Jan 21, 2022
The 2013 Vessel General Permit that replaced the 2008 Vessel General Permit, has incorporated a new requirements for a submission of an electronically annual report by February 28th covering activities conducted from January 1st, till December 31, of previous year.
Dec 17, 2021
AMSA has issued Marine Notice 9/2021 to announce that a Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) on Planned Maintenance will be conducted from 15 January 2022 to 30 March 2022.
Oct 11, 2021
Due to Brexit, EU MRV no longer applies to ships visiting UK ports. As such, UK is no longer part of the EU MRV regime but it has retained and amended the EU legislation with the establishment of an identical scheme, the UK MRV scheme.
Sep 15, 2021
Major shipping groups, including BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO, and OCIMF, announced a reduction of geographic boundaries of the ‘High Risk Area’ for piracy in the Indian Ocean, effective from 1 September 2021.
Aug 2, 2021
A new Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Stability in General has been announced jointly by several MoUs (Paris MoU, Tokyo MoU, Black Sea MoU, Indian MoU, Mediterranean, Riyadh and Vina del Mar MoUs), commencing from 1 September 2021 and ending 30 November 2021.
Aug 1, 2021
Understanding SOPEP and SMEP is of paramount importance for maritime professionals in order to be prepared for an oil pollution incident.