The year under review has been a milestone for the Paris MoU on Port State Control. During the 40^th Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany, the 25^th 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.