IMO: Updated National Contact Points, 30th Apr 2025
MO has released updated List of National Operational Contact Points dated 30th Apr 2025. This information is provided to enable compliance with regulation 37 of MARPOL Annex I which, inter…
USCG: PSC 2024 Annual Report
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 2024. This marks another year of PSC…
Singapore MPA’s Shipping Circular on STCW and Marpol Amendment
MPA Singapore issued Shipping Circular 17/2024 informing the shipping community on the amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) Regulations which entered into force on 01 November 2024,…
MPA: SRS Reporting for Mid Sea STS to Avoid Dark fleet/Shadow Fleet
MPA Singapore has issued shipping circular 16/2024 to r draws your attention to Resolution A.1192(33), adopted by the 33rd session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Assembly on 6 December2023.…
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…
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…
IMO Published Supplement for MARPOL 2022 Edition
IMO has published May 2024 supplement to consolidated edition of Marpol 2022. This supplements is amendments to Marpol as were adopted by the MEPC. The amendments comes into force on…
MARPOL Annex VI: Mediterranean Sea Emission Control Area
Mediterranean Sea Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides and particular matter – designation of Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides and Particular Matter,under…
Revised BDN Format wef 01st May 2024
As per MEPC RESOLUTION MEPC.362(79), adopted on 16th Dec 2022 will come into effect from 01st May 2024. Appendix V of MARPOL Annex 6 has been revised. Following new item…
International Energy Efficiency Certificate Format Revision
IMO released erratum to Marpol consolidated edition 2022 in Dec 2023. As per this erratum Annex V, Appendix VIII has been revised. Appendix VIII is Form of International Energy Efficiency…