In its annual PSC report for 2020 released earlier in May, the USCG provided an update on its QUALSHIP 21 program, which ended calendar year 2020 with 3,283 vessels enrolled (compared to 2,936 in 2019). By the end of 2020, 137 ships received the E-Zero designation, more than double the number of last year with 51 ships.
QUALSHIP 21 programThe Quality Shipping for the 21st Century program, or QUALSHIP 21, recognizes and rewards vessels, as well as their owners and Flag Administrations, for their...