The Convention will enter into force for Viet Nam on 18 September 2010, in accordance with the provisions of article 14.

The eighteen member Authorities of the Tokyo MOU will embark on a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) on Harmful Substances (Marine Pollutants) Carried in Packaged Form in accordance with MARPOL Annex III, SOLAS Chapter VII and the IMDG Code. The three-month campaign will start on September 1, 010 and end on November 30, 2010."

The Paris Memorandum on Port State Control will start a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) to verify correct damage stability on oil tankers, chemical tankers and gas carriers. This inspection campaign will last for 3 months, starting on 1 September and ending on 30 November 2010."

The 20th Meeting of representatives of the Port State Control Committee, the governing body under the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region (Tokyo MOU) was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 14 to 17 June 2010.

The Diplomatic Conference of IMO Parties in Manila, Philippine adopted amendments to the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), and the Seafarers' Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping Code.

On October 8th, 2008, Dung Quat Shipbuilding Company held steel cuting plate ceremony for 54,000 DWT Bulk Carrier of Shinpetrol.

According to the Tokyo MOU source, from 15 August to 15 September 2008, 11ships registered Vietnamese flag were detained among 64 inspections carried out by the member authorities of the Tokyo MOU (17%).

In September 2008, the Vietnam Register Quality and Safety Management System Certification Center (VRQC) carried out:

In September 2008, 175 surveys for sea-going ships classed with VR were carried out, including 50 annual surveys, 45 occasional surveys and 45 intermediate and on dock surveys.

In August 2008, 178 ships classed with VR were carried out surveys, including 61 annual surveys, 65 occasional surveys and 35 intermediate and on dock surveys.