MRMC were delighted to hear that the Republic of the Marshall Islands now has more tankers under its flag than any other registry, with additional tonnage joining the registry this summer from markets in Greece, Asia and the U.S. Mark Robinson said:"With the RMI-flagged tanker fleet now at 44.6 million gross tons, it's great news [...]
MRMC is joining the Marshall Islands Registry’s team at this year's The Pinmar Golf tournament this week. Making up 'The Marshall Islands Masters' team of four, Mark Robinson will be playing alongside Patrick Bachofner (RMI Geneva), Alex von Stein (RMI Yachting Adviser) and Denise Jansen (RMI Netherlands). Mark Robinson said: "We are delighted to have been [...]
Republic of the Marshall Islands Establishes a Dedicated Ballast Water Management Team International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) provide administrative and technical support to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime and Corporate Registries. The RMI Registry, as a flag State, is responsible for ensuring vessels registered under its flag comply with all [...]
MRMC will be attending the Monaco Yacht Show next week. Mark Robinson, Principal Surveyor will be in Monaco from Tuesday 27th September to attend the 9th Annual Superyacht Finance Forum - where an update on the Marshall Islands Yacht Engaged in Trade (YET) initiate is scheduled. To date MRMC are the only RMI appointed Flag surveyors [...]
Mark Robinson Maritime Consultants (MRMC) have appointed a U.S. based surveyor to help take care of its U.S. clients. Surveyor Ben Snead has 30 years experience in vessel specification, planning, design, engineering, construction and technical management in shipyards worldwide. Ben has worked on projects in the U.S., Canada, South America, and Northern and Southern Europe on [...]
Mark Robinson Maritime Consultants (MRMC) have been appointed as the new Designated Person (DP) for Yarmouth Harbour, as required by the Port Marine Safety Code. Our primary responsibility is to provide independent assurance to the duty holder, that the marine safety management system is working effectively, through the process of assessment and audit. Having been [...]
Mark Robinson Maritime Consultants (MRMC) have just completed the first YET yacht on the Marshall Islands Registry. The new Yacht Engaged in Trade (YET) initiative was launched by the Republic of the Marshall Islands Registry at Monaco Yacht Show last year. As Appointed Representatives to the RMI, MRMC have just successfully passed the inaugural YET [...]
Interesting initial article by SuperyachtNews.com regarding the increasing concerns being raised about Delaware flagged vessels. There’s definitely more to come on this subject with MRMC having experienced a number of issues with Delaware flagged vessels in both Greece, Turkey and the Lebanon failing to meet International regulatory requirements. Read the Delaware article here. Mark [...]
Mark Robinson Maritime Consultants (MRMC) have been appointed as Nautical Inspectors for the Barbados Ships’ Registry providing annual Flag safety inspections for ships Registered with BMSR. Barbados has maintained a Ships’ Registry for more than a hundred years, and has been a member of the IMO since 1972. On 1st July 1994 The Shipping Act [...]
MRMC have pulled together this helpful guide to the statutory requirements regarding Engine International Air Pollution Prevention Certificates (EIAPPC) - a subject of much confusion and misunderstanding. This article was written exclusively for The Superyacht Group by Mark Robinson, Master Mariner & Principal Surveyor and published on 12th February 2016. Read the article here or [...]
