SAVE THE DATES FOR RIGA SHIPPING DINNER 2020

26.11.2019

We are glad to announce the 5th annual event Riga Shipping Dinner that will be held on 23-24 April 2020 in Riga,Latvia. The event is aimed at establishing and maintaining professional contacts between shipowners, charterers and top-level executives of companies operating in the shipping sector of...

RIGA FC TRIUMPHANTLY FINISHED THE 2019 SEASON

31.10.2019

We are proud to remind that Marine Services Group is the general sponsor of the football club "Riga" and our logo is on the team players' shirts. Riga FC became the champion of Latvia's TOP division (Latvian Higher League) in 2019 season! For the second year in a row! We truly enjoyed Riga FC...

epolise24.lv: Motor Third Party Liability Insurance

30.09.2019

Marine Services Group is pleased to announce launching of www.epolise24.lv. It is easy to purchase epolise24.lv Motor Third Party Liability Insurance policy (MTPLI) for transport vehicles registered in Latvia: - Enter car registration number, car registration certificate number. - Compare...

MARINE SHIPSALE SERVICES: RIGA - ST. PETERSBURG - LARNACA

09.09.2019

We are very pleased to announce that in September 2019, the Marine Services Group has established new a company: MARINE SHIPSALE SERVICES LLC in St. Petersburg. It will be involved in a ship sale brokerage and led by Kirill Shirkevich — energetic specialist with extensive experience in the...

Case Study "Digitalization like competition advantage"

06.09.2019

On September 26-27, 2019 St. Petersburg will host the conference "TransLogistics St. Petersburg". The conference is intended for cargo owners, transport and logistics companies, customs operators, and is organized in the case studies’ format, which maximizes the acquisition of...

The Marine Insurance Services will have presentation at the Azov-BlSea & Med Cargo Flow Outlook Conference

02.09.2019

On 19 September 2019 III International trading and shipping conference Azov-BlSea & Med Cargo Flow Outlook will be held in Odessa, Ukraine. Conference is aimed at helping the shipowners, charterers and brokers answer the main question: what should we expect in 2020? What were the...

6th Marine Services Group Beach Volleyball Cup 2019. Results

30.08.2019

The 6th annual Marine Services Group Beach Volleyball Cup 2019 is finished. There were 20 teams altogether – our cooperation partners and clients, above all  from shipping and logistics industries participated: Alpha Shipping, Arfiline, Atlas Logistics, ELKO Grupa, Estma,...

15 YEARS DEDICATED TO QUALITY AND SERVICE

05.08.2019

On 4th August Marine Insurance Services Ltd. became 15 years old. Birthday for us is not only a pleasant occasion for the party, but also a reporting period for assessing what has been done and achieved. It is the birthday of Marine Insurance Services SIA that we consider to be the birthday of...

MARINE SERVICES GROUP AT THE GRAIN & MARITIME DAYS IN ODESSA 2019

31.05.2019

From May 30 until June 1, 2019 the marine capital of Ukraine – Odessa becomes a centre for grain trade and maritime industry. Grain & Maritime Days in Odessa are one of the largest events for representatives of grain, shipping & trade companies. It includes a conference, as well as...

6TH ANNUAL MARINE SERVICES GROUP BEACH VOLLEYBALL CUP 2019

02.05.2019

We are happy to announce that 6 annual Marine Services Group Beach Volleyball Cup 2019 will start on June 5 in Riga!  The tournament will consist of 7 game days during the summer: the first game on June 5 will be the Qualification, then there will be five rounds of tournament every second...

4TH ANNUAL RIGA SHIPPING DINNER HOSTED ALMOST 250 PARTICIPANTS

17.04.2019

Traditional annual event Riga Shipping Dinner was held on the 11th April 2019 for the fourth time. We are pleased that Riga Shipping Dinner has taken a permanent position on the agenda of the regional industry leaders — the Gala dinner at the Blackheads House hosted almost 250 participants...

SEMINAR IN MURMANSK FISHING INDUSTRY: PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS

14.03.2019

On 22nd of March 2019, Marine Services Group office in Murmansk is organizing a seminar for the Russian fishing companies. The aim of the event is to discuss the challenges facing fishing industry in Russia and find solutions to help shipowners develop the business. Main topics will...

SAVE THE DATE for RIGA SHIPPING DINNER 2019

16.11.2018

We are glad to announce the 4th annual event Riga Shipping Dinner that will be held on the 11th of April 2019 in Riga, Latvia. The event is aimed at establishing and maintaining professional contacts between shipowners, charterers and top-level executives of companies operating in the shipping...

