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The Prime Minister visits London for the 25th Anniversary of Independence Celebrations

The Prime Minister of St Kitts & Nevis, Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas visited the offices of St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry when he was in London recently for the Gala Dinner for Silver Independence organised for UK Nationals by the High Commissioner. Dr. Douglas was briefed on the Operation of the Ship Registry and its current activity and status within the International Shipping Community by International Registrar of Shipping & Seamen Mr. Nigel Smith. Dr. Douglas was accompanied on his visit by The High Commissioner to the UK, Dr. James Williams. Commented Mr Smith “It was an extremely important occasion to have the Prime Minister visit our offices and to be able to show him part of our activity and daily operations. This shows the importance that St Kitts & Nevis Government places on the Ship Registry”. Dr. Douglas also held meetings with Mr Carlo Cigolini and Mr Nick Dean who are Maritime Registrars for St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry in respectively Genoa, Italy and Monaco.

The Prime Minister of St Kitts & Nevis, Hon Dr Denzil Douglas meeting Mr Nigel E. Smith the International Registrar of Shipping & Seamen at the London Offices of St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry.

Guests of the St Kitts & Nevis International registry at the Gala Dinner held at the New Connaught rooms in London in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Independance

International Registrar of Shipping & Seamen, Mr. Nigel Smith accompanied by Registration Executive Ms Jas Virdi and our Maritime Registrar in Greece ISB (Hellas) Ltd (Panos Kirnidis) invites you to join us at stand 541 of the Posidonia exhibition on 2-6 June 2008 at Hellenikon Exhibition Centre, Greece to learn more about this expanding and exciting centre for ship registration, financial services and tourism in the Eastern Caribbean.

Please click on the following link to pre-register for the event http://www.posidonia-events.com/online/register.asp

Please see attached our regular Newsletters keeping you up to date with developments in St. Kitts & Nevis & our Ship Registry.We hope you find the information in it informative and useful. We welcome your comments.

Neva, St. Petersburg - September 2007

St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry exhibited at the Neva Maritime & Shipping Exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia, accompanied by our Maritime Registrar ISB Moscow Ltd (Ms. Tatiana Matvievskaya), in September 2007. Our stand was visited by existing Russian ship owning clients who have registered ships with us and we were also able to discuss with other Shipowners the benefits of St. Kitts & Nevis as an International Open Register. During the exhibition our International Registrar of Shipping & Seamen also met with senior management of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS) and officials of the Russian Government.

IMO Marine Accident & Incident Investigation Course

The St. Kitts & Nevis Government was host to a 10 training course on Marine Accident & Incident Investigation recently. Organised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Regional Liaison office for the Caribbean, the course drew participants from 20 Caribbean countries and included 6 senior officials of the Maritime, Coast Guard & Ports Department of St. Kitts & Nevis. The course leaders were Mr. John Laing - Consultants to IMO and Mr. Marcel Ayeko, Chief of Marine Safety Analysis of the Transport Safety Board of Canada. The 33 participants were lead through various investigations of previous marine casualties and incidents including, "the Titanic Sinking", "the Herald of Free Enterprise Capsize", "Scandinavia Star Fire" - to give guidance on the way in which a Government has to investigate casualties and incidents."

Sea Asia, Singapore

We took part in the Sea Asia exhibition in Singapore from 2-4 April 2007 at Suntec City Exhibition Centre. We were accompanied by our Maritime Registrar in Singapore, Shiplink Marine Surveys & Consultancy Pte Ltd (Capt. K L Tan) & our Technical Consultants, International Register of Shipping (IRS). The event was a huge success with over 7,000 visitors who attended during the three days. We received commitments from existing Owners to bring a further 7-10 ships to us within the next 1-2 months. We received visits from shipbrokers and lawyers who are interested in the St. Kitts & Nevis ship mortgage. We were also visited by our Maritime Registrars from Panama, Korea and Thailand. Articles were published about us in the 2nd and 3rd day editions of the show newsletter.

McClean Hobson's Visit to SKANReg, London

The Government's Director of Maritime Affairs, Mr McClean Hobson who is presently studying at Southampton University, England recently visited the offices of St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry to meet staff and see the work of the Ship Registry first hand. Mr Hobson was introduced to staff and shown the daily workings and activities of the Ship Registry. The visit also gave Mr. Smith the opportunity to personally update Mr. Hobson on the most recent activities and plans for the near future.

Presentation to Shipping Community in Piraeus, Greece

Our International Registrar of Shipping & Seamen, Mr. Nigel E Smith made a presentation to Ship Owners, Managers and others in the Shipping Community at the Piraeus Marine Club in February 2007. This presentation was made at the invitation of ISB Hellas S.A. our Maritime Registrar in Piraeus. Mr Smith & ISB Hellas Managing Director Mr. Panos Kirnidis were subsequently interviewed by Greek media which have been widely reported in the Greek Shipping Press.

Seatrade Middle East Maritime

We took part in the Seatrade Middle East Maritime exhibition in Dubai on 4-6 December 2006. SMEM was a great success and the biggest in the events history. The exhibition was 33% larger than in 2004. We were accompanied by our colleagues St. Kitts Financial Services and supported by our Technical Consultants, International Register of Shipping. Our Maritime Registrar in Dubai, International Shipping Bureau also participated with us.

Maritime Registrar Seminar

Our Biennial Maritime Registrar seminar took place on 28th September 2006. We also received our ISO 9001:2000 Quality Assurance Certificate which was presented to our High Commissioner to the United Kingdom H.E Dr. James Williams by American Bureau of Shipping.

Dr James Williams receiving the Quality Assurance Certificate from David Holden, Manager of Certification from American Bureau of Shipping on behalf of St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry.

Gail Stoll from International Shipping Bureau (Dubai) Ltd receiving a Certificate for Highest Number of Ship Registrations 2005-2006.

Capt. Tan from Shiplink Marine Surveyors & Consultancy Pte Ltd, Singapore receiving a certificate for the Highest Number of New Buildings Registered 2005-2006.

Julian Padilla, President of International Register of Shipping receiving a Certificate of Appreciation of the Technical and Consultancy Services Given by International Register of Shipping (IRS) to St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry.

"Which Register, Which Flag" conference and exhibition

We recently co-sponsored "Which Register, Which Flag" a conference and exhibition organised by Lloyds List Events in Singapore.

This picture shows from left to right Capt K L Tan (Maritime Registrar - Singapore), Nigel Smith (International Registrar of Shipping & Seamen), Michelle Lei & David Lei (Maritime Registrar - Taiwan).

Visit to Dubai by International Registrar of Shipping & Seamen

Our International Regisrar of Shipping & Seamen recently visited Dubai where he met some of our ship owner clients and Government Officials. He paid a courtesy call to the cadet training Ship "RTS Sindbad". An initiative by Zambezi Shipping Agencies, this and its sister "RTS Sindbad Nui" have been placed under St. Kitts & Nevis flag. Training of cadets is carried out with educational support from Australian and New Zealand Maritime Institutes. Nigel Smith congratulated Capt. Ajay Kotwal of Zambezi Shipping Agencies for taking this bold initiative to address the problem of seafarer training that the industry faces.

Nigel Smith presenting Capt. Mukund of "RTS Sindbad" with a St.Kitts & Nevis desk flag.

Cadets under instruction.


Nigel Smith with Mr. Salem Ali Al Zaabi, Assistant Under Secretary for Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Communications, United Arab Emirates.