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Maritime conference set for May
(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry is gearing up for a conference in May that will bring together a wide range of organisations and companies in the shipping and yachting industries. “Cayman Maritime 2017 provides an opportunity for our maritime sector and indeed the whole jurisdiction to showcase the array of top quality services […]
China to ‘favour’ Cayman registered ships
(CNS Business): The United Kingdon and Chinese governments have signed a deal on behalf of the Cayman Islands that officials said will boost the competitiveness of the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry. Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese Ambassador to the UK, arrived in Cayman yesterday for a brief visit to confirm the deal, which bestows ‘Most Favoured […]
Local women encouraged to pursue maritime study
(CNS Business): Premier Alden McLaughlin has said he hopes to see more young women in the Cayman Islands make use of education-based government funding to consider maritime careers. Speaking at the inaugural Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) conference this week, he said, “This year government appropriated $152 million, or about US$190 million, for education purposes, […]
Cayman pushes maritime business
(CNS Business): Government is hoping that a new conference will help boost the country’s growing maritime business. The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry and industry partners, including Maples and Calder and Cayman Maritime Services Park from Cayman Enterprise City, have joined forces to create an annual event. It is hoped that Cayman Maritime Week will promote the […]
Register hopes for flurry of cruise ship business
(CNS Business): Commerce Minister Wayne Panton is hoping that the amendments to the gambling law that came into effect on 1 January will steer in new business for the shipping registry. As well as creating a lawful regime for raffles by nonprofit organisations locally, the changes allow for gambling on cruise ships that are registered in the […]
Cayman Shipping Registry in top six
(CNS Business): A division of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands is making waves in a recently published shipping performance report. In the Tokyo Port State Control 2014 Annual Report, the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry is listed as one of the six best performing Maritime Administrations.
Maritime Services Park coming to Cayman
(CNS Business): In efforts to attract global maritime services business to set up a physical presence in Cayman, the government has agreed to partner with Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) to introduce a Maritime Services Park. Officials said this initiative represents an opportunity to leverage the quality of the islands’ flag and jurisdiction, which would significantly […]
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