese are allegedly avoiding tariffs on some goods by way of Vietnam.
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NewsNew Zealand drops daily anchorage fee
Auckland Council has dropped a proposed daily anchoring fee that would have seen superyachts and other foreign-flagged vessels of over 40m billed each time they anchored within Auckland’s navigable waters. Industry association NZ Marine worked closely with the Council to ensure the tax was dropped.
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NewsGreece implements new yacht cruising tax
The Greek government has implemented its new cruising tax, also called the TEPAI, which was initially set to be introduced in early April. The news was issued by the UK-based Cruising Association (CA), many of whose members will likely be visiting Greek waters later this year.
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NewsItaly’s Customs Agency clarifies procedure for visiting yachts
UCINA talks continue as ‘verbal declaration’ agreed for beginning of temporary admission period for yachts visiting from outside EU
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NewsIndustry braces for impact of Tier III NOx emission regulations
Key proposals to diminish impact of emissions regulations for boats over 24m under scrutiny this week
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