The captain of a Panama flagged, Taiwanese controlled bulker has been fined NZ$6,000 (about US$4,000) after New Zealand port state control authorities found crew working at height to load a cargo of
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin highlighting five common deficiencies that the Sector’s Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) find on liquefied gas carriers. Last year, Sector Houston-Galveston
DECEMBER 21, 2018 — Port state control authorities are sending shipowners a signal on the need for compliance with the rapidly approaching global sulfur cap. The requirement for a maximum sulfur content
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 — Mr. Luc Smulders has been appointed as the new Secretary General at the Secretariat of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control. He succeeds Mr. Richard
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
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
APRIL 12, 2018 — Classification society Bureau Veritas has developed an application to assist ship managers and their crews in planning and ensuring readiness for port state control inspections. Called “PSC Ready,”
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 — Classification society ClassNK has just released the latest version of its “Good Maintenance Onboard Ships,” a comprehensive checklist designed to be used by masters, crew, shipowners, and other
OCTOBER 4, 2017 —The Norwegian Maritime Authority says that a port state control inspection of a Bahamas-flag ship in Kårstø on Monday, October 2, found a high sulfur content in the vessel’s
AUGUST 24, 2017 — The Coast Guard has issued a $5,000 fine to the owners of a foreign freight vessel for unauthorized ballast water discharge into the Willamette River in Portland, August