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Australia - Vessels Detained for Using Unofficial Charts
31 Jul, 2014
Port State Control inspectors in Australia have detained a number of vessels after finding unofficial paper charts on board. In the most recent case the vessel had been using a scanned and printed copy...
IG issues strong message on crew changes
19 Oct, 2020
The International Group and its 13 constituent P&I Clubs, which are in turn mutually owned and governed by their shipowner and charterer members, have become extremely concerned about the detrimental effect...
Cyber Security is like basic hygiene - Waypoints article
22 Apr, 2021
There are a few simple things that need to be done to prevent the majority of malware. We have to remember that the internet is a vast domain populated by a lot of people, and that like society as a whole,...
Monkey’s Fists on Heaving Lines - Use of Inappropriate Weighting Material
09 Dec, 2022
In the past it was not uncommon for
seafarers to weight monkey’s fists
fitted to the end of heaving lines with
pieces of scrap metal or sand, or to
attach a heavy item such as a
shackle, so that the...
USA - Anti-Fouling Convention Compliance
16 Nov, 2012
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has announced that as from the 21 November 2012, United States (US) and foreign flagged vessels anchored or lightering within US territorial waters and in any port,...
USA: Background on BP liability for Deepwater Horizon Claims and Advice on the Decontamination of H
25 May, 2010
Following consultation with ReedSmith the following advice has been received from the International Group Secretariat with regard to shipowner liability for fines, the cost of cleaning fouled hulls and...
European Union - Advance Cargo Declarations
21 Oct, 2010
In order to improve the safety and security of its Member States, the European Union (EU) is introducing a mandatory advance notification requirement regarding the import, export and transit of goods....
No. 6 2019/2010 - The 2020 Global Sulphur Cap
26 Jun, 2019
On and after 1 January 2020, the MARPOL permitted limit for sulphur content in ships’ bunker fuel oil will be reduced.
Australia – Breaches of MARPOL and the Possible Consequences
07 Jan, 2014
Translations: Chinese Vietnamese
The following article, written by Australian lawyers Colin Biggers & Paisley, Sydney, was commissioned by Shipping Australia and is due to be published in its next annual...