The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA), through its Directorate General of Merchant Marine (DGMM), hereby informs that it is fully aware of the situation involving two Panamanian-flagged container vessels in the…
Liberia Flag issued a Marine Operations Note informing all shipowners, ship management companies, manning/crewing agents and authorized Liberian filing agents of the ability to verify all Seafarers documents including CRAs…
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) wishes to provide an official response to recent public commentary regarding a fishing vessel, the MV Sankofa. This statement provides a detailed timeline of the…
IMO Legal Committee approves first international guidelines to deter maritime fraud and misuse of flags. The International Maritime Organization’s Legal Committee has approved a new set of guidelines to improve…
A total of 5,958 inspections were carried out in 2025. Out of these 5,958 inspections, 3,072 inspections had deficiencies and the total numbers of deficiencies were 13,962. Serious deficiencies noted…
The Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management was carried out in the Indian Ocean MOU region between 1 September 2025 and 30 November 2025. The CIC was aimed…
Liberia Maritime Authority issued Marine Advisory 07/2026 and the purpose of this Marine Advisory is to reinforce mandatory safety requirements and operational controls related to electrical hazards aboard Liberian-flagged vessels,…
Hightail link to photos from the inspection: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/QopkEhxG04 The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is warning maritime employers that failure to meet minimum standards for seafarers’ living and working conditions…
PMA revised MMC 404 which contains measures adopted to enhance the performance of the PanamanianMerchant Fleet. THe circular with checklist was initially issued in July 2025 and now the checklist…
There were 344 reported incidents involving domestic commercial vessels in Quarter 4 of 2025. Of these, 54 were serious and 3 very serious. Very serious and serious incidents containing sensitive…
