It would be a mistake to place responsibility for meeting IMO’s zero emission shipping targets fully on the shoulders of the shipping industry, warns INTERCARGO,…
IMO’s Facilitation Committee has adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory in ports around the world,…
Port State Control (PSC) inspection is an important function performed by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore and the inspections are carried out…
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) held its 55th Committee meeting in Bucharest, Romania from the 16th to the 20th…
Despite that COVID-19 continues to attracting a lot of our attention and making our lives difficult, 2022 is going to be a year of focus…
At the outset of the pandemic, as global travel restrictions prevented seafarers, port workers, and nautical inspectors from transiting borders to board vessels, the Republic…
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…
This research paper deals in three main sections. The first one is a brief overview of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from…
Abstract
Port State Control (PSC) guarantees that foreign ships do not jeopardize marine safety, security, and the environment when entering foreign ports. To share inspection…
We have recently seen an increase in Port State Control fines on vessels at Ghanaian ports.
Local inspectors are visiting vessels and paying particular attention to…