Lastest Circulars

DBS has become a corporate partner of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)

SOLAS regulation V/19 as amended through IMO resolution MSC.282(86) and entered into force January 1, 2011 established and implemented schedule for the carriage of BNWAS for new and existing ships.

Dromon Bureau of Shipping announces a new regional office in Tartous, Syria.

The Philippines has become the 30th country to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention and therefore, MLC 2006 will enter into force on August 20, 2013.  The Convention provides comprehensive rights and protection for more than 1.2 million seafarers worldwide.

Dromon Bureau of Shipping supports the Cyprus Shipping Forum 2012 to be held on Tuesday October 9 2012 at Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol Cyprus.

In an attempt to eliminate accidents associated with the on-load release mechanism, the IMO has adopted amendments to SOLAS Chapter III and LSA Code as well as developed recommendations for test of Life Saving Appliances.

MARPOL Annex V has been completely revised and updated through IMO Maritime Environmental Protection Committee MEPC 62. The revision expands on the different types of garbage generated onboard.

The Sierra Leone International Ship Registry has issued a circular regarding the sanctions imposed by United Nations Security Council and U.S. government against Syria and Iran.

The Paris MoU has published its 2011 Annual report on port state control. DBS has been listed in the report.