Liquefaction alert: Nickel ore in the Solomon Islands
General With Indonesia’s export restrictions on nickel ore and a recent decline in exports from the Philippines, shipping activity for nickel ore to the South Pacific islands, including the Solomon…
Unauthorised boarding of chemical tanker in Singapore Strait
1. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has been alerted to an unauthorised boarding of a Singapore-registered chemical tanker, BASSET which occurred at about 07:00am (SGT) in the…
Maritime Cook Island: Suspension of Operations in the Baltic Sea
Maritime Cook Island has issued a circular 312/2025 which restricts Cook Island flagged vessel to operate in Baltic Sea due evolving operational and regulatory challenges, including heightened risks of damage…
Turkey: Istanbul Strait Anchorages
In an effort to reduce congestion at the southern entrance of the Istanbul Strait anchorage area, the Directorate General of Maritime Affairs have taken steps to increase navigation, safety and…
USCG: Unsafe Line Handling Operations
The U.S. Coast Guard issues findings of concern to disseminate information related to unsafe conditions that were identified as causal factors in a casualty and could contribute to future incidents.…
USCG Concern Over Uncertainty of Vessel Air Draft for Bridge Allision
The U.S. Coast Guard issues findings of concern to disseminate information related to unsafe conditions that were identified as causal factors in a casualty and could contribute to future incidents.Findings…
US Treasury Imposes Additional Sanctions on Iran’s Shadow Fleet
Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Department of State are imposing sanctions on over 30 persons and vessels in multiple jurisdictions…
OFAC: 13 Oil Tankers and Operators Sanctioned
US Treasury has added multiple vessel and related companies in OFAC SDN List. The OFAC recent action related to Iran related designation and includes individuals, companies and vessel as newly…
PSC Detention Analysis/Week III, Feb 2025
Maritime Sutra brings worldwise PSC detention analysis on weekly basis, based on data available on all PSC MOU and USCG. Regret that Riyadh MOU data is on available on their…
Santos: New Ballast Water Certificate of Compliance
The rule requiring ships docking at the Port of Santos to present a certificate of compliance with international ballast water disposal regulations, which had been suspended in December last year,…