Port State Control: Taiwan Ranks 5th Globally, Achieves Zero Detention for 2 Consecutive Years
Taiwan has ranked 5th globally in the "Tokyo MOU" Port State Control Performance 2025 report, achieving the excellent record of "zero detention" for two consecutive years.
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Central News Agency (Reporter Yu Hsiao-han, Taipei, 12th) -- The "Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding" recently released its Port State Control Performance 2025 report, in which Taiwan ranked 5th among the 66 evaluated countries, setting a new historical record, and achieving the excellent result of "zero detention" for two consecutive years.
The Tokyo MOU (Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region) is a regional agreement aimed at promoting effective and consistent implementation of IMO (International Maritime Organization) and other relevant conventions for ships operating in the Asia-Pacific region. It conducts CIC (Concentrated Inspection Campaign) inspections annually to perform port state control inspections on foreign target vessels.
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications' Maritime and Port Bureau announced today in a press release that the Tokyo MOU published its latest Port State Control Performance 2025 report on the 1st. Taiwan's flag state management performance was outstanding, not only being rated as a "High Performance" flag state but also ranking 5th globally among the 66 evaluated countries, setting a new historical record.
The top four in this ranking were mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea, respectively.
The Maritime and Port Bureau pointed out that this year, the Tokyo MOU for the first time changed the classification of flag state performance from the previous "White, Grey, Black Lists" to "High Performance, Medium Performance, Low Performance," but the evaluation standards remain unchanged, still based on the number of inspections and detentions of vessels in member state ports.
The Maritime and Port Bureau stated that Taiwan has achieved the excellent record of "Zero Detention" in the Tokyo MOU region for two consecutive years; and the China Corporation Register of Shipping (CR) was also rated as a high-performance list, ranking 9th among 106 classification societies, fully demonstrating that Taiwan's vessel supervision system is aligned with international standards.
Director-General Yeh Hsieh-lung of the Maritime and Port Bureau stated that the bureau actively monitors the safety and environmental protection issues of national vessels sailing in global waters. In recent years, it has collaborated with the China Corporation Register of Shipping to promote a specialized project for improving national vessel management, implementing targeted inspections for vessels sailing in sensitive areas and high-risk routes.
In addition, the Maritime and Port Bureau stated that through the International Safety Management (ISM) Code assessment system, it supervises shipping companies in implementing risk management and corporate social responsibility. In the future, it will continue to work with domestic excellent shipping companies and the China Corporation Register of Shipping to advance management practices, striving towards the goal of "A to A+." (Edited by Wu Su-jou) 1150512
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The Tokyo MOU (Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region) is a regional agreement aimed at promoting effective and consistent implementation of IMO (International Maritime Organization) and other relevant conventions for ships operating in the Asia-Pacific region. It conducts CIC (Concentrated Inspection Campaign) inspections annually to perform port state control inspections on foreign target vessels.
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications' Maritime and Port Bureau announced today in a press release that the Tokyo MOU published its latest Port State Control Performance 2025 report on the 1st. Taiwan's flag state management performance was outstanding, not only being rated as a "High Performance" flag state but also ranking 5th globally among the 66 evaluated countries, setting a new historical record.
The top four in this ranking were mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea, respectively.
The Maritime and Port Bureau pointed out that this year, the Tokyo MOU for the first time changed the classification of flag state performance from the previous "White, Grey, Black Lists" to "High Performance, Medium Performance, Low Performance," but the evaluation standards remain unchanged, still based on the number of inspections and detentions of vessels in member state ports.
The Maritime and Port Bureau stated that Taiwan has achieved the excellent record of "Zero Detention" in the Tokyo MOU region for two consecutive years; and the China Corporation Register of Shipping (CR) was also rated as a high-performance list, ranking 9th among 106 classification societies, fully demonstrating that Taiwan's vessel supervision system is aligned with international standards.
Director-General Yeh Hsieh-lung of the Maritime and Port Bureau stated that the bureau actively monitors the safety and environmental protection issues of national vessels sailing in global waters. In recent years, it has collaborated with the China Corporation Register of Shipping to promote a specialized project for improving national vessel management, implementing targeted inspections for vessels sailing in sensitive areas and high-risk routes.
In addition, the Maritime and Port Bureau stated that through the International Safety Management (ISM) Code assessment system, it supervises shipping companies in implementing risk management and corporate social responsibility. In the future, it will continue to work with domestic excellent shipping companies and the China Corporation Register of Shipping to advance management practices, striving towards the goal of "A to A+." (Edited by Wu Su-jou) 1150512
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