France Seizes Sanctioned Tanker “Tagor”
French Navy took control of vessel M/T Tagore on 31st May 2026. The vessel was in Atlantic Ocean, more than 400nm of W. Brittany, France. The reasons for this seizure…
FMC Collects Civil Penalty Payment of $1,900,000 from Maersk Line
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) investigates potential violations of the Shipping Act and Commission regulations and negotiates settlements and informal compromises of civil penalties in relation to those…
Safety Alert: Navigation Bridge Visibility and Visual Lookouts
Major contributing factors to several recent collisions and near-misses included cargo loading conditions that negatively impacted the operator’s visibility from the navigation bridge. Failing to address obstructions to visibility from…
2025 USCG’s Port State Control Annual Report
The Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance is pleased to announce the release of the U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2025. This marks another year of PSC…
USCG: Changes in e-NOAD System
The U.S. Coast Guard is undertaking a significant IT modernization project for the Ship Arrival Notification System (SANS) used by the Maritime community for Notice of Arrival & Departure (NOAD)…
US Slaps Sanction on Multiple Oil, Chemical & Gas Tankers
Today, as a part of Economic Fury, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a prominent Iranian foreign currency exchange house and associated front…
BSMOU: Report of the 2025 CIC on Ballast Water Management
From 1 September 2025 to 30 November 2025, the Black Sea MoU carried out a ConcentratedInspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management. The campaign was carried out by theMember Authorities…
Tokyo MOU’s Annual Report for 2025
In 2025, member Authorities of the Tokyo MOU carried out a total of 35,546 inspections, thehighest number of inspections conducted in the history of the Tokyo MOU. Following last year,the…
USCG Announces Updates to QUALSHIP 21 & E-Zero Program Guidance
The Coast Guard has published the revised Commercial Vessel Compliance Work Instruction, CVC-WI-002(2), which provides updated guidance for the QUALSHIP 21 and E-Zero programs. These voluntary programs are designed to…
Severe weather at sea during the winter season
In our long, narrow country with its extensive coastline, seafarers are accustomed to challenging weather – and conditions can change rapidly. The winter season represents the most exposed period, as…