OCIMF: Revised Guidelines for Control of D & A
OCIMF has published the third edition of Guidelines for the Control of Drugs and Alcohol in the Maritime Industry. This information paper provides general guidance and recommendations for the maritime…
AMSA Shines a Light on Seafarer Worker Conditions Annual MLC Report 2023
Complaints about breaches against the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) on ships decreased in 2023, compared to the previous year, the Australia Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) latest report on seafarer welfare…
USCG MSIB: Reporting Anchoring Activities in the Vicinity of Submerged Pipelines
USCG issued MSIB 05/2024 on 08th May 2024 which outlines the requirement for reporting of anchoring in vicinity of submerged pipelines. As a result of the 2021 San Pedro Bay…
Cook Island: Revised DMLC I
The Cook Islands have recently amended their Maritime MLC Rules as part of the process following the accession to the MLC convention. Consequently, the Declaration of Maritime Labour Convention Part…
AMSA Bans M/V Darya Shan for 6 Months
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a 180-day ban to the Indian-flagged bulk carrier Darya Shaan, after its operator took repeated risks with the safety of the crew,…
Bulk Carrier Grounding Leads to Istanbul Strait Closure
Bulk carrier Alexis (IMO: 9609158, 45271 gt, built 2012), en route from Yuzhnyi, Ukraine to Port Said, Egypt in a laden condition, ran aground near the Haydarpasa breakwater shallow water…
Tokyo MOU: Annual Report 2023 on PSC
Tokyo MOU released the annual report on PSC for year 2023. In 2023, 30,887 inspections, involving 18,298individual ships, were carried out on ships registered under 101 flags. Figure 3 and…
Qualship 21 & E-Zero: USCG Work Instruction
On 22 April 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC) published CG-CVC-WI-002(1), Qualship 21 & E-Zero Programs, available for reference on CVC’s Mission Management System (MMS)…