The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) successfully concluded its 58th Committee meeting in Malmö, Sweden, from 26 to 30 May 2025. The meeting, formally opened by Ms. Pernilla Wallin, Deputy Director, Department of Civil Aviation and Maritime Affairs, Swedish Transport Agency, and chaired by Mr. Brian Hogan, marked significant progress in enhancing maritime safety, environmental protection, and seafarer welfare.

A key outcome of the meeting was the review of the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Wages and Seafarers’ Employment Agreements under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), which was held from 1 September to 30 November 2024. While overall compliance was deemed good, the Committee emphasised the critical need for the industry to pay greater attention to strict adherence with MLC, 2006 requirements when drafting seafarers’ employment agreements. 

The Committee reconfirmed the upcoming joint CICs with the Tokyo MoU on Ballast Water Management in 2025 and on Cargo Securing in 2026. Considerable progress was made in enhancing inspection campaign methodologies; during the preceding year, several focused inspection campaigns (including fire doors and EPIRB) were conducted on a trial basis, with their outcomes presented to the Committee. Based on these findings, the Committee decided to further continue such trials, including an inspection campaign addressing insurance certificates under the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (CLC) for oil tankers, underscoring the Committee's commitment to preventing and mitigating environmental pollution. 

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