Suez Canal Circular on Mooring Boats
Suez Canal authorities issued circular 01/2024 detailing the changes with respect to shore based service for mooring the vessel which will come into effect from 01st May 2024. Starting from…
St Lawrence Seaways Authority Needs to Override EPL as per EEXI
Please be advised that a ship equipped with an Engine Power Limitation (EPL) system or Shaft Power Limitation (ShaPoLi) system shall override the EPL or ShaPoLi system while transiting the…
SEAWAY NOTICE # 05/2024:Foreign Ship Inspection Program
St Lawrence seaways authority issued notice no 05 of 2024 on 11th March 2024 and The following Seaway Ship Inspection program for foreign ships will be implemented this 2024 navigation…
Pilot Injured due Gangway Failure-Court Orders Vessel Arrest
Vessel JIN HAI HUA/IMO 9591026 was at berth at Deendayal Port Jetty and was to sail on 04.03.2024 and pilot proceeded to board the vessel in afternoon on 04.03.2024 and…
OCIMF Information Paper on Closed Barge Operation
OCIMF has released an information paper giving guidance to regional barge companies in South and Central America on how to build or convert their inland barges for cargo operations under…
Houtis Attempts for Control on Red Sea Shipping
Houthis in attempt to tighten the grip in Red sea are now insisting any ships entering their territorial waters need to obtain a permit. Ships will have to obtain a…
IMO Publication: Supplement to PSSA
Since the publication of the 2017 edition of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA), two new PSSAs havebeen designated by adoption of two resolutions during the seventy-first and eightieth sessions of…
Panama Canal: SOPEP Requirements
This notice is effective on the date of issue and cancels OP Notice to Shipping N12-2023. A revised Notice will be issued in January of each year or when otherwise…
LRIT Conformance Test Requirement Revision
Recently few flag states have revised the conformance test requirement taking account of IMO Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY Panama Maritime Authority has issued Merchant Marine Circular, MMC-195 providing…