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…
AMSA Bans Bulk Carrier KMAX LEADER
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued a ‘refusal of access Direction’ to the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier KMAX Leader, effective 15 February 2024, banning the ship from entering Australian ports…