Tag: PSC

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom completed its PSC inspection of the tanker Eagle S. and detained the ship.

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.

Over 30% of all installed ballast water treatment systems fail Port State Control D-2 compliance inspections.

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.

Representatives of the Port State Control Committee, the governing body under Tokyo MOU, met in the Republic of Korea, from 11 to 14 November 2024 for its 35th annual meeting.

The 2024 SAFETY4SEA Athens Forum took place on 3rd of October 2024, at the Grand Hyatt, Athens, focusing on the latest developments that shape maritime safety and sustainability, as well as the current realities that impact global shipping trade. 

Further to the Club’s recent update on the joint PSC CIC by Paris, Tokyo and Abuja MOUs on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreements (MLC, 2006), according to UK P&I, the Riyadh MOU (composed of member countries Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & UAE) has announced it will launch a CIC on ship’s lifting appliances, to run from 1 September 2024 to 30 November 2024.

RightShip has released a comprehensive report that presents significant findings on the performance and safety of dry bulk vessels. Analysing data from over 5,000 incidents and 3,400 vessel detentions between 2021 and 2024, the report reveals how regular inspections can play a pivotal role in reducing risks and improving operational standards.

Paris & Tokyo MoU on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CiC) from 1st September 2024 to 30th November 2024 on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreement (SEA).

The IMO Sub-committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) 10th session was held from 22 to 26 July 2024, where various issues were discussed.