Tag: Flag States

Transport Malta has issued a notice to inform all concerned parties about the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2025, outlining updated guidelines for the registration and seaworthiness requirements of Maltese ships.

The IMO and ITLOS joint Workshop on 28 March was held at IMO Headquarters in London to explore maritime legal issues.

France and the Netherlands have submitted a paper to the IMO Legal Committee regarding two new fraudulent ship registries.

The San Marino Ship Register with the San Marino Maritime Authority launched the first training course on Flag State Inspections.

A new submission to IMO's Legal Committee made by twenty one nations, presents measures to prevent unlawful practices associated with the fraudulent registration and fraudulent registries of ships. 

The Black Sea Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (BS MoU) starts a trial implementation of a new function allowing Flag States (FSs) to download PSC data for their ships from 1 January 2025.

The EU Council has adopted four new pieces of the ‘maritime safety’ legislative package, amending the relevant directives on the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector, ship-source pollution, compliance with flag state requirements, and port state control.

The Panama Maritime Authority has announced that, following an internal investigation, it will automatically cancel the registration of any vessel found to be involved in illegal activities or that changes its flag to evade sanctions.

Somalia has unveiled a set of maritime regulations aimed at asserting control over its coastline and curbing illegal activities, according to the Somali National News Agency (SONNA).

Alfonso Castillero, CEO of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), recently inaugurated the Registry Information Sharing Compact (RISC) database.