A fine new vessel was added to the FAS register on 18 May 2017. The M/V Selfoss is a 7464 BT container vessel built in 2008. It will carry cargo between the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Scandinavia. A press release from Faroe Ship, who manages the vessel, states that Eimskip chose FAS because of its international…
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New vessel registration – Listerland
M/V Listerhav is the newest addition to the FAS Register. The vessel is a general cargo vessel of 2.735 GT and is bareboat chartered by Sp/f Unicorn, Torshavn. The FAS administration welcomes Listerland to the FAS fleet. FAS, 5 April 2017
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M/V Mykines new vessel in FAS
The RO-RO cargo vessel MYKINES was added to the FAS fleet today. The vessel is 18.979 GT and will carry cargo between Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Europe. This is the fourth Smyril Line vessel in the Faroe Islands International Ship Register.
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Information Letter from the FMA to all Shipowners
Recently, one of our FAS-ships was detained in Sweden because the employment agreement of some of the seafarers employed on board did not clearly state the health and social security protection benefits that are to be provided to the seafarer by the shipowner, as stipulated in Standard A2.1.4.h of the Maritime Labour Convention. Specifically, Section…
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