M.A.C. Technical Service Circular 02/2023: “IMO Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention set to enter into force by June 2025”
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (the Hong Kong Convention) is set to enter into forc...
M.A.C. Technical Service Circular 01/2023: “The Paris MoU Adopts New Performance Lists Effective 1st July 2023”
The Paris MoU Committee approved at its 56th meeting the 2022 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flag States and Recognized Org...
M.A.C. Technical Service Circular 11/2022: “IMO MSC 106th session (Nov. 2022) adopts code of safety for ships carrying industrial personnel”
A growing offshore renewable energy sector (e.g., wind farms) has triggered the need for a unified application of requirements to vessels that transp...
M.A.C. Technical Service Circular 10/2022: “U.S. Coast Guard Issues the USCG Port State Control (PSC) Inspections – Essential Preparation and Compliance Guides”
The U.S. Coast Guard has recently issued a PSC Guide and checklists with relevance for Owners, Managers as well as Masters onboard foreign vessels vi...
M.A.C. Technical Service Circular 09/2022: “New PSC Concentrated Inspection Campaign on STCW”
Paris and Tokyo MoU will jointly launch a new Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on STCW compliance from 1st September 2022 to 30th November 2022...
M.A.C. Technical Service Circular 08/2022: “MEDITERRANEAN SEA AS AN ECA”
At the recent MEPC 78 the proposal to designate the Mediterranean Sea as an Emission Control Area (ECA) was approved. The date of entering into force...
M.A.C. Technical Service Circular 07/2022: “The Paris MoU Publishes the Performance Lists for the Time Period 2019 to 2021”
The current T.S.C. reports upon the recently adopted by the Paris MoU new performance lists for Flag States and Recognized Organizations (ROs) taking...
M.A.C. Technical Service Circular 06/2022: “I.M.O. Facilitation Committee (FAL 46), 9th to 13th May 2022 Highlights”
The I.M.O. Facilitation Committee (FAL 46) 46th session was held remotely, from 9th to 13th of May 2022. The Committee's agenda key topics among othe...
M.A.C. Technical Service Circular 05/2022: “Maritime Sanctions: Ukraine Conflict – further U.S Sanctions against Russian Maritime Sector”
The current T.S.C. reports upon the most recent sanctions imposed by the U.S. against the Russian maritime sector due to the ongoing Ukraine conflict...