Publications

West P&I, has today announced the promotions of David Griffiths and Xuanlun (XL) Cai. David has become the Regional Head of Underwriting, Singapore, and Xuanlun is now Regional Head of Underwriting, Hong Kong.

Richard Macnamara

CEO (Hong Kong)

Salvage and general average are not matters that charterers usually think about when considering their financial exposure under a charterparty, but such events can have a significant financial impact on a charterer if satisfactory insurance cover is not in place.

Tim Davies

Senior Claims Manager

Marine bunker fuel quality is one of the aspects of global shipping that cannot be overemphasised. Bunkers of inferior quality can become not only a cause for additional working hours for engine room crews of merchant ships but may, in some instances...

Dmitry Kisil

Senior Loss Prevention Officer

How does an owner or charterer handle their everyday pre- and post fixture issues if they don’t have the benefit of an in-house legal team or FD&D insurance? Mark Mathews believes the Qwest Legal service could be the answer.

Mark Mathews

Deputy Head of Underwriting (London) & Head of Product Development

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Kevin Horgan. Kevin worked as an underwriter in the Club for 45 years, until his retirement in 2002.

Simon Parrott

Underwriting Director

The Board reviewed the latest Class 1 and Class 2 figures, the Club’s mid-year financial position and agreed the Club’s approach to renewals for the year beginning 20 February 2023 at their meeting on 16 November 2022.

Tom Bowsher

Group CEO

We look at the details of some recent cases, discuss the lessons to be learnt and examine the consequences and potential implications of each decision.

Julien Rabeux

Head of Claims (Singapore)

West believes that our Members’ interests are best served by clear and transparent financial reporting. We have therefore produced a short presentation hosted by Tom Bowsher, Group CEO.

EssDOCS, Bolero International Ltd, E-Title Authority Pte Ltd, Global Share S.A. (edoxOnline platform) WAVE (WAVE Application), CargoX, TradeLens (TradeLens eBL), IQAX Limited (IQAX eBL), and Secro Inc. (Secro) This Notice informs Members of the approval by the International Group of P&I Clubs (the Group) of the Secro system.

Tony Paulson

Corporate Director

West’s Singapore office is right at the heart of one of the world’s busiest port cities.