Port state

Our friends at ABS have released a comprehensive guide for owners, managers, and crew to prepare for Port State inspections. Click on the underlined link in the following ABS press release to download the guide.

The St. Kitts and Nevis Registry is pleased with its recent promotion to the Paris MoU Grey List and hopes to build upon this development over the next few years.

A spokesperson for the flag reports:

Paris MoU performance highlights SKANReg progress

Regs4Ships senior consultant Paul Owen wrote a recent feature for Safety at Sea examining the effectiveness of MoU lists as tools for targeting vessels over the past decade.

Owen's article is featured as follows.

The Maritime Maisie, which spent over three months stranded off the coast of Busan, Korea following a collision and an onboard fire and recently found refuge in the Port of Ulsan, has successfully offloaded all cargo and fuel, completing its salvage.

Spokesfirm for the Maisie owner MTI Network issued the following release:

The International Chamber of Shipping's external relations director Simon Bennett has explained how shipowners can use its recently released Flag State Performance Table as guidelines in choosing a registry.

The United Arab Emirates has formed a classification society it hopes will become a mainstay in the Middle East market.