Marshall Islands Maritime Act Amended

In August 2023, the parliament of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Nitijela, adopted amendments to the Maritime Act of 1990 (the “Maritime Act”), which can be found  here. Set forth below is a summary of the substantive changes resulting from these amendments to the Maritime Act. Except as otherwise noted below, the effective date of these amendments was April 10, 2023.

Electronic Filing of Instruments and Documents: According to the new Section 119 of the Maritime Act, the Maritime Administrator (the “Administrator”) will now accept electronic or digital transmissions of any document or instrument falling under the Maritime Act, as well as electronic or digital signatures to any instrument.