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LATEST — 7 November 2026

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No new decision card today · latest coverage 7 November 2026. Background coverage below; decision cards appear here the day a rule, deadline or vetting change calls for action.

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    Companies & Industry Background

    IMO Council Backs a Second Term for Dominguez

    IMO Council backed a second term for Secretary-General Dominguez and addressed seafarer safety and decarbonization ahead of MEPC.

Inspection Intelligence

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SIRE 2.0

Question-set changes, CVIQ behaviour and what tanker operators keep getting cited for.

RightShip & RISQ

Age triggers, Safety Score movements and dry-bulk inspection readiness patterns.

Port State Control

CIC campaigns, detention patterns and the deficiencies that repeat across fleets.
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Vetting

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 Emissions

EU ETS voyage cost calculator

 Emissions

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 Emissions

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Guide · Regulation & Compliance

EU ETS Charter Party Clauses: Who Pays?

Who pays EU ETS costs under time, voyage and bareboat charters? Explore BIMCO clauses, allowance transfers, cost allocation and contract risks.

31 October 2026 17 min read EU ETScharter partytime charter
Guide · Regulation & Compliance

RightShip Inspection: Process, Finding Grades and Validity Periods

A guide to the RightShip inspection process, RISQ finding grades, the 15-day close-out, the validity matrix and the Rev 4.0 vetting criteria.

28 October 2026 16 min read RightShipRISQRightShip inspection
Guide · Technical & Maintenance

Off-hire bunker ROB discrepancy: 7 steps when owner and charterer figures don't match

What the technical manager, master and charterer's operator do when the redelivery bunker figures disagree: hold the tanks, compare on one basis, re-gauge, reconcile against the ship's records, record the disagreement and settle under the charter party.

22 October 2026 13 min read Bunker SurveyOff-Hire SurveyROB

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News · Regulation & Compliance

Australia Bans Wooyang Venus for 90 Days Over Falsified Crew Records

AMSA banned bulk carrier Wooyang Venus from Australian ports for 90 days after finding falsified crew work and rest records in Newcastle.

5 November 2026 2 min read amsacrew welfaremlc 2006
News · Maritime Security

Windward: One of Three Tracked Russian Diesel Tankers Still Signals US

Windward's 3 Nov tracking of three tankers flagged for US Russian diesel cargoes: two changed AIS destinations; one still appears US-bound. No delivery confirmed.

5 November 2026 2 min read russian dieselsanctionstanker tracking
News · Fuel & Decarbonization

Wind Contracts Need Verified Savings

NAPA's Mikko Vartiainen argues wind-assisted ships need verified, voyage-level savings data to make BIMCO's new charter addendum workable.

5 November 2026 3 min read wind-assisted propulsionfueleu maritimeeu ets
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From the latest issue 7 November 2026
  • Windward: One of Three Tracked Russian Diesel Tankers Still Signals US
  • Australia Bans Wooyang Venus for 90 Days Over Falsified Crew Records
  • Wind Contracts Need Verified Savings
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