The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has issued a shipping notice on the mandatory procedures for the transfer of oil and other substances.
Below is an overview of some detainable deficiencies found during PSC examinations in 2020 as presented in recently released '2020 Annual Report' by USCG.
Vessels anchoring near the approaches to Hong Kong are alerted to the risks of damaging subsea pipelines and cables.
We have recently seen an increase in Port State Control fines on vessels at Ghanaian ports.
Local inspectors are visiting vessels and paying particular attention to discharge of what they say is untreated wastewater and vessel records concerning garbage and oily water separators.