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Toward the Elimination of Substandard Shipping: The Report of the International Commission on Shipping

Toward the Elimination of Substandard Shipping: The Report of the International Commission on... <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Despite efforts made by governments and international organizations like IMO to tighten regulatory measures, substandard ships and shipping-related practices continue to flourish. Serious ship accidents continue to occur and reports on abuse of seafarers are on the rise as the industry becomes more and more competitive and crews become increasingly multinational. The independent four-member International Commission on Shipping has conducted an in-depth study of the current practices of governments and shipping industry in the light of existing international rules and standards, and presented its findings with a number of recommendations to improve the situation. This article summarises the highlights of the Commission's report focusing mainly on those issues which are related to legal and institutional aspects.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2001 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0927-3522
eISSN
1571-8085
DOI
10.1163/157180801X00180
Publisher site
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Despite efforts made by governments and international organizations like IMO to tighten regulatory measures, substandard ships and shipping-related practices continue to flourish. Serious ship accidents continue to occur and reports on abuse of seafarers are on the rise as the industry becomes more and more competitive and crews become increasingly multinational. The independent four-member International Commission on Shipping has conducted an in-depth study of the current practices of governments and shipping industry in the light of existing international rules and standards, and presented its findings with a number of recommendations to improve the situation. This article summarises the highlights of the Commission's report focusing mainly on those issues which are related to legal and institutional aspects.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

The International Journal of Marine and Coastal LawBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2001

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