News

The latest News updates from the Club

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24/05/2013	China - Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)Members will be aware that following the H5N1 pandemic which claimed 332 lives, another strain of avian influenza (or “bird flu”) has been identified in China which may be contracted by humans. The new virus is known as H7N9. In eastern China, over 130 cases and 36 deaths have been reported by the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, and Zhejiang. Infected pat ...
24/05/2013	Australia - Fines for Late Submission of Crew ReportsClub correspondents Thynne & Macartney, Brisbane have advised of a recent case where a magistrates court in Brisbane imposed a sizeable fine on a shipowner due to the late submission of the crew report to customs. Under Section 64ACB of the Australian Customs Act of 1901 a vessel or operator is required to submit a crew report when a vessel is due to arrive at an Australian port from a pl ...
17/05/2013	DNVPS Bunker Alert - High Sediment in Low Sulphur Fuels off US Gulf, USAA new DNVPS Bunker Alert has just been published: High Sediment in Low Sulphur Fuels off US Gulf, USA
10/05/2013	MARPOL - Canada Now Enforcing the North American Emission Control Area
07/05/2013	DNVPS Bunker Alert - High Density Fuels in New York, USA
26/04/2013	UAE - Bunker Spillages at Saqr Port, Ras Al-Khaimah
23/04/2013	Recent Judgement on Ship Sale and Purchase (Norwegian Saleform 1993) - GRIFFON
17/04/2013	USA - Ballast Water Discharge Rule - Frequently Asked Questions Volume I - Updated
05/04/2013	USA - 2013 Vessel General Permit
05/04/2013	Bangladesh - Anchoring off Chittagong Port
03/04/2013	Iraq - Grain Shortage and Damage Claims at Umm Qasr
28/03/2013	Turkey - Environmental Pollution Fines - Updated for 2013
26/03/2013	Colombia - Container Vessels Calling at TCBuen Terminal, Buenaventura
19/03/2013	UKHO - Counterfeit Charts and Publications
22/02/2013	Loss Prevention Safety Alert - Testing Iron Ore Fines for the Presence of DRI(C)
12/02/2013	Changes in the law affecting personal injury claims in China
12/02/2013	UAE - Anchoring off Fujairah and Khorfakkan
08/02/2013	Oil Pollution in Pointe Noire, Congo
05/02/2013	Argentina - Customs Fines in San Nicolas
29/01/2013	California Unannounced Drill Requirements
23/01/2013	Piracy – Gulf of Guinea – Interim Guidelines
08/01/2013	USA - Ballast Water Discharge Rule - Frequently Asked Questions (Volume II)
02/01/2013	Loss Prevention Safety Alert - Snap-Back Zones
24/12/2012	A.M. Best
07/12/2012	Nigeria - Anchoring off Lagos Port
20/11/2012	Port State Control - Paris MOU - Harmonised Verification Programme
19/11/2012	SOLAS - Amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code - Reminder
16/11/2012	USA - Anti-Fouling Convention Compliance
15/11/2012	USA - Ballast Water Discharge Rule - Fouling and Sediment Management
14/11/2012	SOLAS - Amendments to the IMDG Code (Amendment 36-12)
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