Panama Flag Precheck Process
Panama Flag has issued a Merchant Marine Notice is to inform all our users about the precheckprocess for a vessel to be eligible to enter the Panama Ship Registry. The…
Cargo Vessel Banned from Australian Ports for Unsafe Cargo Operations
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access Direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.…
MPA: Revised Guidelines for Testing of SSAS for SRS
1. This Circular informs shipowners, managers and operators of SRS of the test procedures for SSAS. This Circular supersedes Shipping Circular No. 15 of 2015. Testing Requirements for SSAS2. The…
MPA-SS 648: 2024 – CODE OF PRACTICE FOR BUNKER MASS FLOW METERING (PMC 12/2024)
This circular serves to inform the maritime industry that the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will mandate the use of SS 648: 2024 for the custody transfer of…
OFAC: Sanction Guidance for Maritime Industry
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is responsible for administering and enforcing economic sanctions against targeted foreign countries, geographic regions, entities, and individuals to further U.S. foreign policy and…
Oil Spill during Bunkering Operations off Changi
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has been informed of an oil spill off Changi during a bunkering operation between a Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier and a licensed bunker…
MSC/MEPC: Revised Guidelines for Fuel Oil Sampling
MEPC 81 agreed to revoke resolution MEPC.182(59) on 2009 Guidelines for the sampling of fuel oil fordetermination of compliance with the revised MARPOL Annex VI and issued new guidelines as…
Paris MOU: Concern Over Fire Doors During CIC
Paris MOU released a press release expressing concern over fire doors basis the result of CIC on Fire Safety, which was held from 1 September to 30 November 2023. These…
AMSA: Voyage Planning and Execution within Planned Navigation Corridors
AMSA has issued Marine Notice o9/2024 in order to to ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when planning on ECDIS, and to ensure that a voyage plan approved by…
Panama Flag Revises List of Approved P & I Clubs
Panama Maritime Authority has revised the MMC 202 which list the P & I club approved by the flag administration. The purpose of this Merchant Marine Circular is to inform…