Tokyo & Paris MOU: Joint Press Release on BWM CIC
The member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management. The…
AMSA: 2025-26 National Compliance Plan
AMSA released their National Compliance Plan (NCP) for the 2025-26 financial year, outlining key compliance activities that support welfare, safety and pollution prevention across domestic and foreign-flagged vessels. The plan…
IMO: Updated National Contact Points, 31st Jul 2025
IMO released updated List of National Operational Contact Points dated 31st Jul 2025. This information is provided to enable compliance with regulation 37 of MARPOL Annex I which, inter alia,…
Panama Notice on BWM CIC by Tokyo & Paris MOU
Panama issued MMN 05/2025 to communicate to allvShipowners/Operators, Legal Representatives of Panama Flag Vessels, and PanamavMerchant Marine Recognized Organizations (ROs) that Member Authorities of the Tokyovand Paris Memoranda of Understanding…
RightShip: Changes to the Safety Score
On 20 August 2025, RightShip is introducing a major update to its Safety Score that changes this: deficiencies will now be weighted by their severity, classified using a methodology developed…
India: Annual STCW Report, 2024 ( Eng)
DG Shipping, Maritime Adminstrator for India, issued annual report on STCW for the engineering wing. Appears this first time that any such report has been issued. The report is very…
Indian Ports will not be Accepting Electronic Ship Sanitation Certificate or SSCEC
Ministry of Health, issued circular Clarifyfing on about irs stand and process to be followed in case any vessel is in possesion of Electronic Ship Sanitation Certificates (SSCs) and Renewal…
Biofuel Bunkering Guidelines by Indian Maritime Administration
DGS released DGS (Engineering) Circular No. 32 of 2025 which addresses the issues about bio fuel bunkering. Increasing global emphasis on decarbonising the maritime sector has accelerated the adoption of…
Maritime Sutra’s Checklist for CIC of Ballast Water Management
During the 58th Committee meeting in Malmö, Sweden, from 26 to 30 May 2025 had decided that Paris MOU alongwith Tokyo MOU will carry CICs on Ballast Water Management in…
Abuja MoU Signs Data Sharing Agreement with IMO
25 Jan 2025 We are pleased to announce that the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central African Region (Abuja MoU), under the leadership of Secretary…