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Seafarer Desertion - The Club's Experience
11 Apr, 2019
The Club has recently undertaken an analysis of claims involving seafarers who have deserted their vessel over the previous ten years. Although these types of claims are not common and nor are they particularly...
SOLAS - Verified Gross Mass of Packed Containers
31 May, 2016
In November 2014 the IMO Maritime Safety Committee adopted Resolution MSC 380(94) - Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as Amended, which added new paragraphs...
LNG Guide - Port Agreements & LNG Conditions of Use
15 Jan, 2024
West has a wealth of expertise in gas tankers providing us with an in-depth understanding of this trade, and the issues that gas tanker owners face in their day to day operations. In this article, we share...
SOLAS - 2015 Amendments to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code
07 Nov, 2014
In June 2014 IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted amendments to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code which are due to enter into force on 1 January 2015.
The changes, as detailed in Resolution...
Brazil - Withdrawal of the Restriction on the Transit of Filipino Seafarers through Brazilian Ports
26 Sep, 2011
Further to previous news articles regarding restrictions in Brazil on the movement of seafarers that do not possess a Seaman’s Book issued by a country that has ratified either ILO Convention No. 108 or...
UAE - Bunker Spillages at Saqr Port, Ras Al-Khaimah
26 Apr, 2013
The Club has become aware of an unusually high number of bunker spills recently in Saqr Port, Ras Al-Khaimah. In most cases it would seem that the spillage has occurred when bunkers have been received...