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SOLAS - Amendments to the IMDG Code (Amendment 36-12) - Reminder
22 Nov, 2013
In May 2012 the IMO Maritime Safety Committee at its ninetieth session adopted the amendments to the IMDG Code contained in Resolution MSC. 328(90). Contracting governments have been able to apply the...
Increases in limits of liability under OPA 90
17 Jul, 2009
The United States Coast Guard have recently announced that the limits of liability under OPA ’90 will be increased with effect from 31 July, 2009. The revised limits are as follows:
Type
Previous Limit
New...
No.16 2023/24 - Class 1 and Class 2 Rules Changes for 2024
27 Dec, 2023
NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Class 1 and Class 2 Members of the Association will be held at 12:45 hours on Tuesday, 23 January 2024...
Changes in the law affecting personal injury claims in China
12 Feb, 2013
The Managers are grateful to Messrs. Wang Jing & Co for their advice concerning a recent announcement by the PRC Supreme Court that the Rules for Trial of Cases over Compensation for Foreign-related Maritime...
Sanctions Against Venezuela - Designation of PDVSA - Further Developments
11 Apr, 2019
In our News Item of 8 February 2019 we noted that "it appears unlikely that the current sanctions [against PDVSA] will impact on non-U. S. persons". As a new Client Alert from the Club's U. S. attorneys...
Crane Block Failures on IHI and IHI-WMMP Deck Cranes
04 Mar, 2016
Following the failure of a number of crane blocks on vessels loading logs in New Zealand in recent years, Maritime New Zealand has published a Safety Bulletin addressing the issue.
The incidents have...
Loss Prevention Bulletin - The Dangers of Hydrogen Sulphide in Marine Bunkers
07 Feb, 2011
A new Loss Prevention Bulletin has just been published:
The Dangers of Hydrogen Sulphide in Marine Bunkers
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...
Venezuela Sanctions: U.S Amends General License 8 Affecting Chevron Shipments
23 Apr, 2020
On 21 April 2020 OFAC issued an amended General License 8 which allows certain operations related to the oil industry of Venezuela to be conducted by several U.S. entities, namely Chevron, Halliburton,...