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Paris MoU issues 2013 Annual Report on PSC

'Consolidating Progress' Considered to be the worldwide index for flag performance, the Paris MoU "White,Grey and Black Lists" indicate further improvements towards quality shipping.Last year Thailand and the United States of America were congratulated for theirefforts to move up to the White List. This year Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia andSwitzerland moved from the "Grey List" to the "White List". A very successfulachievement and an example for other flags that, through determined actions andpolitical courage, changes can be made. Georgia, Lebanon, Saint Kitts and Nevis,Libya and Albania moved from the "Black List" to the "Grey List".There are now 46 flags on the "White List", 1 more compared with last year. Franceis leading the list, followed by Norway and Sweden. Several flags have made asignificant move upwards on the "White List" in the top 10: Norway, Italy, theUnited Kingdom and Finland. Other flags have made a significant movedownwards in the "White List" and are no longer in the top 10: Bahamas andGreece.Recognized Organizations are delegated by flag States and carry out most of thestatutory surveys on behalf of flags. For this very reason it is important to monitortheir performance. The best performing RO over the period 2011-2013 is LloydsRegister, followed by American Bureau ...

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Paris MoU confirms Liberia as best-performing major ship registry

2.03 % detention rate based on 82 detentions arising from 4,046 inspections Liberia has been confirmed as the best-performing major ship registry worldwide over the last three years in the latest statistics from the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control.The Paris MoU statistics confirm that Liberia had the best detention rate during the last three years of those registries with more than 100,000 gt of shipping under their flag. Liberia's detention rate was 2.03 per cent, based on 82 detentions arising from 4,046 inspections. This positions it well ahead of the Marshall Islands, which had a detention rate of 2.50 per cent based on 63 detentions of 2,521 vessels inspected. Panama was in third place, with a detention rate of 4.89 per cent, resulting from 305 detentions out of 6,238 inspections.Liberia also recently received its QUALSHIP (Quality Shipping for the 21st Century) certification for 2014 from the United States Coast Guard. Only a small percentage of foreign-flag ships calling at US ports are admitted to the QUALSHIP programme, based on the excellence of their port state control record. Designated ships are recognised and rewarded by the USCG for their commitment to safety and quality. The USCG has ...

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