Nov 13, 20222 minPSC & Flag stateGetting a detention order (Code 30) downgraded to Code 17If the vessel is detained by port state control, but the crew manage to rectify the issue prior sailing such that the detention order has...
Dec 31, 20201 minMLCCrew wages, MLC and AMSAAMSA is one of the few port state control authorities that comes down hard on ship owners who underpay its crew. Over the years many...
Oct 18, 20201 minPSC & Flag stateSeizing a stateless vessel on high seas for drug trafficking - allowed?Combating drug trafficking on high seas is a challenging affair. One of the hurdles is establishing jurisdiction over a vessel seized in...
Jun 16, 20191 minSanctionsSanctions & Flag StatesSanctions busting ship caught overseas - Flag State to the rescue? Owner of MV Lighthouse Winmore had to sue Hong Kong flag to find out....
Jan 13, 20191 minPSC & Flag stateAppealing against Port State Control detentionIt is not often we see a ship owner appealing against a PSC (Port Sate Control) detention order. Breaking the norm, owners of Cielo Di...
Aug 26, 20181 minPSC & Flag stateFlag of a State painted on the hull - an indication of vessel's registry?A painted flag does not fly! That was what came out of The Siempre Malagrita [2018]. USCG had stopped a vessel (rather small in size) in...