China will conduct military exercises in part of the South China Sea from August 2 to 6, Chinas Maritime Safety Administration said in a statement on Monday, marking out off-limit water areas. A live-fire drill is being conducted from Augus

Following the last circular on the subject,Oasis PI provides an update of the latest situations in China as follows for your kind reference. DALIAN Whether surveyors attendance on board is allowed No, except attendance on board ships at shi

On July 4, the Ministry of Transportof China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairsof China, the National Health Commissionof China, the General Administration ofCustomsof China, and the National Immigration Administrationof Chinaissued a notice

A set of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the associated Codes enter into force on 1 January 2024. This statutory news highlights the changes that have been adopted for the 2024 update of

To support consistent implementation and verification of the 0.50% sulphur limit, MARPOL Annex VI has been amended to introduce definitions distinguishing between in-use and on board fuel oil samples taken from a vessel. To facilitate the n

A notice published on 2 June 2022 by the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) of Peoples Republic of China emphasises that shipowners, managers and operators are responsible for ensuring the sea worthiness of their ships. They must

Following Huatai Circular PNI[2021]05 issued in April, 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas has not published a new Circular to adjust the system of summer fishing ban in China. According to the Notice of Ministry of Agricultur

Recently, Chinas Ministry of Transport issued the Notice of the Ministry of Transport on FurtherEnsuring Crew Changes of International Voyage Vessels to urge the safe and orderly promotion of crew changes on international voyage vessels. Th

On January 28th, 2022, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and theGeneral Customs jointly published a document namedThe Announcement on Effectively Implementing Remote Prevention and Control Measures of the COVID-19

During the epidemic, the seafarers labor treatment standards were officially released, and the minimum base salary for Chinese seafarers will increase by 7% On November 22,Chinese Seamen Construction Workers Union andChina Shipowners Associ

QUESTIONS It is noted theMeasures for Supervision and Management of Ship Ballast Water and Sediment in China, and that vessel shall carry out replacement of ballast water in waters at least 200 nautical miles from the nearest land and at le

From 29 August 2021, navigation- and radio-communication equipment to be installed on board vessels is required to be compliant with Bridge Alert Management (BAM) according to IEC 62923-1 and 2 under the EU Marine Equipment Directive (MED).

Ⅰ. General Information of the Public Notice According to the relevant provisions ofMaritime Traffic Safety Law of the Peoples Republic of China, Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration issuedthe Public Notice on the Adjustment of Main Pub

Following the recent regional outbreaks of Covid-19 in China, various ports have tightened up epidemic control. We have summarized below the current situation at various Chinese ports for your kind reference. General situation Generally, al

Amended Maritime Traffic Safety Law of PRC Increases Penalties for Breaches of Safe Navigation from 1 September 2021 The amended Maritime Traffic Safety Law of China will come into effect on 01 September 2021. It provides a systematic admin