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New Deputy Director for Isle of Man Ship Registry

New Deputy Director for Isle of Man Ship Registry

The Department for Enterprise has announced the appointment of Toby Brooks as the new Deputy Director of the Isle of Man Ship Registry. Toby has a strong classification and statutory background, joining the Isle of Man Ship Registry after 24 years employment within...

MX Bulk CFO Attends Launching Ceremony for Isabella Manx

MX Bulk CFO Attends Launching Ceremony for Isabella Manx

MEMBER NEWS: Marta Cope, Group Chief Financial Officer of Isle of Man Maritime Member, MX Bulk, recently launched the Isabella Manx at Tsuneishi’s shipyard in Zhoushan, China. The Isabella Manx is the fourth Ultramax in a series of five to be built by Tsuneishi Group...

New Isle of Man Ship Registry Representative in Japan

New Isle of Man Ship Registry Representative in Japan

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has taken another step towards achieving its aim of having local representatives in key overseas markets with the appointment of Kempu Arisawa as representative for the Japanese market.  Arisawa-san is currently President of ‘AR...

Royal Opening of Manx-owned Company in Croatia

Royal Opening of Manx-owned Company in Croatia

MEMBER NEWS:  HRH Prince Edward The Earl of Wessex on May 17th officially opened a new branch office of the Douglas-headquartered ICE Marine Design Group during a visit to Split, Croatia. His Royal Highness, who was in Split to celebrate the 10th anniversary of...

Welcome Bridgefort Maritime (IOM) Limited

Welcome Bridgefort Maritime (IOM) Limited

Isle of Man Maritime Limited is pleased to welcome its newest Member, Bridgefort Maritime (IOM) Limited Bridgefort Maritime (IOM) Limited is a boutique management company spin out from a major private equity business, founded on the Isle of Man in October 2017. They...

Isle of Man Round Table Debate: Ship Management International

Isle of Man Round Table Debate: Ship Management International

Sean Moloney from Ship Management International recently visited the Isle of Man and met with some of the members of Isle of Man Maritime as part of the latest in their round table debates. During the meeting, they discussed the drive to grow the cluster, which...

Isle of Man Maritime – A Cluster Organisation with a Difference

Isle of Man Maritime – A Cluster Organisation with a Difference

General Manager, John Garland, recently spoke about the journey of setting up Isle of Man Maritime, its journey so far and its plans for the next 12 months in a feature in the Isle of Man Ship Registry's 2018 Annual Report. Check it out below: Isle of Man Maritime...

New Director of Isle of Man Ship Registry Announced

New Director of Isle of Man Ship Registry Announced

The Department for Enterprise has announced the appointment of Cameron Mitchell as the next Director of the Isle of Man Ship Registry. Cameron has a strong history in the shipping industry working with leading operators Maersk, Geest Line and Farstad Shipping for over...

GUEST ARTICLE: A New Era for the Isle of Man and Superyachts

GUEST ARTICLE: A New Era for the Isle of Man and Superyachts

This will be the first of many Guest Articles from our Members. In this article, Steve Cain, Director of Isle of Man Maritime Member, Equiom (Isle of Man) Limited, reflects on the state of the sector and why the Isle of Man will prevail as a leading jurisdiction for...

Superintendents Course is Back!

Superintendents Course is Back!

It has, for some time, been apparent that there is currently a shortage of suitably qualified and experienced Ship Superintendents.  In response to this, a successful training programme has been established over the last three years, based on the Isle of Man.  The...

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