EC Announces New Vessel Inspection Regulations
The European Commission is announcing new regulations, effective January 1, 2011, that will base shipping company inspection frequency on the number of deficiencies detected in inspections of their ships, involve EU-wide harmonization of port state control inspection standards, and coordinated…
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control of all EU port state safety inspections. The EC also plans to "name and shame" shipping companies with poor safety records.