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China MSA’s Focus on Enclosed Spaces
The China MSA launched a Special Campaign against Illegal Entry into Enclosed Spaces onboard Ships, from 15 January 2025 to 14 October 2025.

SOPEP – SMPEP Updated List of National Contact Points – 31 Jan 2025
Understanding SOPEP and SMEP is of paramount importance for maritime professionals in order to be prepared for an oil pollution incident.

SOPEP – SMPEP Updated List of National Contact Points – 31 Oct 2024
Understanding SOPEP and SMEP is of paramount importance for maritime professionals in order to be prepared for an oil pollution incident.

PSC Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Ships’ Lifting Appliances
Riyadh MoU launched a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) during Autumn 2024 (from the 1st of September to the 30th of November 2024) regarding the Ships’ Lifting Appliances.

PSC Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreement under MLC
Paris and Tokyo MoUs have jointly announced a new Concentrated Inspections Campaign (CIC) that will take place from September 1st to November 30rd, 2024 with a focus on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreement (SEA).

SOPEP – SMPEP Updated List of National Contact Points – 31 Jul 2024
Understanding SOPEP and SMEP is of paramount importance for maritime professionals in order to be prepared for an oil pollution incident.

Ship to Ship Transfer Operations of Dry Bulk cargo
The latest edition of RightShip RiSQ 3.1 includes a new chapter for Ship to Ship Transfer. In accordance with the chapter 17, each ship should be equipped with an effective Ship to Ship Transfer Plan.

FuelEU Maritime Regulation
The FuelEU Maritime Regulation [(EU) 2023/1805 – FuelEU Maritime], which was adopted by the European Commission in December 2023, sets the maximum limits for the yearly average greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of the energy used by ships above 5,000 gross tonnage calling at European ports, regardless of their flag.

Updated IMO Ballast Water Management Guidelines
IMO has issued two important guidance documents regarding Ballast Water Management: MEPC.387(81), referring to Challenging Water Quality conditions (CWQ), and BWM.2/Circ.82, providing guidance for the temporary storage of treated sewage and/or grey water in BW tanks.

SOPEP – SMPEP Updated List of National Contact Points – 30 Apr 2024
Understanding SOPEP and SMEP is of paramount importance for maritime professionals in order to be prepared for an oil pollution incident.