Major Changes in Port State Control Procedures – 2025
The IMO regularly updates the Procedures for Port State Control (PSC), with the latest revision having been adopted at the 34th session of the IMO Assembly in late 2025. IMO…
Panama: Key Detainable Deficiencies by Black Sea MOU PSC (2025)
Panama issued Marine Notice and the purpose of this Merchant Marine Notice is to inform all Shipowners, Operators, Legal Representatives, Masters, Recognized Organizations (ROs), and Shipping Agencies of detainable Port…
Panama: Key Detainable Deficiencies by China MSA PSC (2025)
Panama issued Marine Notice and the purpose of this Merchant Marine Notice is to inform all Shipowners, Operators, Legal Representatives, Masters, Recognized Organizations (ROs), and Shipping Agencies of detainable Port…
Port Hedland: Standardised Vessel Vetting Form and Pre-Berthing Check
Port Hedland issues a Marine Safety Bulletin and this Marine Safety Bulletin introduces the harmonised safety assurance framework for vessels calling at the Port of Port Hedland through the mandatory…
Designation of High Risk Area in the Strait of Hormuz
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG), as social partners of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF), have today designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding…
Norway: Amendments to Construction of Anchor-Handling Winches & Associated Loose Gear
The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has adopted amendments to section 3, first paragraph, sections 11 and 13, as well as new section 13a, of the Regulations of 1 July 2014…
Nautilus Calls for Seafarer Protections as Middle East Conflict Disrupts Key Shipping Routes
Nautilus International is gravely concerned by the rapid deterioration in security across key maritime routes in the Middle East, including the Strait of Hormuz, because of escalating military conflict in…
AMSA: Major Marine Pollution Exercise in Fremantle
Together with the Western Australian Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure, Fremantle Ports and the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre, we will be conducting a major exercise around a simulated…
Statement on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz
Following the military conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding region the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the European Shipowners | ESCA and the Asian Shipowner’s Association have issued…
DGS (India): First Point of Contact for Indian Seafarers
In view ofthe ongoing conflict situation in Iran and the wider Persian Gulf region has been deteriorating and the resultant challenges faced by lndian seafarers stranded in and around Persian…