RIGA FC WITH THE TRIUMPH ENDS THE 2018 SEASON

12.11.2018

We are proud to say that Marine Services Group is the general sponsor of the football club Riga and our logo is on the team players’ shirts. The whole team played at its maximum, but we still want to praise the goalkeeper Roberts Ozols who we see as a Superhero. At the club’s end of...

TRAINING FOR TRADE AND LOGISTICS COMPANIES

19.10.2018

Today in Odessa, for the second time, is conducted practical training for specialists of trade and logistics companies in the field of agro-export “Everything about GAFTA / FOSFA contracts - trends of 2018”. A special feature of this training is the transfer of concentrated knowledge...

NORDIC MARINE INSURANCE PLAN OF 2013, VERSION 2019

18.10.2018

Nordic Marine Insurance Plan — the rules of marine insurance, created jointly by the Association of Marine Insurers of the Nordic countries and the Association of Shipowners of the Nordic countries. The rules are widely used not only in the Baltic States and Scandinavia, but also in a whole...

Marine Insurance Services SIA Eesti Filial Open Door Day

07.10.2018

Last Thursday, 4th October 2018, our Tallinn office was crowded — customers and partners of the Marine Insurance Services came to us for an Open Day event. In order to tell about all the possibilities of the Marine Services Group, leading employees from the parent office in Riga also arrived...

Now Marine Services Group is in St. Petersburg as well

01.10.2018

In September 2018, the Marine Services Group began operating in the maritime capital of Russia - St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg can rightfully be called one of the key waterways linking Eastern and Western Europe. Sea and river ports, developed cargo and passenger transportation - a real source of...

NEWBUILDING AND DEMOLITION TRENDS FOR 3000-10000 DWT DRY-CARGO FLEETS

25.09.2018

This short overview is based upon dry-cargo vessels market analysis, made by shipsale company from holding Marine Services Group. It reflects today’s market situation: fleet getting old; fleet renewal extremely slow; old ships are still kept in operation despite their technical condition;...

Case Study "Gray insurance coverage zones"

06.09.2018

September 26-27, 2018 St. Petersburg will host the conference "TransLogistics St. Petersburg. Practical solutions in logistics." The conference is intended for cargo owners, transport and logistics companies, customs operators, insurance companies, and is organized in the case studies...

5th Marine Services Group Beach Volleyball Cup 2018. Results

30.08.2018

The 5th annual Marine Services Group Beach Volleyball Cup 2018 is finished. There were 24 teams altogether– our cooperation partners and clients, above all  from shipping and logistics industries participated: Alpha Shipping, Arfiline, Astramar, Atlas Logistics, Baltic Express,...

Marine Services Group opens representative office in Murmansk

08.08.2018

In August this year Marine Services Group will start operations in one of the largest Russian port-city Murmansk. Our core activity is insurance. In the region where the economy is based on shipping, we see excellent opportunities for building up successful operations and hope to become a...

The Marine Shipsale Services will have presentation at the Azov-BlSea & Med Cargo Flow Outlook Conference

07.08.2018

On 20 September 2018, II International trading and shipping conference Azov-BlSea & Med Cargo Flow Outlook will be held in Odessa, Ukraine. Conference is aimed at helping the shipowners, charterers and brokers answer the main question – Is now already the new era of high freight?...

14 years of dedicated quality and service

03.08.2018

On 4th August Marine Insurance Services Ltd. became 14 years old. Birthday for us is not only a pleasant occasion for the party, but also a reporting period for assessing what has been done and achieved. It is the birthday of Marine Insurance Services SIA that we consider to be the birthday of...

Marine Insurance Services opens its branch office in Estonia

30.07.2018

One of the strategic goals pursued by the Marine Services Group is expansion of its international network. In July 2018 our Group’s insurance arm Marine Insurance Services SIA received permission from Latvian Financial and Capital Market Commission for opening its branch office in...

MARINE SERVICES GROUP PARTICIPATED IN GRAIN & MARITIME DAYS IN ODESSA 2018

28.05.2018

On 24-25 May 2018 were held Grain & Maritime Days in Odessa 2018 — one of the largest event for representatives of grain, shipping & trade companies as well as an informal evening event — Odessa Shipping Dinner, that was sponsored by Marine Services Group. Main audience of...

INTER SURVEY. 10 YEARS OF VALUABLE EXPERIENCE

17.05.2018

Dear customers and partners! We are pleased to inform you that in May 2018 the company Inter Survey, which belongs to the Marine Services Group, has celebrated its 10th Anniversary! The Anniversary of the company is not only a pleasant reason for celebration, but, above all, a certain...

