1. PURPOSE & SCOPE

Please find attached, for your information, the Press Release from the Secretariat of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU) regarding the publication of the annual report on Port State Control for the year 2025, which was posted on 30 June 2026 on the Paris MoU website (www.parismou.org) and can be accessed at the following link: https://parismou.org/2026/07/2025-paris-mou-annual-report-port-state-control-progress-and-performance-highlights-paris

The above annual report includes the list of Flag States and Recognized Organizations (ROs) performance for 2025. According to the ROs Performance List of the Paris MoU Secretariat, PHRS is included for the current year at the top of the list of ROs in the Medium Performing level, marginally lower than High Performing ROs (IACS), confirming its stable presence among the quality ROs and its high level of compliance with international safety and quality standards.

It is noted that the White List, the Grey List and the Black List Flags of the current year, which will enter into force on 1 July 2026, are used to calculate the risk profile of ships entering the Paris MoU regional agreement. The list in question includes a total of sixty-nine (69) Flag States without recording significant differences in the distribution of States in its individual categories.

It is noted that for the year 2025, the White List includes forty (40) Flag States, the Grey List includes nineteen (19) States, while the Black List includes ten (10) Flag States, respectively.

Similarly, from 1 July 2026, the new performance table of Recognized Organizations will come into force, which includes total of thirty-one (31) ROs into three categorizations: High Performance, Medium Performance and Low Performance.

The results from these performance lists will be applied to Ship Risk Profile calculations starting 1 July 2026.

For any questions or further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at technical@phrs.gr.