A U.K. enforcement agency is urging the maritime industry to be on the lookout for illicit practices that could be used to evade sanctions, the…
V.Group has launched a new risk analysis tool to improve performance in Port State Control (PSC) inspections, leveraging data collected from the more than 1,000…
The two major port State control regimes, Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU, will increase focus on the sulfur limit regulations after reaching an agreement to…
Industry sources have indicated that port state control (PSC) is now being physically implemented within the ports of the UAE. Inspections are already under way…
From today (8 September), ballast water management will form part of port state control inspections but samples will not be routinely taken, the secretary general…
This contains the latest information from OCIMF for inspectors and supersedes guidance to inspectors as issued in bulletin #7 on 6 April 2020.
To further support…
On 14 May 2020 the US issued a Global Maritime Advisory (“Guidance”) aimed at a range of industry sectors including marine insurers such as P&I…
Outstanding Port State Control (PSC) performance is the ambition of every ship operator and owner. Faced with travel restrictions and the risk of infection, PSC…
The Trump Administration continues to focus upon countries that register merchant vessels where those vessels transport products to/from the Republic of Cuba and Venezuela. The…
The Liberian Registry has developed and released a dynamic Detention Prevention Programme (DPP), which is an automated Port State Control (PSC) risk assessment system that…