Under the Madeira International Business Center (MIBC) regime, Company Incorporation in Madeira is an EU-approved solution that may benefit international companies operating across different jurisdictions. Under the MIBC regime, duly licensed companies are entitled to...
Tax Representative and Taxpayer Number
Those relocating to Portugal will soon discover that having a Portuguese Taxpayer Number (locally known as NIF - Número de Identificação Fiscal) is required for conducting business and engaging with governmental authorities for the purposes of almost anything....
MAR’s Update on Logbooks
The International Shipping Register of Madeira (MAR) has published Circular 04/MAR updating the interpretation of national requirements related to logbooks on MAR registered vessels. Objective This circular is intended to advise shipowners, companies and Recognised...
Madeira’s International Shipping Register
Portugal and its national merchant navy have recently been the subject of very positive analyzes by both the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations (UN). The reason: the International Ship Registry of Madeira (MAR) In the...
The International Shipping Register of Madeira
The International Shipping Register of Madeira – MAR is Portugal’s international shipping register and is among the international registers of the highest quality, having guaranteed adequate measures to ensure efficient surveillance of all vessels registered. Founded...
Armed Security on Board Made Legal
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Portuguese Republic has approved armed private security onboard Portuguese registered ships, including those registered in the International Shipping Registry of Madeira (MAR), through Decree-Law 159/2019 of October...