MEMBER ALERT Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., Manager One Battery Park Plaza 31 st Fl., New York, NY 10004 USA Tel: +1 212 847 4500 Fax: +1 212 847 4599 https://www.american-club.com American Club Member Alert – August 5, 2025 1 AUGUST 5, 2025 JOINT TOKYO AND PARIS MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN (CIC): BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT (BWM) From September 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025, the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control (PSC) will launc h a joint Concentrated Inspec tion Campaign (CIC) targeting compliance with the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention). Port State control officers will verify key areas, including certification, Ballast Water Management Plan (BWMP) approval and updates, crew familiarity, system operation, recordkeeping, sediment management and exemptions. A copy of the joint Tokyo MoU and Paris MoU press release can be found by clicking here. It is recommended that Members take note of this information and be guided accordingly.