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The organization
The Paris MoU consists of 27 participating maritime Administrations and covers the waters of the European coastal States and the North Atlantic basin from North America to Europe.

Our mission
The Paris MoU aims at eliminating the operation of sub-standard ships through a harmonized system of port State control.

What we do
Annually over 20.000 inspections take place on board foreign ships in the Paris MoU ports, ensuring that these ships meet international safety, security and environmental standards, and that crew members have adequate living and working conditions.

Annual report

The annual report 2007 is located here.

 

Site Updates
19.08.2008
The  July 2008 list of detention is now available... More >>
20.06.2008
A new 'Caught in the Net' vessel, the Sunlight Bey is now available More >>


News
28.08.2008
The 43 Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda on Port State Control (EU Members, the States of the Asia Pacific region, plus Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Norway, and the Russian Federation) will begin a joint concentrated inspection campaign focussing on compliance with SOLAS Chapter V – Safety of Navigation. This inspection campaign will be held for 3 months, ending on 30 November 2008. More >>
29.07.2008

2007 ANNUAL REPORT ON PORT STATE CONTROL

The year under review has been a milestone for the Paris MoU on Port State Control. During the 40th Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany, the 25th year of the agreement was commemorated. Although some have expected that port State control would not be necessary anymore the contrary is true. After several years where detention rates have showed a declining trend, in the past 2 years this trend has been reversed and detentions are on the rise again. Several factors may play a role, such as the increased demand for tonnage world wide and also the reported difficulties of ship owners in finding well qualified and experienced seafarers.

 

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