At a public sitting held today, the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea formed to deal with The M/T “Heroic Idun” (No. 2) Case (Marshall Islands/Equatorial Guinea) delivered its Judgment. The Judgment was read by Judge Hoffmann, President of the Special Chamber. The dispute concerns the lawfulness of the… Read more: The M/T “Heroic Idun” Case – Special Chamber Delivers its Judgment

The U.S. Coast Guard has published the revised Commercial Vessel Compliance Work Instruction, CVC-WI-021(3), which implements the Performance-Driven Certificate of Compliance (COC) Examination Schedule, a new framework that modernizes the examination process for foreign tank vessels. This initiative transitions the annual mid-period inspection from a rigid, time-based requirement to a flexible, data-driven model that rewards vessels… Read more: USCG Announces Performance-Driven Certificate of Compliance Examination Schedule for Foreign Tank Vessels

The Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance is pleased to announce the release of the U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2025. This marks another year of PSC activities with our annual report aimed at providing the global maritime industry key statistics and compliance trends in relation to compliance with U.S. and international regulations, such… Read more: 2025 USCG’s Port State Control Annual Report

The U.S. Coast Guard is undertaking a significant IT modernization project for the Ship Arrival Notification System (SANS) used by the Maritime community for Notice of Arrival & Departure (NOAD) submissions.  This will impact the “eNOAD Portal” and all other NOAD submission methods. This project will make the Notice of Arrival submission process more efficient for mariners, upgrade security, and improve system resilience. It will also protect our Nation’s marine transportation system by… Read more: USCG: Changes in e-NOAD System

From 1 September 2025 to 30 November 2025, the Black Sea MoU carried out a ConcentratedInspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management. The campaign was carried out by theMember Authorities of the Black Sea MoU that have ratified the International Convention for theControl and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention). The… Read more: BSMOU: Report of the 2025 CIC on Ballast Water Management