THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) has activated updated inspection protocols to strengthen vessel security and environmental compliance across international shipping lanes. IMO has ...

This year’s Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign (PSC CIC), taking place from September 1 to November 30, will focus on ballast water management. DNV reports the Paris and Tokyo MoUs ...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reiterated that effective Port State Control (PSC) remains one of the strongest mechanisms for ensuring global maritime safety, ...

DNV has encountered instances where ships have been detained during Port State Control (PSC) inspections due to the arrangement of emergency escape trunks from machinery spaces even though the ...