Regulation – Page 21
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NewsPositive EU-US vibes raise hopes for removal of boat tariffs
Partners in the trans-Atlantic boat business are becoming increasingly hopeful that a renewed era of cooperation between the US and Europe will lead to an easing of trade tensions and tarrifs – particularly those imposed on the import of American-built boats into the EU. But second-stage tariff increases loom if ...
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NewsPhuket accepting superyachts subject to quarantine rules
Foreign-flagged yachts can still visit Thailand if they can meet or undergo quarantine rules after arrival
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NewsThailand to remain closed to general tourism until at least the second quarter of 2021
It will be March 2021 at the earliest until there is any semblance of general tourism to Thailand, according to the Thai Minster for Sports and Tourism, Pipat Ratchakitprakan. The minister’s outlook wipes out any hope of any tourism resurgence for the 2020/2021 high season. The Thai Hotel Association and ...
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NewsCanadian government proposes licensing changes for boats, boaters
Transport Canada soliciting industry comment on proposed licensing amendments and fees for both pleasure boats and pleasure boaters
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NewsAdvice forthcoming about rule changes due to Brexit
Guidance on yacht transporting and trading from British Marine and Peters & May
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NewsFrench VAT details on rental of pleasure boats clarified
The French Directorate of Tax Legislation (DLF), part of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, yesterday clarified key elements concerning the new VAT regulations regarding pleasure boat rentals and leasing payments. The DLF had published the new tax instructions on this area on November 6, but they were to ...
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NewsBritish Marine prepares for Brexit with launch of new Manufacturer’s Identity Code application and search facility
All global boatbuilders, including EU-based manufacturers, will have to register their MIC on the UK register to place a vessel on the GB market
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NewsControversial Malaysian marina project scrapped by state government
Construction at the site was halted in March due to Covid-19 A controversial RM43bn (US$14bn) port project including a yacht marina and cruise terminal promoted as being the largest in the region has been stopped by the state Government of Melaka (English name Malacca). Recent press reports ...
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NewsSpanish region implements measures to support local marinas, accelerate licencing procedures
Regional authorities to facilitate marina licencing processes
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NewsPhuket attempts to attract superyachts to Thailand despite Covid-19
A new initiative has been launched by Thailand’s island province of Phuket to secure agreement to allow yachts, superyachts and tourism cruise vessels to visit in an attempt to help the local tourism industry, including the very significant element of marine tourism, to recover.
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NewsUK couple sue boatyard over alleged faults on yacht
The purchase of a Danish-built X4.3 yacht by two London-based financial executives from the brand’s UK dealership in Hamble and allegations of faults may result in a full trial later this year if a settlement between the two sides cannot be reached. The case has appeared in a number of ...
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NewsTrade, tariffs and the environment likely lead Biden agenda
While getting control over the rapidly escalating Covid-19 infection rate and accompanying economic woes will be his new administration’s number one priority, the environment, trade and tariffs are likely to be among the top agenda items of the incoming Biden administration, according to a panel of marine industry Capitol Hill ...
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NewsFrench boat leasing tax changes met with surprise
The French boating industry is at odds with a change in the application of VAT rules on pleasure boats purchased for hire with an option to purchase, which will impact boat rentals as well as boat purchases financed through leasing arrangements. Announced by the French government this ...
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NewsSA government offers temporary reprieve for stranded cruising yachts
Cruising yachts stranded by Covid-19 port lockdowns will be offered a five-week ‘safe corridor’ to disembark and access maritime services at three South African ports, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has confirmed.
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NewsDream Yacht Charter wins US$1.7m judgement
A US District Court judge has let stand a September ruling awarding nearly US$1.7m to the Annapolis, Maryland yacht charter company against Reginald Cummings and his Black Travel Movement (BTM) tour agency. Cummings and BTM had until 26 October to appeal the ruling, but failed to meet the deadline, meaning ...
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NewsGreece enters new lockdown, bans movement of all boats
The new measures took effect on Sunday 8 November
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NewsTaiwan adds automatic ID requirement for yachts over 12m
Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications will begin this week enforcing amendments to its Regulations Governing the Management of Yachts aimed at improving overall safety of the growing yacht fleet plying the waters of the China Sea. Chief among the changes is a requirement that yacht rental firms and commercial ...
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NewsWhat can boating expect from the new US President, Congress?
With the new year, the US will see a new President and a new Congress, but not much else is expected to change for the recreational boating industry – on a legislative front. “We expect, from what we’ve already heard from President-elect Biden, there will definitely be an emphasis on ...
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NewsRestrictions on travellers from Germany, Denmark and Sweden entering the United Kingdom
As from tomorrow travellers entering the UK from Germany and Sweden will be required to self-isolate on arrival for 14 days. Earlier in the week the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced the return to a state of a lockdown which must be observed in England until December 2nd and ...
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NewsNew measures announced in France - FIN responds
Late last week the French government announced a new decree (No. 2020-1310) that ”prescribed the measures necessary to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic”. Article 46 of the decree states that while ‘beaches, bodies of water and lakes are open’ (unless the prefect decides otherwise in the event of non-compliance with ...
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