CIC

Ahead of the 2026 Cargo Securing Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC), SQE MARINE has offered some practical guidance to help shipowners, operators and crews prepare for inspections and demonstrate compliance.

The campaign will run from 1 September to 30 November 2026 under the Paris and Tokyo MoUs, with participating vessels assessed through an additional questionnaire during routine Port State Control inspections. The Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and Black Sea MoUs have also confirmed their participation, while further MoUs may join before the campaign begins. Continue reading “Best practice guide how to comply with CIC 2026 on Cargo Securing”

The Black Sea MoU has released a report into the 2025 Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management (BWM).

The campaign was carried out from 1 September 2025 to 30 November 2025, and it was conducted in conjunction with the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda. It was also conducted under the campaign coordination of the Maritime Administration of Türkiye.

A total of 775 inspections were carried out covering 736 individual ships. Among these, 624 inspections were conducted using the CIC questionnaire.

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