Maximum Permissible Draft – Montreal to Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence Seaway has issued Seway Notice 2 advising that the maximum permissible draft in the Montreal-Lake Ontario section will be 80.8 dm (26’-6’’) for all ships effective at opening,…
Current and Upcoming PSC CIC of 2015
Last quarter of year will again be similar as far as CIC by various PSC MOU is concerned. While most of the MOUs have announced the CIC and with the…
Master Intoxication Leads to Vessel Detention
A container vessel was detained by USCG PSCO at Key Largo, Florida as Master was suspected in state of intoxication. The incident dates to 28th July 2015 during regular PSC…
OCIMF: Changes to Operator Access & Functionality
OCIMF have switched over to new SIRE Operator website and is now available for full use by ship operators. All access credentials are unchanged from the previous system and the…
Marshall Island Clarification on Use of PMSC/VPD in Territorial Waters
Due to the ongoing issues regarding embarked security personnel in the West Africa / Gulf of Guinea region, Marshall Island issued a security advisory for clarification. Republic of the Marshall…
India: Carriage of oil as cargo in offshore Supply / Support Vessels and applicability of the provisions of MARPOL Annex I
DG Shipping issued clarification on carriage of oil as cargo in OSVs which is Corrigendum 1 to Engineering Circular No. 4 of 2013. The circular was an attempt at streamlining…