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Iran sanctions - U.S. issues clear warning to shipping over petroleum shipments
01 Oct, 2019
OFAC recently issued an “Advisory to the Maritime Petroleum Shipping Community” reiterating in the strongest terms the sanctions risks for shipowners, marine insurers and bunker suppliers related to the...
Group A IMSBC Cargoes - The Rain Loading Dilemma
05 Jan, 2026
The Club has recently seen several instances regarding loading bulk cargoes that are categorised as Group A cargoes under the IMSBC Code.
Castorseed Extraction De-oiled Cake Cargo
21 Nov, 2019
The Club has had a number of queries recently in respect of a proposed cargo of “Rapeseed Meal & Castorseed Extraction De-oiled Cake” to be loaded in bulk at Kandla port in India.
Venezuela: Prohibitions on the use of the “Petro” cryptocurrency
16 Apr, 2018
Further to our News Item of 28th August 2017, there have been recent developments in Venezuela by way of the introduction of the cryptocurrency, the “Petro”.
The introduction of the Petro was designed...
Inadvertent Release of a Freefall Lifeboat
07 Dec, 2022
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has recently published a preliminary report regarding the inadvertent launch of a freefall lifeboat from a geared handymax bulk carrier while on a ballast...
Catastrophic Cargo Crane Slewing Ring Failure
10 Dec, 2014
Translations: Chinese Vietnamese
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) recently issued a warning to vessel owners following the catastrophic failure of a cargo crane on a four year old bulk...
The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA)
14 Jul, 2010
The following summary of CISADA, which may be of interest to Members, is reproduced with the kind permission of the international law firm Hogan Lovells. It does not modify the terms of the Club’s Notice...
MLC and Abandoned Seafarers - The Theory and the Practice
03 Feb, 2022
The 2014 amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) entered into force in early 2017 with the aim of protecting seafarers who had been abandoned by their employers.
Russian Sanctions - Vessel Designations & OFAC Guidance Issued
20 Oct, 2023
A new client alert bulletin has been issued by Freehills relating to the OFAC designation of two oil tankers and their respective registered owners for transporting Russian-origin crude oil sold above...