Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus brought together 27 Port State Control inspectors from 11 Mediterranean countries for a two-day training seminar on cargo securing, aimed at strengthening regional maritime safety and ship inspection cooperation.
Training seminar
The seminar was held on July 15 and 16 and was jointly organised by the Deputy Ministry of Shipping and the Secretariat of the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, known as the Med MoU.
Training focused on the Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Cargo Securing, preparing inspectors from Med MoU member states for coordinated inspections in this area.
Participating countries
Inspectors attended from Egypt, Albania, France, Israel, Jordan, Croatia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco and Tunisia.
According to the Deputy Ministry of Shipping, the organisation of the seminar highlighted Cyprus’ role in Mediterranean regional training and shipping cooperation.