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USA - California Sewage No Discharge Zone
22 Feb, 2012
On 9 February 2012 the Final Rule establishing the California No Discharge Zone (NDZ) was signed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Final Rule will enter into force 30 days...
Egypt: Carriage of Armed Guards, Weapons and Ammunition through the Suez Canal
08 Nov, 2011
In August 2011 the Egyptian Ministry of Defence announced a prohibition on the carriage of armed guards, weapons and ammunition on vessels transiting the Suez Canal. However, the requirements were not...
West strengthens Member support in Asia through two new senior promotions
01 Dec, 2022
London, UK, 01 December 2022 – West P&I Club, a global leader in marine insurance, has today announced the promotions of David Griffiths and Xuanlun (XL) Cai. David has become the Regional Head of Underwriting,...
Increase in limits of liability under OPA 90
15 Aug, 2019
From 12 November 2019 the limits of liability for vessels will increase.
Qatar - update 1
08 Jun, 2017
As reported in our News Item of 6 June 2017, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain announced on 5 June 2017 that they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate...
Port State Control: Indian Ocean, Black Sea and Viña del Mar MOUs - Concentrated Inspection Campaign
16 Aug, 2012
In June 2012 the Club advised that the Paris and Tokyo MOUs on Port State Control (PSC) would be running a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) from 1 September 2012 until 30 November 2012 covering...
Cargo - Nickel Ore
14 Sep, 2018
The dangers associated with the carriage of nickel ore, due to the risk of liquefaction of the cargo on passage when the moisture content is higher than the cargo’s Flow Moisture Point (FMP), are well...
Ballast Water Management - CWQ Challenges for D2 Standard Compliance
22 May, 2024
The final phase for full compliance with the D2 Standard of the Ballast Water Management Convention is effective from 08 September 2024. Consequently, more operators are encountering inherent issues with...