U.S. flag slips into Paris MOU’s “Gray List”

JUNE 14, 2018 — From July 1, port state control agencies in 27 countries will be using updated data to decide which ships need the closest scrutiny. The Paris MoU Committee has

Paris MoU will take new sulfur limits seriously “from day one”

MAY 14, 2018 — Port state control authorities will take enforcement of new fuel sulfur limits seriously “from day one,” says Richard Schiferli, Secretary General of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on

Continued need for monitoring of ECDIS compliance

FEBRUARY 19, 2018 — Richard Schiferli, Secretary General of the Paris MOU, says that while the overall results of a recent concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on safety of navigation are encouraging, “continued

Port State Control crackdown to focus on navigational safety

JULY 31, 2017 — Port state control authorities in countries that are members of the Tokyo and the Paris MoUs on Port State Control are to launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign

Paris MOU bans and detentions on the rise

JULY 13, 2017 — Port State Control authorities in the Paris MOU region refused access to more ships last year than the previous year: 20 bans compared to 11 in 2015. The

Paris MoU releases performance lists for 2016

JUNE 21, 2017 — The Committee of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) has adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations that will take effect

Shipowners get passing grade on labor convention compliance

JUNE 8, 2017 — A port state control inspection campaign on compliance with the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) 2006 has produced a satisfactory overall result, according to Richard Schiferli, Secretary General of

Port state authorities to crack down on sulfur compliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — The Danish Maritime Authority says that, in response to a Danish/Dutch proposal, the two major port state control regimes — the Paris MoU and the Tokyo MoU —

Paris MOU plans labor convention crack down

JULY 28, 2016 — The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control is to launch a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on the Maritime Labor Convention, 2006 (MLC,2006). The aim of

Paris MOU countries banned fewer ships last year

JUNE 30, 2016 — In its latest annual report, the Paris MOU on Port State Control reports that 2015 saw a large decrease in refusals of access (“bans”) within the region: 11

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