Refers to: Ship-owners/Operators, DPAs and Legal Representatives of Panama Flagged Vessels trading to Paris MoU ports Action Date: Immediate   PMA has issued Merchant Marine Circular MMC-398with additional assessment requirements aiming to decrease the detention numbers of vessels calling in PARIS MOU ports that may be subject to Port State Control (PSC) inspections.     In the frames of the Administration’ efforts to decrease the PSC detention numbers of vessels calling in PARIS MOU ports that may be subject to Port State Control (PSC) inspections thus aiming to improve the performance of Panama flagged vessels and avoid PSC detentions, the…

We would like to inform you that our Organization will remain closed on Monday the 27th of February due to public holiday.   We will resume our normal operations on Tuesday the 28th of February.   For any urgent matter that might occur, you can always contact our office through the usual telephone numbers and e-mails, as our correspondence is regularly being monitored from our emergency staff.         February 23rd, 2023 - PHRS Head Office

We would like to inform you that our Organization will remain closed on Tuesday the 15th of August due to Public Holiday.   We will resume normal operations on Wednesday the 16th of August.   For any urgent matter that might occur, you can always contact our office through the usual telephone numbers and e-mails, as our correspondence is regularly being monitored from our emergency staff.       August 11th, 2023 - PHRS Head Office

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives Action Date: Immediate   Member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control has announced the forthcoming joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety.   This inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing from 1 September 2023 and ending 30 November 2023. The campaign will examine specific areas related to fire safety in conjunction with the regular Port State Control inspection.   Since Fire Safety was the category with the highest detainable ratio for 2022, any ship with deficiencies…

Refers to: Owners and Operators of vessels greater than 5000GT, general cargo ships between 400 and 5000 gross tonnage and offshore ships of 400 gross tonnage and above, engaged in commercial voyages in/out or between EU ports Action Date: January 1st, 2024   In 2015, the European Union made significant progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime transport industry by implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/757, known as the MRV Regulation. This regulation set out guidelines for large shipping companies to provide annual reports on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and relevant details. Independent verifiers accredited by the EU would…