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Identity of physical Russian Shippers - Important Notice
10 Feb, 2025
Members are reminded that it is incumbent upon them to make full due diligence checks on all the parties involved in relation to any trade to or from Russia.
No.1 2026/27 - Notice of Cancellation in respect of non-mutual War Risk Business
02 Mar, 2026
Following the recent developments, the Association has received notice of cancellation from its reinsurers in respect of war risks liabilities arising in Iran and Persian/Arabian Gulf. This new exclusion...
Greece enacts new Code of Private Maritime Law
02 Mar, 2023
The Club’s Piraeus legal correspondents, Deucalion Rediadis LP, have advised that there has been a comprehensive revision of the Greek Code of Private Maritime Law, which will come into effect from 1 May...
Response To Accidents From Incorrect Use Or Failure Of Lifeboat On-Load Release Systems
01 Aug, 2011
In response to accidents resulting from the incorrect use or failure of on-load release systems on lifeboats, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has recently adopted changes to SOLAS and the...
USA - Tianjin Explosions and Vessels Bound for the United States
04 Sep, 2015
Following the explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin in August 2015, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) concerning “Tianjin, China Explosions...
Iran Sanctions - FHM Alert
15 Aug, 2018
Further to our News Item of 7 August 2018, the Club’s US attorneys Freehill Hogan & Mahar have now published a helpful Client Alert concerning the re-imposition of U. S. secondary sanctions against Iran,...
Office Profile Hong Kong - Waypoints Issue 04
15 Jun, 2023
West has had an office in Hong Kong for
more than 40 years and was one of the
first P&I clubs to establish a branch in the
territory, writes West’s Hong Kong CEO
Richard Macnamara.
USA: Safety Alert – Machinery Breakdowns in the Mississippi River
12 Jan, 2007
Earlier this month the US Coast Guard in New Orleans reported a significant rise in the number of casualties in the Mississippi River during 2006, over one hundred of which were the result of main engine...
Interaction Damage to Vessels Moored Alongside
06 Dec, 2022
When a vessel passes in close proximity to a moored vessel there will be hydrodynamic
interaction between the two, causing the moored vessel to move at her berth, as follows: