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…
Support Helplines Poster for Seafarers Impacted by Conflict in the Middle East
The shipping industry remains deeply concerned about the human impact of ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and is deeply troubled by reports of some seafarers being killed whilst working…
Maritime NZ response to the TAIC report into the 2023 Kaitaki blackout
The Interislander ferry Kaitaki blackout event, when it lost power south of Wellington in January 2023, was a close call, and would have been traumatising for those onboard when the…
Hazards of Fumigation using Phosphide onboard Dry Bulk Cargo Vessels
Liberia issued a advisory to draw the attention of shipowners, operators, inspectors, masters and crew to the hazards associated with in-transit fumigation of cargo using Phosphides. Fumigation is the process…