If the vessel is detained by port state control, but the crew manage to rectify the issue prior sailing such that the detention order has...

AMSA is one of the few port state control authorities that comes down hard on ship owners who underpay its crew. Over the years many...

Combating drug trafficking on high seas is a challenging affair. One of the hurdles is establishing jurisdiction over a vessel seized in...

Sanctions busting ship caught overseas - Flag State to the rescue? Owner of MV Lighthouse Winmore had to sue Hong Kong flag to find out....

It is not often we see a ship owner appealing against a PSC (Port Sate Control) detention order. Breaking the norm, owners of Cielo Di...

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...