- SOLAS II-I Reg. 3-8 Towing and mooring equipment was amended by the Maritime Safety Com- mittee MSC.102 in 2020 and enters into force on 1 January 2024. As a result, two new guidelines have been created: MSC.1/Circ.1619 and MSC.1/Circ.1620.Xinde Marine News2022-09-07 11:22:00
- Recently, a growing number of countries have eased entry and exit restrictions in a controlled way, such as Singapore, South Korea and China, and even no longer require nucleic acid testing at entry -- which is great news for seafarers. SouXinde Marine News Vivian Xu2022-09-02 14:03:49
- As per the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of P.R.C (MOA), the fishing ban in the East China Sea and the South China Sea between 2630N and12N will be lifted starting from 16 Aug 2022, see below illustration on different waOasis P&I2022-08-17 17:32:29
- On August 16, Fujians sea area will start fishing. In order to further prevent vessel collision accidents, on August 11, Fujian MSA formally defined in Fujian Shacheng Bay, Funing Bay, east of Lianjiang, east of Pingtan, southeast of NiushaXinde Marine News Vivian Xu2022-08-15 15:42:28
- On August 10, the Hydrogen Energy Industry Development Plan of Liaoning Province (2021-2025) was released. It is mentioned in the Development Plan that by 2025, fuel cell ships and other industries will achieve breakthroughs, and the totalXinde Marine News Vivian Xu2022-08-12 15:46:32
- Recently, the General Administration of Customs of the Peoples Republic of China issued the Decision of the General Administration of Customs on abolishing some regulations. The Decision repealed a number of regulations relating to ships. IXinde Marine News Vivian Xu2022-08-04 15:32:28
- China will conduct military exercises in part of the South China Sea from August 2 to 6, Chinas Maritime Safety Administration said in a statement on Monday, marking out off-limit water areas. A live-fire drill is being conducted from AugusChina MSA,CGTN2022-08-02 16:23:51
- Following the last circular on the subject,Oasis PI provides an update of the latest situations in China as follows for your kind reference. DALIAN Whether surveyors attendance on board is allowed No, except attendance on board ships at shiOasis P&I2022-07-19 15:47:00
- On July 4, the Ministry of Transportof China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairsof China, the National Health Commissionof China, the General Administration ofCustomsof China, and the National Immigration Administrationof Chinaissued a noticeXinde Marine News2022-07-05 11:41:45
- A set of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the associated Codes enter into force on 1 January 2024. This statutory news highlights the changes that have been adopted for the 2024 update ofDNV2022-07-04 09:22:51
- To support consistent implementation and verification of the 0.50% sulphur limit, MARPOL Annex VI has been amended to introduce definitions distinguishing between in-use and on board fuel oil samples taken from a vessel. To facilitate the nStandard Club2022-06-29 08:46:00
- A notice published on 2 June 2022 by the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) of Peoples Republic of China emphasises that shipowners, managers and operators are responsible for ensuring the sea worthiness of their ships. They mustXinde Marine News2022-06-28 11:58:00
- Following Huatai Circular PNI[2021]05 issued in April, 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas has not published a new Circular to adjust the system of summer fishing ban in China. According to the Notice of Ministry of AgriculturHUATAI2022-04-29 13:35:39
- Recently, Chinas Ministry of Transport issued the Notice of the Ministry of Transport on FurtherEnsuring Crew Changes of International Voyage Vessels to urge the safe and orderly promotion of crew changes on international voyage vessels. ThXinde Marine News Sarah Yu2022-04-14 16:13:00
- On January 28th, 2022, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and theGeneral Customs jointly published a document namedThe Announcement on Effectively Implementing Remote Prevention and Control Measures of the COVID-19Huatai2022-03-15 09:18:27