by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2022 | Maritime accidents, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping
Two decades after the devastating Erika and Prestige accidents, the European maritime safety framework has become one of the most robust in the world, according to the European Maritime Safety Report (EMSAFE). Yet, emerging technologies and digitalisation could soon...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 20, 2022 | Classification/inspection, Maritime regulations, News, Ports, Shipping
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has published its new performance lists for flag states and recognised organisations. Denmark still tops the list as best-performing flag state, but the Netherlands is now the runner-up, up from fifth place last year. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 6, 2022 | Maritime accidents, Maritime regulations, News
The shipping industry was one of the first industries to implement comprehensive international safety standards set forth by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Lanier Law has now published the Maritime Safety Guide, which condenses the many rules and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 24, 2021 | Maritime regulations, News, Ports
After a year’s delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Paris and Tokyo MoU are about to launch a new Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC). During this campaign, which will run from 1 September to 30 November 2021, Port State Control inspections will focus on...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 17, 2021 | Maritime regulations, Ports
The Dutch fleet moves down from fourth to fifth place on the Performance List of the Paris MoU. Both the lists of best performing flag states and worst performing flag states got smaller, causing the so-called “Grey List” in between to grow. The lists are...
