MarAd approves vessel flag transfer
The U.S. Maritime Administration has approved a request from Callaway Barge Lines of Green Cove Springs, Fla., to sell the 2,322-gross-ton freight barge “Rebekah” to Intertug SA, a Venezuelan company, and transfer it to Venezuelan registry and flag.
Under section 9 of the 1916 Shipping Act, MarAd must approve transfers of U.S.-flag vessels to foreign flag registries.