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On 16 May, a container ship registered in Liberia was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Selangor, approximately 22.5 nautical miles southwest of Sekinchan.

Russia detained an oil tanker departing from the Estonian Port of Sillamäe, following a agreed route through Russian territorial waters.

The Black Sea MoU has published its Annual Report for 2024, detailing its actions and presenting key Port State Control (PSC) data. 

RISK4SEA, the leading maritime intelligence platform for Port State Control (PSC) performance, has announced the release of its updated editions as of April 2025. These updates highlight top performance across its three pioneering initiatives: the Top 40 Most Challenging Ports, the Top PSC Performers List, and the PSC Resilient 50.

Black Sea MoU has published the detailed results of its 2024 Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Wages and Seafarer Employment Agreement.

PMA has implemented Precheck, a screening process that aims to ensure only compliant vessels join the Panama Ship Registry.

The US Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance has published the U.S. Port State Control (PSC) Annual Report for 2024. 

Tokyo MOU published its Annual Report for 2024, indicating that it conducted 32,054 inspections, involving 18,655 individual ships. Out of the 32,054 inspections, there were 19,967 inspections where ships were found with deficiencies.

Transport Malta has issued a notice to inform all concerned parties about the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2025, outlining updated guidelines for the registration and seaworthiness requirements of Maltese ships.

The LPG tanker Captain Nikolas was arrested at the Port of Chattogram on 11 April following a court order from Bangladesh.