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Oct. 14, 2015
General inspection information now available on the Paris MoU site
The Paris MoU site (www.parismou.org) introduces a new statistical feature on inspection results.
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Oct. 14, 2015
Facilitation exercises in Papua New Guinea
For countries dependent on maritime trade, effective clearance processes for the arrival and departure of ships are highly important.
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Oct. 13, 2015
TOKYO MOU WELCOMES PERU AND PANAMA – The 26th PSC Committee Meeting Held in Malaysia
Putrajaya, Malaysia – Representatives of the Port State Control Committee, the governing body under the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region (Tokyo MOU), met in Putrajaya, Malaysia, from 5 to 8 October 2015 for its Twenty-Sixth meeting.
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Oct. 6, 2015
M/V "TRADER" refused access to the Paris MoU region
On 18 August 2015 M/V “TRADER” with IMO number 8003888 was detained in Heraclion (Crete) (Greece).
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Sep. 30, 2015
Global Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre Network concept mooted at Joint IMO-Singapore Future-Ready Shipping conference
The concept of a global network of maritime technology cooperation centres to accelerate capacity building and technology transfer in the maritime field was one proposal discussed during the two-day inaugural Future-Ready Shipping 2015 Conference, a joint IMO-Singapore International Conference on Maritime Technology Transfer and Capacity Building, held in Singapore on 28-29 September 2015.
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Sep. 28, 2015
Sep. 28, 2015
IMO only place for global debate on shipping and climate change, says IMO Secretary General
As world leaders prepare for key negotiations on climate change in Bonn and Paris later this year, IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu has issued a strong call for any discussion on shipping’s contribution to global CO2 emissions to be held at IMO.
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Sep. 21, 2015
AMSA bans vessel from Australian ports for three months
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned an Indonesian flagged general cargo ship from entering or using any port in Australia for three months.
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Sep. 15, 2015
M/V "Ko Lanta" refused access to the Paris MoU region
On 4th September 2015 M/V “KO LANTA” with IMO number 7406772 was detained in Cartagena (Spain).
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Sep. 10, 2015
IMO Member State audit details now online
A new module containing information on audits carried out under the IMO Member State Audit Scheme has been launched on IMO’s web-based information portal, GISIS (the Global Integrated Shipping Information System).
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