5TH ANNUAL MARINE SERVICES GROUP BEACH VOLLEYBALL CUP 2018

15.05.2018

We are happy to announce that the 5th annual Marine Services Group Beach Volleyball Cup 2018 will start on the 6th of June in Riga!  The tournament will consist of 7 games during the Summer: the first game on the 6th of June will be the Qualification, then there will be five rounds of...

3RD ANNUAL RIGA SHIPPING DINNER HOSTED ALMOST 200 PARTICIPANTS

11.05.2018

On the 26th of April 2018, the annual Riga Shipping Dinner was held for the third time. The event was aimed at establishing and maintaining professional contacts between shipowners and top-level executives of companies operating in the shipping sector of the Baltic, the Northern and the Black Sea...

RIGA SHIPPING DINNER 2018 SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

05.02.2018

Marine Services Group is pleased to announce that ABLV Bank has committed to another year of sponsorship as a General Sponsor of the 3rd annual gala dinner and conference for shipowners in Riga. www.ablv.com We are also very happy to welcome Alandia Marine as a major supporter of the Riga Shipping...

Happy New Year 2018!

21.12.2017

This week our CEO Aleksandrs Abuzjarvos together with Riga FC Sitika's football school congratulated with a festive season young football talents in a very specific way, which made juniors surprised and extremely happy.  During the weekly training classes in football...

Marine Insurance Services SIA acquired 100% shares of non-marine insurance broker Musu Dominija SIA

30.11.2017

Marine Insurance Services SIA (MIS) acquired 100% shares of non-marine insurance broker Musu Dominija SIA. Musu Dominija SIA was established in 2006 as a non-marine insurance broker and built up an excellent reputation within Latvian insurance industry. They are well known as specialists in...

We are champions in "Riga Port mini football tournament 2017"

29.10.2017

Riga Port mini football championship is an annually organized tournament, where within tight game schedule in just 1 month, 6 teams play with each other for the main championship trophy.  Such teams as  „Riga central terminal”, „Baltic Container Terminal",...

FINAL: MARINE SERVICES BEACH VOLLEYBALL CUP'17

05.09.2017

Our congratulations to the winner of Marine Services Beach Volleyball Cup 2017 -  Rigas Tirdzniecibas Osta, the team protected their champion's title the second year in a row. Also congratulations to the 2nd placeholder  - ABLV Bank and the 3rd place - GGP! Cup of Hope went to Ursus...

Ballast Water Management Convention will enter into force on 8 September 2017

05.07.2017

IMO adopted the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments in 2004 to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic organisms from one region to another by establishing standards and procedures for the management and control of ships’ water and...

EU MRV Regulation 2015/757: CO2 emissions submission deadline 31 August 2017

14.06.2017

EU Regulation 2015/757 - monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from maritime transport entered into force on 1 July 2015. The MRV regulation is intended to increase transparency, thus provide an incentive to ship-owners to invest in fuel-saving techniques...

Marine Services Group sailing team is no.1 in Club regatta Sail Band Cup

30.05.2017

Congratulations to Marine Services Group sailing team and our colleagues from Moscow office with the 1st place in winning Club regatta Sail Band Cup!  Club regatta Sail Band Cup took place earlier this month in Montenegro and is an amateur sports event organised according to the international...

THE 4TH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT: MARINE SERVICES BEACH VOLLEY CUP' 17

15.05.2017

We are happy to announce that the 4th annual Marine Services Group Beach Volleyball Cup'17 will start on 7 June! Marine Services Beach Volleyball Cup is annually organized and sponsored by Marine Services Group sporting activity in Riga, where the shipping, logistic, forwarding and other...

2ND ANNUAL GALA DINNER IN RIGA GATHERED TOGETHER MORE THAN 180 SHIPOWNERS

11.05.2017

Riga Shipping Dinner 2017 - the events for shipowners, shipping industry executives, and companies related to marine business took place on 27 -28 April in Riga for the second time. With a purpose to continue to development and strengthen business relations in the shipping industry.   The...

CERTIFICATE OF AIRCRAFT LIABILITY INSURANCE IS NOT ONLY A SHEET OF PAPER ON BOARD

16.04.2017

Probably MTPL insurance (Motor Third Party Liability) is not something new for you if you own a vehicle, otherwise you will not be able to participate road traffic. Likewise, as it is compulsory for road vehicles, civil aircraft owners and operators must insure their aircraft liability as well if...

