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Loss Prevention 23 Apr, 2024Colombia - Drug Smuggling
The Club's Correspondent, A&A Multiprime Corp, has released its 2024 Colombia Drug Smuggling Report, offering a thorough analysis of the shifting challenges encountered by authorities and the maritime industry in their efforts to combat narcotics trafficking.
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Loss Prevention 22 Apr, 2024New REACT! Loss Prevention Poster Published on Appendicitis
The Club has added a new poster to the REACT! Series. The poster was created because of an increasing incidence of cases whereby seafarers who had appendicitis misdiagnosed the symptoms, believing it to be purely abdominal pains.
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Emma Forbes-GeareyLoss Prevention Officer -
News 22 Apr, 2024Venezuela - re-imposition of U.S. sanctions
On 17 April 2024 OFAC issued General License 44A (GL44A) which permits the wind-down of oil and gas operations in Venezuela until 31 May 2024, including “the production, lifting, sale, and exportation of oil or gas from Venezuela, and provision of related goods and services” and transactions involving the state oil company PdVSA.
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Tony PaulsonHead of Asia & Corporate Director
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News 22 Apr, 2024Venezuela - re-imposition of U.S. sanctions
On 17 April 2024 OFAC issued General License 44A (GL44A) which permits the wind-down of oil and gas operations in Venezuela until 31 May 2024, including “the production, lifting, sale, and exportation of oil or gas from Venezuela, and provision of related goods and services” and transactions involving the state oil company PdVSA.
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News 12 Mar, 2024Russian sanctions – FHM Client Alert underlines designation risk
In reaction to a recent spate of new designations by the U.S. authorities against Russia, the Club’s U.S. lawyers Freehill, Hogan & Mahar (FHM) have produced a helpful Client Alert which summarises the actions taken.
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Tony PaulsonHead of Asia & Corporate Director
