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Port State Control – A Closer Look

Ships visit ports in different regions and may be faced with different PSC practices. To explore new ways to create extra value on PSC guidance, now we try an approach to analyse different PSC MoUs and provide focused update to members. We summarise...

October 15, 2018

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Outcome of IMO III 5

The fifth session of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 5) was concluded on 28 Sept 2018. Outcome of III 5 is summarised as follows. Contents: Lessons Learnt from serious marine casualties Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2008...

September 28, 2018

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PSC CIC on MARPOL Annex VI, 2018

The press release from Paris MoU dated today (click here to download), highlights a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MARPOL Annex VI to be carried jointly with Tokyo MoU from Sept to Nov 2018. The CIC aims at checking the compliance with...

May 14, 2018

IMO Life Saving Misc Issues Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency

Outcome of NCSR 5 meetings at IMO

Outcome of PSC CIC on ECDIS The press release of Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU, dated 19 Feb 2018, on the joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Safety of Navigation, including ECDIS during 1 Sept to 30 Nov 2017, informs following findings: A...

February 23, 2018

Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency

Equasis Statistics – Detention rate of the world fleet vs INTERCARGO fleet

On 27 Nov 2017, Equasis published the “Equasis Statistics – The world fleet 2016” on its webpage . Here are a few points inviting your attention:
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December 11, 2017

Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency

Benchmarking PSC Regimes

Members may have good reasons to assign different scores to each of the 10 dominating PSC regimes, based on the experiences of their fleet and their teams of superintendents in office. Here are some points to assist members in fine tuning those...

December 5, 2017

Port State Control & Transparency

Enclosed space entry – PSC CIC findings, Fatalities and Guidance

Bulk cargoes which are known to cause oxygen depletion (a lack of oxygen) include grain and grain products, oilseeds, copra, all forms of wood, vegetable fibres such as jute, hemp, flax, cotton and many others, fishmeal, guano, sulphidic ores and...

August 4, 2017

Port State Control & Transparency

Lifeboat related issues and PSC inspections

In 1996, IMO adopted another completely revised version of Chapter III of SOLAS. The new chapter, and a new International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code with specific technical requirements, entered into force on 1 July 1998 and applies to all...

July 28, 2017

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DNV GL has launched the Port State Control (PSC) Planner

Classification society DNV GL has launched a new application on its My DNV GL portal – the Port State Control (PSC) Planner. The PSC Planner has been designed to help ship owners, managers and operators increase their operational efficiency by...

April 27, 2017

Port State Control & Transparency

Port State Control, Transparency & Related Issued by Tokyo MoU Secretariat

INTERCARGO members and guests had the opportunity to attend a very interesting presentation by the Tokyo MOU Secretariat delivered by Mr Wai-hok LEUNG, Senior Surveyor of Ships, Port State Control Section for Director of Marine, Marine Department...

March 10, 2017

Port State Control & Transparency

Updates on PSC issues

The Report of the CIC on Crew Familiarisation on Enclosed Space Entry, carried out jointly by Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU members in September to November of 2015 can be downloaded from below. The PSC regimes will continue to pay attention to the...

June 8, 2016

Port State Control & Transparency

Port State Control – Case of mis-conduct ? Eco Inspection in Ukraine

In Sept 2015, there were 2 cases when ecological inspectors made photos of sea surface around the ship, allegedly contaminated by oil. They put the above pictures on local internet page and started to produce a ‘great noise’ about potential...

October 7, 2015

Port State Control & Transparency

Port State Control – A Closer Look

Outcome of IMO III 5

PSC CIC on MARPOL Annex VI, 2018

Outcome of NCSR 5 meetings at IMO

Equasis Statistics – Detention rate of the world fleet vs INTERCARGO fleet

Benchmarking PSC Regimes

Enclosed space entry – PSC CIC findings, Fatalities and Guidance

Lifeboat related issues and PSC inspections

DNV GL has launched the Port State Control (PSC) Planner

Port State Control, Transparency & Related Issued by Tokyo MoU Secretariat

Updates on PSC issues

Port State Control – Case of mis-conduct ? Eco Inspection in Ukraine

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