GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - The Aquamarine Ace, a 200-metre ship designed as a 6,400-unit pure car/truck carrier (PCTC), built for Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) in Japan, has recently been added to the Cayman Islands Shipping Register (CISR). She bears the designation “George Town” on her stern.…
News
Maritime Authority Divisional Director
29/04/2008
Mr. Kenrick Ebanks has been confirmed as the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands’ Divisional Director of Finance & IT, a position in which he had been acting for the past year. The announcement was made by MACI CEO Mr. Joel Walton, and took effect 1st Jan., 2008
The Maritime…
Red Ensign Group
28/04/2008
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, B.W.I. – The Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) will host a number of United Kingdom “Red Ensign Group” (REG) representatives here 5 - 8 May at the Marriott Beach Resort on famed Seven Mile Beach. It will be the third time the Cayman Islands has acted as…
Two Maritime Authority Scholarships Offered
07/03/2008
The Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) is inviting applications for two annual maritime scholarships. Caymanians wishing to undertake a programme of study to pursue a career in the maritime industry may apply for a scholarship to pursue an undergraduate, post-graduate or…
Mediterranean Port Office
29/02/2008
The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR) will host an informational luncheon/seminar explaining the myriad advantages to shipowners of registration of vessels in the Cayman Islands on Friday, March 7th, at the Boscolo Park Hotel in Nice, France. The seminar, which will feature round-table…
100-Year History DVD
28/01/2008
An entertaining and educational DVD chronicling 100 years of Cayman’s maritime heritage as documented by the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR), is now available to the general public. "Changing of the Watch: Cayman Islands Shipping Registry 1903 - 2003" is a professionally produced, 17-…
Fee Increases
23/01/2008
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, B.W.I. - The Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) will, effective 1st February, increase its fees for new applications for seamen’s discharge books, from the current CI$41 (US$50), to CI$82 (US$100).
Also seeing an increase is the fee for crew…
CISR Converts to Euros
21/01/2008
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, B.W.I. - The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR), a division of the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI), will henceforth convert its European-based billing operations from the U.S. dollar to the Euro. The change will go into effect from 1st February.…