Belize new requirements to improve the detention record in all PSC MoUs
IMMARBE has published a new Merchant Marine Notice (MMN-15-01) that includes an analysis on Port State Control (PSC) performance for 2014 in all major...
Steering gear test with the ship not at the deepest seagoing draught
SOLAS Regulation II-1/29 has been amended to include requirements for ships that it is impractical to demonstrate compliance with the requirement for ...
Applicability of Tier III for the control of NOx emissions from ships
MEPC 65 confirmed the applicability of Tier III for the control of NOx emissions following concerns raised on the accessibility of NOx emission reduct...
ECDIS requirements
Amendments to SOLAS Regulation V/19.2.10 adopted by IMO MSC.282(86) made ECDIS mandatory to be fitted on board cargo and passenger ships....
New fire protection requirements for ships designed to carry containers on or above the weather deck
Following worries raised by the Maritime Industry with respect to fire protection provisions for the carriage of large quantities of containers on dec...
Amendments to Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006
Amendments to the MLC, 2006 have been adopted by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Special Tripartite Committee on April 2014 and Intern...
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI for energy efficiency requirements
The IMO MEPC.251(66) has implemented amendments to MARPOL Annex VI related to energy efficiency requirements....
Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks
The Wreck Removal Convention enters into force on April 14, 2015. What you need to know?...
Entries in Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate
A number of Surveyors incorporate wrong entries in the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate....