Tag: ship detentions

The Libyan Coast Guard arrested a Greece-operated oil tanker, which was suspected of trying to smuggle 6.000 tons of oil out of the country, on August 28. The Liberian-flagged "Levante" was seized off Zawia and was taken to Tripoli, according to a navy spokesman.

The Republic of Marshall Islands issued a notice addressing the pre-arrival requirements and measures for improved compliance for vessels calling in US. This revision contains an updated Critical Items Checklist, new statistical information, and reflects the relevant provisions of the RMI’s current Recognized Organization Agreement.

Three new foreign flagged vessels were detained in a UK port in July, after failing Port State Control inspection, reaching the number of detained ships in UK to ten, the country's Maritime and Coastguard Agency announced.

The Bahamas flagged bulk carrier MV Rena has been banned from Australian ports for six months after the ship repeatedly failed to pay outstanding wages and maintain a safe workplace for its crew, AMSA informed. 

The Indian Ministry of Shipping provided more details on the certification and survey of Indian Flag Cargo vessels. In order to exercise control over the quality of surveys and also for maintenance of ships between surveys, the Indian Flag vessels are inspected by Flag Surveyors as part of Flag State Interventions regime.

The Mediterranean Shipping Company has reached an agreement with the Somali government over the accidental internet cable outage, that created a large disruption of web connectivity in the region. 

An international tribunal has awarded the Netherlands €5.4 million in damages over the Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’ dispute with Russia. The award follows a long arbitration, dating back to the boarding, seizing and detention of the Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise by Russian authorities, in September 2013.

Paris MoU issued its 2016 Annual report on Port State Control, which shows a significant increase in the refusal of access (bans) within the region. In 2016, the bans were 20, compared to 11 in 2015, while the number of detentions and detainable deficiencies has also increased.

On 6 July 2017, the "ACORUS" vessel was detained in Port of Asprogirpos, Greece, according to Paris MoU. This is the third detention in the Paris MoU region within the last 36 months. The ship flies the flag of Moldova Republic, which is black on the current Paris MoU WGB list.

Eleven foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during June 2017, after failing Port State Control inspection, according to data provided by UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. During June, there were seven new detentions in a UK port, while four vessels remained under detention from previous months.