Black Sea MOU: Report of the 2024 CIC on MLC
Black Sea MOU released the report in CIC Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreement under theMaritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) conducted from 1 September 2024 to 30 November 2024. A…
Black Sea MOU: Annual Report 2024
BSMOU released the twenty-fourth edition of the Annual Report on Port State Control in the Black Sea region which is published under the auspices of the Port State Control Committee…
M/V “VERA ROSE”, IMO no. 9114696 Refused Access to the Paris MoU Region
M/V Vera Rose was detained in Constanta (Romania) on 21 May 2025. The ship flies the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis, which is grey on the current Paris MoU…
Revised Underwater Survey Guidelines for US Flag Vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard has released NVIC 01-89 Change 1, providing updated guidance for underwater surveys on U.S.-flagged vessels. This revision streamlines the regulatory framework to reduce costs and increases…
Panama Flag Tightens STS Requirement to Stop Dark Fleet Tankers
In a move aligned with the standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Panama has strengthened its requirements for ship-to-ship (STS) oil transfer operations involving tankers registered under its flag.…
Maritime Cook Islands Seeks Clarification on RISC Removal
Maritime Cook Islands (MCI), the Cook Islands Ship Registry, is seeking clarification regarding its abrupt removal from the Registry Information Sharing Compact (RISC) database. MCI was informed on May 8,…
Enforcement of Anchoring Outside Designated Anchorage in Istanbul Southern Anchorage
On May 7th 2025, a circular was issued by the Directorate General of Maritime Affairs of Turkey and sent to various maritime organizations in Turkey.The letter instructs the agents to…
India: PSC & FSC Report for 2024
Director General of Shipping, India released its report Port state control and Flag state control inspections for year 2024. India as flag state has been acknowledged for better fleet performance…
IMO: Corrigendum for Diving Code 2023
IMO has released corrigendum on 17th April 2025 for the Diving Code 2023. There are corrections in two paragraphs, para 4.13.3.9.1 and para 4.13.3.9.1 s. The correction in both paragraphs…
US Revised Guidelines for Vessel Registry
The USCG has streamlined the process for foreign ships to be certificated under the American Registry without compromising safety. By doing so, the USCG has consolidated the reflag process under…