PSC & FSC

The Government of Sint Maarten have advised that: Netherlands maritime Administration had issued advisory on this and as per the advisory Sint Maarten is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and does not have a international flag registry. Only the Netherlands and Curacao run an international flag registƌLJ within the Kingdom.The government… Read more: Fraudulent Flag & Seafarer Certification on Name of Sint Maarten

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has officially deregistered 107 Panamanian-flagged vessels listed under international sanctions, with an additional 18 currently undergoing the deregistration process. This action is in accordance with Executive Decree No. 512 of October 18, 2024, which grants the PMA the authority to unilaterally cancel the registration of vessels, as well as registered individuals and… Read more: Panama Deregisters 107 Ships Due to Sanctions

The Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew wages and Seafarers employment agreement (MLC) was carried out in the Indian Ocean MOU region between 1 September 2024 and 30 November 2024. The CIC was aimed to check the conditions of the employment for seafarers, their working and living conditions, health and safety and welfare of the… Read more: IOMOU: Preliminary Result of the CIC on Crew Wages & SEA (MLC)

TMV Everest was detained in Heraklion (Greece) on 14 February 2025. The ship flies the flag of Vanuatu, which is black on the current Paris MoU BGW list. This is the third detention in the Paris MoU region within the last 36 months. Therefore, under the provisions of section 4 of the Paris MOU, Article 16 of EU… Read more: M/V “EVEREST (IMO 8411633) Refused Access to the Paris MoU Region

From 1 September to 30 November 2024, the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia – Pacific Region (Tokyo MOU) carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC), jointly with the Paris MoU, focusing on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreements in accordance with the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). The campaign… Read more: Tokyo MOU: Preliminary Results of the CIC on Crew Wages & SEA Under MLC, 2006