Paris MOU has issued its latest guidance related to COVID-19 for Port State Control Authorities. 1 MAB has considered and agreed that, noting the global impact of COVID-19, there is need to apply flexibility under these special circumstance

The Flag States of Panama and Liberia join together to strongly support IMO Circular Letter No.4204/Add.14 for the Recommended Framework of Protocols Ensuring Safe Ship Crew Changes and Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Liberia and Panam

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has sent a recommended framework of protocols for ensuring safe ship crew changes and travel during the COVID-19 pandemic to all IMO member-states, the UN and other stakeholders. The document de

The challenges faced by seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to keep on track with IMOs work to combat climate change were two key issues highlighted during a virtual meeting organized by IMO (23 April), to brief permanent re

Seafarers are no strangers to confinements. At times seafarers stay on board for their entire contract period with little to no possibility of shore leave. With very few crew members on board, the seafarers run a fully functional township m

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are jointly calling on governments to take urgent measures to facilitate crew change flights for seafarers. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions,

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OPEC released its much anticipated April monthly report. Crude Oil Price Movements Crude oil prices collapsed in March 2020, recording their deepest monthly drop since the global financial crisis in 2008. The ramifications of the COVID-19 p

The Liberian Registry has developed and released a dynamic Detention Prevention Programme (DPP), which is an automated Port State Control (PSC) risk assessment system that focuses on preparedness before Liberian vessels enter into port. Thi

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre today released its 1st Quarter Report for Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (January-March 2020), Single-sheet Summary, and Situation Slides. The documents can be download by the embedded links

In light of the preventive measures taken by ports states, making crew change and repatriation difficult, if not impossible, many flag states and administrations are taking a pragmatic approach to statutory certificates and agreements in li

Over 106,000 people have lost their lives as reported on the WHO COVID-19 dashboard due to the pandemic. In these challenging times, the Maritime sector under the guidance of the IMO, ILO and other industry bodies have issued guidance to en

This guidance provides information for shipowners and operators on managing ship and seafarer certificates during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It covers ship and seafarer certificates required by the certification provisions of inte

The pandemic COVID-19 continues to hit the world, and the maritime sector does not escape this situation, ship owners, ship managers, ships operators, seafarers, port workers and professionals of maritime and logistics firms. In those drama

The United States Coast Guards Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance has released its 2019 annual report over US port state controls. The aim of the report is to provide the global maritime industry key statistics and compliance trends in