A regional workshop in the Pacific is focusing on ways to strengthen cooperation between States and move towards a harmonized system for flag State implementation and port State control. A total of 24 participants representing 13 Pacific Island Countries and Territories and New Zealand are meeting in Suva, Fiji (26-29 October) to determine the terms of reference for a proposed Memorandum of Understanding on flag State implementation and port State control in the Pacific region. The workshop has been jointly organised by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and IMO. IMO’s Jonathan Pace is participating in the workshop.