PHOENIX REGISTER OF SHIPPING S.A. will participate to the upcoming East Med Maritime Conference which will take place on June 19-20 2019 at Hilton Beirut Habtoor Grand. The East Med Maritime Conference - EMMC2019 is organized under the patronage of the President of Council of Ministers of Lebanon and the Lebanese Directorate General of Land and Maritime Transport with a wide list of topics ranging from Maritime Transport and Logistics Sector in the Eastern Mediterranean region to Oil and Gas Wealth in the Eastern Mediterranean and Human Resources Competencies Development in Shipping, Logistics and Offshore Industries.   During the 2-day conference, the participants will discuss…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators of Comoros flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: Immediate The purpose of subject newsletter is to inform all interested parties of the measures taken by the Maritime Administration of Comoros regarding the postponement and/or extension of statutory certificates and other services due to the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus.   According to Circular 24, issued by Comoros Maritime Administration on March 28th, all statutory certificates (except for conditional certs.) expiring between March and May 2020 shall exceptionally be extended for a maximum of 3 month period, including DOC/ SMC/ ISS/ MLC and…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators of Panamanian flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: Immediate The purpose of subject newsletter is to inform all interested parties about the latest circulars and marine notices issued by Panama Maritime Authority, regarding various issues. More specifically: Merchant Marine Notice - MMN-07/2020 on how to proceed in case of request of postponement-extension of statutory certification and services due to COVID-19. Letter 106-01-238-DGMM regarding authorized companies to perform annual safety inspections or special inspections. Merchant Marine Circular - MMC-197 regarding the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT) as well as MMN-03/2019 for the LRIT Conformance Test and MMN-06/2019 for…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives      Action Date: Immediate Ships are increasingly using systems that rely on digitization, digitization, integration, and automation. Cyber technologies have become essential to the operation and management of numerous systems critical to the safety and security of shipping and protection of the marine environment.   As technology continues to develop, information technology and operational technology onboard ships are being networked together and more frequently connected to the internet. Therefore the ships’ systems and networks maybe vulnerable to risks may also occur from personnel accessing systems on board, for example…

Refers to: Ship Owners / Managers/ Operators of Panamanian flagged vessels, PHRS Surveyors / Representatives  Action Date: 01 Sept. 2020 Kindly be informed thatMerchant Marine Notice 07 (MMN-07-2020) is now amended by Panama Maritime Authority (PMA).   Ships’ owners/operators, Recognized Organizations and other interested parties are now informed on how to proceed in case of request for postponement-extension of statutory certification & services, from 1st  September 2020. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused disruptions to the provision of normal shipping services, including the conduct of surveys and IMO urges Governments to carefully consider the introduction of restrictions which would affect the conduct…