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The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKAN Reg) has issued Maritime Circular MC 155 26, establishing a mandatory advance reporting requirement for ship-to-ship (STS) operations involving the transfer of oil cargo between oil tankers flying the St. Kitts and Nevis flag.
The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKAN Reg) has issued Maritime Circular MC 163 26, raising awareness of the upcoming Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Cargo Securing of Cargo Units and Cargo Transport Units, jointly conducted by the Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU between 1 September and 30 November 2026.
The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKAN Reg) has issued Maritime Circular MC 162 26, setting out the requirements and process for the recognition and authorisation of Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs and other insurers seeking to provide compulsory liability insurance for St. Kitts & Nevis-flagged ships, with effect from 1 September 2026.
The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKAN Reg) has issued Maritime Circular MC 160 26, consolidating the requirements relating to the collection, verification, reporting and submission of ship fuel oil consumption data under the IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database (IMO DCS), including the enhanced granularity reporting introduced by Resolution MEPC.385(81).
The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKAN Reg) has issued Maritime Circular MC 158 26, reminding shipowners, operators, managers and masters of the reporting requirements concerning the death of seafarers, and introducing a reporting template to be completed and submitted whenever a seafarer death occurs or a seafarer is reported missing.
The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKAN Reg) has issued Maritime Circular MC 157 26, reminding shipowners, operators, managers, masters and recognized organizations that the Registry does not register fishing vessels and that St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged vessels are prohibited from engaging in, supporting, facilitating or assisting fishing operations without appropriate authorisation.
The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKAN Reg) has issued Maritime Circular MC 161 26, providing unified and updated requirements concerning the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT), LRIT Conformance Test Reports (CTR), Authorised Service Providers (ASP), and annual LRIT conformance testing, with effect from 1 August 2026.
The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKAN Reg) has issued Maritime Circular MC 156 26, formalising an extended Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, mandatory for all vessels undergoing Flag State Inspection with effect from 6 July 2026.
The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKAN Reg) has issued Maritime Circular MC 154 26 on 22 May 2026, advising all appointed Flag State Inspectors (FSIs) of mandatory enforcement measures and enhanced inspection requirements necessary to improve the performance and oversight of vessels operating under the St. Kitts & Nevis flag.
The St. Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKAN Reg) has issued Maritime Circular MC 153 26 on 22 May 2026, advising all Recognized Organizations (ROs) of enhanced oversight measures, statutory survey requirements and mandatory reporting obligations necessary to improve the performance of vessels operating under the St. Kitts & Nevis flag, following the 2025 Tokyo MOU Annual Report.
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