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2016-08
LP 71/2016 Korea: Port Entry Permission System to be enforced in Korean ports
Please be advised that amendments to the “International Ship and Port Facility Security Act” and “Ship’s Port Entry and Departure Enforcement Act” passed the Korean Cabinet Council on 2 August 2016. These amendments were taken as a measure to strengthen port security in the light of a recent increase in security incidents such as foreign crew disembarking vessels without required permission (i.e. shore pass) etc., and the rapidly increasing threat of international terrorism.
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2016-08
LP 68/2016 Port State Control: Paris MOU Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on the Maritime Labour Convention
A Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention will be conducted in the Paris MOU Port State Control region from 1 September to 30 November 2016.
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2016-07
LP 62/2016 New US Coast Guard Casualty Reporting Form
On 1 July 2016 the US Coast Guard released a new version of its "Form CG-2692" covering reports of marine casualties, commercial diving casualties, and outer continental shelf-related casualties.
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2016-07
LP 59/2016 Carriage of castor meal
The IMSBC Code does not permit the carriage of castor meal, castor pomace or castor flakes in bulk as exposure to dust from these cargoes is a health hazard.
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2016-07
LP 57/2016 Gulf of Guinea: Maritime Cyber Threat, The Risk of Email Phishing
The MDAT-GoG (Marine Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea) has received reports of hackers in the Gulf of Guinea targeting merchant vessels in a process known as email phishing.