The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill, Bill No. 24/2026, was introduced for First Reading in Parliament on…
Category: Regulatory Updates
US ports press for a single CIRCIA report as CISA rule hits OIRA
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs received the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s final rule implementing the…
US lists 22 tankers in an Iran shadow-fleet package
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of State, acting on Thursday, 8 October, under Operation Economic Outcast,…
Orissa High Court orders Unity’s 23 abandoned crew home
The Orissa High Court on 6 October ordered India to repatriate 23 abandoned seafarers from the detained tanker Unity at…
Japan puts 35 shadow-fleet ships under a first vessel-level permit
Japan’s foreign, finance and industry ministries said on Friday, 2 October, that Tokyo had placed 35 ships under a new…
Japan issues first ship-suspension order after Tokai Kisen alcohol violations
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ordered Tokai Kisen Co. on Friday, 2 October, to take three passenger…
Taiwan Coast Guard stops an uncontained STS by two Sierra Leone-flag tankers off Taichung
Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration told local media on Thursday, 1 October, that a Taichung patrol boat had boarded and stopped…
Oman restates AIS-on rules for foreign ships in its territorial sea
The Oman Maritime Security Centre set out, on Thursday, 1 October, the security and operating requirements that apply to foreign…
UAE makes MPCI pre-load cargo filings mandatory from 1 October
The United Arab Emirates’ Maritime Pre-Load Cargo Information programme became mandatory on Thursday, 1 October, for shipping lines and freight…
US Coast Guard proposes dropping six extra STCW course requirements
The US Coast Guard published a notice of proposed rulemaking on Thursday, 1 October, that would take six training and…
