Source: K&L Gates - A vessel owner or operator discovers a (potential) environmental violation; now what? As the saying goes, the cover-up is worse than the crime.

Source: Metropole Maritime and (

11/5/2018 Source: SEGUMAR - The purpose of this Marine Circular is to provide ship-owners, ship operators, Masters and officers of Panama flagged vessels with guidance on the proper maintenance and keeping of the current Panama official Oil Record Book, now named Oil Record Book and Emissions according to MARPOL 73/78 as amended for vessels (Revised Edition 2017); as required by MARPOL Ann

8/1/2018 Source: Paris & Tokyo MOU - LAUNCH OF JOINT CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN ON MARPOL Annex VI - 1 Sept 2018

March 2, 2018 MPA Ship[ping Circular No. 4 of 2018 - Applicable to: Shipowners, ship managers, operators, masters, crew members, recognized organizations, surveyors and the shipping community

(I)   PREVENTION  OF  POLLUTION  OF  THE  SEA  (OIL)  (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2018

From our friends at Lloyd's Register - 9/2/2016

The IMO has adopted amendments to Regulation 12 of MARPOL Annex I (see Resolution MEPC.266(68)), which will enter into force on 1 January, 2017.

6 June 2016 - The Liberian Registry, in partnership with Prevention at Sea Ltd, a Cyprus-based maritime compliance technology company, has launched an innovative software product designed to replace traditional paper oil record books (ORBs) and to facilitate correct ORB entries into an efficient electronic format.

Norwegian Maritime Authority

31. May 2016

The following caught our notice from our friends at Montgomery McCracken in their most recent Maritime and Transportation Newsletter. The article explains recent court rulings with respect to the extent of the USCG authority to detain foreign flag vessels suspected of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS). The authority is broad and not to be taken lightly.