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…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators of Liberian flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives Action Date: Immediate   Purpose The purpose of this Marine Advisory  is to inform shipowners, operators, inspectors and masters of revisions to the Liberian Maritime Regulations RLM-108 related to the use of record and log books onboard ships. Background In order to provide a uniform standard and consistency in record-keeping of MARPOL, Ballast Water and Radio activities onboard Liberian registered ships, RLM-108 was revised in August 2022 to make use of the record and log books listed below officially issued by the Administration mandatory on Liberian registered…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators of Liberian flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives Action Date: Immediate   This bulletin is to notify you of two recent security incidents in Ukrainian waters.   On or about 8 November 2023, a ship was struck by an anti-radar missile near Privdennyi seaport, in the Ukrainian city of Yuzhni near Odessa, killing a pilot and injuring three (3) crew members and damaging the ships bridge and superstructure.   On or about 16 November, another ship was likely hit by a floating sea mine in position 450 16.5’ N 0300 26.1’ E while…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators of Liberian flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives Action Date: 1st Dec. 2023   The purpose of this Marine Advisory is to inform shipowners, operators and masters of the new policy issued by the Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China which intensifies PSC inspections in Chinese ports. The approach under the special follow-up regime adopted by the MSA is to some extent similar to the "Blacklist" management mechanism established by various MOUs in evaluating the performance of the vessels and Flag States.   Requirement   The Maritime Safety Administration of…