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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In its Marine Safety Bulletin 02/2026, titled “Port of Port Hedland Synchronized / Standardized Vessel Vetting Form and Pre-Berthing Checklist Requirements”, the Port Hedland (Australia) introduces a harmonized safety assurance framework for vessels calling at the port through the mandatory use of two reporting forms/checklists: the Port Hedland Vessel Vetting Form and the Port Hedland Pre-Berthing Checklist. SQE MARINE has issued a circular to inform about these requirements which establish a single, standardised safety verification process across all Port Hedland terminals, ensuring consistent assessment of vessel condition, machinery reliability, and manoeuvring readiness prior to port operations. RelatedNews UK ratifies the Cape Town Agreement for fishing vessel safety US issues new sanctions framework against Cuba var jnews_module_21372794_0_6a05dbd6251db = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21372794","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"299,2302,301,2339,2275","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagin
New reporting requirements effective in Port Hedland from May 2026
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