MARINE SERVICES GROUP BECOMES A GENERAL SPONSOR OF RIGA FOOTBALL CLUB

06.03.2017

We are pleased to make a special announcement! Marine Services Group has become a general sponsor of the ambitious Riga Football Club. This season Riga FC is targeting to become one of the favourites for both Latvian Top Division and Latvian National Cup. We hope that this year will not...

Riga Shipping Dinner 2017

27.02.2017

It is our great pleasure to announce that the 2nd annual event Riga Shipping Dinner 2017 will be held on 27 April. Marine Services Group as an event's founder and curator jointly with the ABLV Bank as the general sponsor and arranger of the seminar will group in Riga shipowners and shipping...

Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention

21.12.2016

In 2014 at the 103rd International Labour Conference, Amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) were adopted. It was two year` consultation period, within which all member states had an opportunity to express their formal disagreement to the Amendments.  In case...

SPECIAL EVENT IN VLADIVOSTOK: THE YACHT, BOAT, SHIP: HOW TO PURCHASE AND protect

20.10.2016

On 21 October, Marine Services Group office in Vladivostok is organizing a special event for the shipowners and yacht-owners.  The event "The yacht, boat, ship: how to purchase and protect" will start in the afternoon and with a leading 4 headspeakers will gather more than 50...

Odessa office: seminar series in October

29.09.2016

Odessa autumn seminar series continues on October 4 and 5 we have scheduled two seminars!  If you would like to attend one of our seminars please send us your request at info@marineservices.lv Places are limited.  October 4, 2016, from 18.30-20.30 Seminar 3: "Charterer, what is...

Seminar Series in Odessa 2016-2017

01.09.2016

We are looking forward to welcoming you at the Marine Services Group Autumn seminar and the workshop sessions in our office in Odessa! As many of our clients and partners are aware we started our tailored seminar series in Odessa in Autumn 2015 - the first cycle ended in June 2016, and now we...

Marine Services Beach Volley Cup'16 Results

29.08.2016

This summer was not the exception for our annual Marine Services Beach Volley Cup tournament. All summer long every second Wednesday of the month 20 teams competed for the chance to play in the Final for the main trophy. All started 3 years ago when Marines Services Group decided to sponsor...

Exclusive twin trimarans built in Riga

18.07.2016

We have some great news from Riga!  One of the twin trimarans left Latitude Yachts shipyard in Riga towards his owner - as built for the Middle East market. "Galaxy" and "Galaxy of Happiness" are two twin exclusive trimarans with the length of 53.32m and width 17.44 m...

Marine Services group at the Maritime Days 2016

24.05.2016

Marine Services Group is supporting Maritime Days in Odessa 2016 by becoming a General Sponsor of the Annual Odessa Shipping Dinner 2016! All events in Odessa will start with the 2 days Grain Forum 2016 conference from 26-27 May. Where on 26 May from 12:30-14:00, Marine...

Marine Services Beach Volleyball Cup 2016

10.05.2016

Marine Services Group invites you to participate in the 3rd Season of Marine Services Beach Volleyball Cup 2016! Marine Services Beach Volleyball Cup is annually organized and sponsored by Marine Services Group sporting activity in Riga, where the local shipping, logistic, forwarding and...

Marine Service Group Brand is the winner - THE BEST TRADEMARK OF THE YEAR

06.05.2016

On 26 April 2016 in Riga, Marine Services Group brand was awarded as the best trademark of the year 2015 in Latvia in the annually organized competition “Trademark of the year’’ by the Latvian Patent Office and the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 83 registered...

RIGA SHIPPING DINNER 2016 EVENT Gathers shipowners

06.05.2016

On 28-29 April 2016, the Riga Shipping Dinner event gathered  together 130 guests - shipowners and shipping industry representatives of such countries as Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria for the first time in...

Seminar in Moscow on Marine Insurance Act 2015 for the Russian Insurers

22.03.2016

The seminar for the Russian Insurers on Marine Insurance Act 2015 changes will take place in Moscow and will touch upon the role of a broker in arranging placement of risks and claims handling. We are pleased to announce that on 24 March 2016 we are holding a specialized seminar in...

Summary of the 2nd seminar in Odessa on cargo insurance coverage

07.03.2016

On 2 March 2016,  Marine Services Group jointly with our Ukrainian partner Interlegal held the seminar in Odessa. This was the 2nd seminar in 2016 from the seminar cycle on cargo insurance, where our experts presented a tailored workshop - presentation on the exceptions and...

SOLAS GUIDELINES REVIEW

19.02.2016

The International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will become legally binding on 1 July 2016, which sets out certain mandatory requirements for shippers on container gross mass verification, the changes were adopted by the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in 2014. These...

