Tag: PSC performance

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has published a list of foreign flagged ships that remained under detention in UK ports during August 2023 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

The Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments 9th session will take place 31 July – 4 August 2023 and bring together flag, port and coastal States to consider implementation issues.

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), the entity overseeing the Panama Ship Registry received a letter of approval from the United States Coast Guard congratulating the country for its qualification to the Quality Shipping for the 21st Century Program.

SQE MARINE issued a new circular to inform that local authorities in Qingdao and Shanghai ports have announced tighter controls on ships with mechanical and electrical failures, resulting in some ships being detained consecutively following PSC inspections.

The Paris MoU has published its 2022 Annual Report on 1 July 2023. The report provides an overview of the activities and statistics of the Paris MoU in 2022.

The Black Sea MoU published its Annual Report on Port State Control in the Black Sea region, which covers the period between 1st January and 31st December 2022.

The Paris MoU Committee approved at its 56th meeting the 2022 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flag States and Recognized Organizations (ROs).

The INTERCARGO Benchmarking Bulk Carriers 2022-2023 report has been published, which evaluates the bulk carrier industry through various performance indicators.

ABS published its Quarterly Report on Port State Control (PSC), providing information to owners on deficiencies identified on ABS vessels during inspections carried out by the various PSC regimes globally during the first quarter of 2023.

The Indian MoU published its annual report for 2022, reporting a total of 5060 inspections. Out of these 5060 inspections, 2279 inspectionshad deficiencies and the total numbers of deficiencies were 9902.