8th Mare Forum USA 2014 “Shipping – a four dimensional view” conference
On Monday, March 3rd, Mareforum held the 8th Mare Forum USA 2014 “Shipping – a four dimensional view” conference in Washington DC. Despite snow, which resulted in a US government shutdown, the conference was productive and enlightening covering a myriad of operational and regulatory issues.
Clay Maitland was a speaker on the Marine Planning panel, and contributed throughout the day. To view the conference please CLICK HERE
Maritime TV’s ‘Mondays with Maitland’ – The Vision for the Future of the U.S. Coast Guard
In this eighth interview in the series, from his position as Chairman of MMPC, Maitland provides his thoughts on the vision for the future of the U.S. Coast Guard… Continue reading
NAMEPA and Fednav Win the Environment Award at the Inaugural Lloyd’s List North American Awards Event in Houston
The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and Canadian-based Fednav were both recipients of the Environment Award at the Lloyd’s List North American Awards dinner held last evening in Houston, Texas. Over 300 people from Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean attended this inaugural event. The Environment Award is one of 17 awards presented by Lloyd’s List. Other awards included a Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Robert Somerville, formerly Chairman and CEO of ABS, as well as Newsmaker of the Year presented to Columbia Pictures for the movie “Captain Phillips” Continue reading
NAMEPA and WGMA “Winds of Change in Shipping”Conference
The North American Marine Environment Protection Association and the West Gulf Maritime Association hosted a conference on the “Winds of Change in Shipping” in Houston today.
Clay Maitland, founding chair of NAMEPA welcomed the participants.
“NAMEPA is six years old now,” Maitland said noting that he and Carleen Lyden-Kluss, and others, established the organization to promote awareness within the maritime industry of the environmental requirements and regulations that the industry faces.
Maitland thanked the WGMA for co-hosting the conference and introduced Paul “Chip” Jaenichen, the acting maritime administrator for the United States Department of Transportation.
“I’d like to talk this morning about the ever-changing state of shipping,” Jaenichen said. “I think we all know that change is coming.”
His list of changes included geo-political and… Continue reading
Maritime TV’s ‘Mondays with Maitland’ – A New Vision for America’s Maritime Academies
Another interview in a Maritime TV series featuring Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, International Registries, Inc., and Chairman of the Merchant Marine Policy Coalition (MMPC), entitled ‘Mondays with Maitland’. The program addresses issues of the day throughout the international maritime industry. In this seventh interview in the series, from his position as Chairman of MMPC, Maitland provides his thoughts on a vision for the USMMA at Kings Point, the State Academies and a New Maritime Academy for Alaska… Continue reading
A Look Back at the National Maritime Strategy Symposium- What Needs to Happen Next
Another interview in a Maritime TV series featuring Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, International Registries, Inc., and Chairman of the Merchant Marine Policy Coalition (MMPC), entitled ‘Mondays with Maitland’. The program tackles issues of the day throughout the international maritime industry. In this sixth interview in the series, from his position as Chairman of MMPC, Maitland provides his thoughts on the recent National Maritime Strategy Symposium and what needs to happen next in this effort to re-vitalize the U.S. flag merchant fleet… Continue reading
The Commercial Impacts of Decisions: Trade Routes, Chartering, and Futures
HELLENIC-AMERICAN / NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
20th Annual Joint Shipping Conference
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 – THE WALDORF-ASTORIA STARLIGHT ROOF – 301 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY
Moderator: CLAY MAITLAND
SCOTT BORGERSON, CEO, Cargometrics
PETER KANELOS, CFO, Eletson Corporation
TED PETRONE, President, Navios
STEFANIE KASSELAKIS-KYLES, General Counsel, Poten & Partners… Continue reading
Carleen Lyden-Kluss Interviews Clay Maitland on Maritime TV
Maritime TV Presses Maitland about Second Registry and the Real Purpose of MMPC
There have been various rumors in some maritime industry circles the plans for a second U.S. ship registry akin to some European flag state models are being considered in Washington.
There has also been speculation that International Registries, Inc. the registry and offshore corporation administration for the Marshall Islands and its Managing Partner Clay Maitland would be involved with this second registry, possibly related to the activities of the Merchant Marine Policy Coalition, (MMPC) which he co-founded.
Maritime TV decided to put Mr. Maitland on the spot and see if he would respond to questions on this during an interview in our studio on December 10.
Clay Maitland interview on MaritimeTV
Clay Maitland advocates for seafarer welfare and classification society mergers to improve quality in an interview on MaritimeTV