Upcoming seminars 2016 in Odessa

06.01.2016

The 2015 was the first year we introduced the mini seminar sessions for the Ukrainian market clients and other interested industry professionals. Starting from September, once per month, we presented a tailor made presentations for the ports, terminals, expeditors, cargo and shipping industry...

HAPPY New year!

23.12.2015

Dear clients, partners and friends! We are truly grateful and thank you for your trust, continuous loyalty and your business. We wish you successful, prosperous and Happy New Year 2016!   ...

Last Seminar in 2015 in Odessa

23.11.2015

4th and the last seminar in 2015 for the Ukrainian market companies will take place on December 9 in Odessa. This time we'll focus and guide you through the tricky case studies common to your business and present best available solutions. As always, we’ll be looking forward to meet...

3rd seminar in Odessa for the Logistic companies

03.11.2015

3rd seminar session in Odessa will be held on November 18, 2015.  Seminar session theme: Liability insurance for logistics companies: traditional solutions, pitfalls and possibilities of the insurance market. Entrance is free but the places are limited. Please feel free to...

Survey services CASE STUDY - CARGO DAMAGE

29.10.2015

Situation: A vessel was carrying a cargo of fresh melons in the carrier’s reefer trailer by road from Spain to Latvia.   The problem: By the time carrier arrived to designated place for the discharging the consignee disclosed that the cargo is not in an appropriate...

Second autumn seminar in Odessa was disclosed

18.10.2015

On October 13, the second autumn seminar of Marine Services Group in Odessa jointly with our partner Interlegal was held. This time we gathered freight forwarder and cargo owners audience to disclose them the theme - ‘’The responsibility of the logistics companies – myths and...

Insurance Act 2015 - brief review of upcoming changes

18.09.2015

The Insurance Act 2015 As we know, the legislation applicable to contracts of marine insurance governed by English law is the Marine Insurance Act 1906. The Act is a codification of principles previously emanating largely from case law. Since that time, the statutes of the Act have only been...

autumn seminar session in Odessa have been started

17.09.2015

Starting from September 2015 we introduced so called mini seminar sessions in Odessa (Ukraine) representative office, the purpose of our formal meetings there is to inform our clients, partners and other professionals on the most actual industry issues and practical...

MARINE SERVICES GROUP REPRESENTED AT CLASSE MINI RACE

14.09.2015

For the first time in Marine Services Group history we are supporting one of the Classe Mini racer and his team at the "Mini Transat - Îles de Guadeloupe 2015" -  838 MAGNUM SPORTS boat. We are proud that we had a chance to equip the team and so they are representing our...

MARINE SERVICES BEACH VOLLEY CUP 15 RESULTS

27.08.2015

This year was the second year we gathered our Friends, Clients, Partners and other industry professionals to participates in Marine Services beach volley tournament. We are happy to announce that Marine Services beach volley tournament is successfully finalized this year!   All Final...

The office in Moscow is now open for your convenience

26.07.2015

We are proud to inform you that in August 2015 our Partners in Russia finalized the registration procedure of Marine Services Group Russia – an independent company and a part of the Marine Services Group family. The company was incorporated as an insurance broker and since then...

LIABILITY OF SHIPOWNERS INCREASED BY LLMC 1996 PROTOCOL

16.06.2015

Last week shipping community has received briefing from IMO that limits of liability for maritime claims are increased as from 8th of June, 2015. This is not an unexpected regulation as limits in the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC Protocol 1996) were...

Investment and development award from Karate Federation of Latvia

08.06.2015

We got thankfulness trophies for investing in development and supporting Latvian Karate community and particularly children karate club "Karate San-E''. With our funding those kids got needed equipment for trainings and performance on tournaments. Good luck wishes and new...

Maritime Days Odessa 2015

28.05.2015

From 28 - 30 of May, 2015 Marine Services Group participated in conference Maritime Days Odessa 2015. This year it was held jointly with Grain forum «Black Sea» on the first day, consequently, following traditional Odessa Shipping dinner and football tournament. ...

The largest yacht ever built in Ukraine is insured by us

21.05.2015

Recently we have finished the project, which lenghted for more than a year, and with a support of our team and international connections we have placed the insurance for the largest yacht ever built in Ukraine - "Artpolars". Four-deck superyacht provides deluxe...

MSG Volley Cup 2015

20.05.2015

We are pleased to announce that the following teams confirmed their fighting spirits to participate in the 2nd Marine Services Beach Volley Cup to be held between June 2 and August 25 at "Brazilija": TVA Group (current holders) Alpha Shipping Company Astramar Transport Elko...