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RMI Yacht Program Continues to Push the Boundaries
The yacht industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace and technical innovation toward alternative energies and energy optimization is pushing the boundaries of the industry. This period of rapid innovation requires a pragmatic approach from both Classification Continue reading...
Cooperation and Opportunity – 15 Years in Geneva
For centuries, Geneva has served as a global trading and financial hub, dominating commodity trading and financial markets throughout Europe. In 2008, International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) was strategically building a decentralized network Continue reading...
Republic of the Marshall Islands Yacht Code Supports the Building of Expedition Yachts
Dutch shipyard Leapher Yachts will bring three newbuild custom expedition yachts to the market in 2025, each built to Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Yacht Code standards. The first yacht, a 60.5-meter superyacht, celebrated its first major construction Continue reading...
Annual Yacht Meeting Connects Departments
IRI’s global yacht team came together for an annual yacht meeting in March 2023. The meeting, which was held virtually, included IRI’s managing partners and other departments within IRI that are involved with yacht operations, including: legal, radio, Continue reading...
Appointed Representative and Aviation Inspection Body Annual Meeting
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry hosted its Appointed Representatives (AR) and Aviation Inspection Bodies (AIBs) annual meeting and training event in person in the Netherlands this week. Discussion topics included regulatory matters, Continue reading...
Yacht Engaged in Trade (YET) Program Expands Passenger Limits
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) YET program continues to evolve to meet the demands of the modern yachting community, extending the program to include private registered yachts certified to carry up to 36 passengers. First announced at the Continue reading...
Republic of the Marshall Islands Authorizes Maritime Aviation as an Aviation Inspection Body for Yachts
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator (the “Administrator”) recently authorized a third Aviation Inspection Body (AIB), Maritime Aviation, to certify helicopter landing areas (HLAs) aboard RMI flagged yachts. Effective Continue reading...
2021 Monaco Yacht Show a Successful in Person Event
The Yacht Team of International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) greeted yacht owners and enthusiasts from around the world at the 2021 Monaco Yacht Show. Team members from Roosendaal, Geneva, and New York met together in Monaco for the first Continue reading...
2021 Republic of the Marshall Islands Yacht Code
The updated 2021 Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Yacht Code is now available. This new edition of the Code now makes it more pragmatic than ever for modern and innovative owners and shipyards to choose the RMI as a building standard. “The RMI Continue reading...
Making it Easy to Register a Small Yacht
Focused on simplifying the registration procedures for yachts under 24 meters (m), the RMI has made changes to the under 24m program. The application is now a single, streamlined form that also contains the Declaration of Private Use—Not for Hire. This Continue reading...