The M/T “Heroic Idun” Case – Special Chamber Delivers its Judgment
At a public sitting held today, the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea formed to deal with The M/T “Heroic Idun” (No. 2) Case…
USCG Announces Performance-Driven Certificate of Compliance Examination Schedule for Foreign Tank Vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard has published the revised Commercial Vessel Compliance Work Instruction, CVC-WI-021(3), which implements the Performance-Driven Certificate of Compliance (COC) Examination Schedule, a new framework that modernizes the…
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)…
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…
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…
Captain of the Port Orders to Two Vessels Obstructing the Navigable Channel in San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard Sector San Juan announced Saturday that Captain of the Port Orders were issued to two Togo-flagged multipurpose offshore vessels for obstructing the navigable…
AMSA Bans Third Vessel in Less Than 2 Months for Crew Wages
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a third ban in less than two months after another shipping company was found to have underpaid its crew, breaching the Maritime…