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No.11 2023/24 - Class 1 (P&I) and Class 2 (FD&D) Renewals - 2024/2025
09 Nov, 2023
At their meeting on 8th November, the Board reviewed the latest Class 1 and Class 2 performance together with the Club’s mid-year financial position and agreed the approach to renewals for the 2024/2025...
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...
West strengthens London Underwriting team
16 Jan, 2024
The London Underwriting Team has undergone a comprehensive restructuring initiative following a thorough review of resource.
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...
Chinese Lunar New Year - Office Closure
11 Feb, 2021
West P&I would like to wish all of it's Members a happy Chinese Lunar New Year.
Namibia – Ignition of Charcoal in Containers
09 Sep, 2015
Correspondents P&I Associates (Pty) Ltd, Durban have advised that a vessel recently loaded containers stuffed with bagged charcoal at Walvis Bay, Namibia. The charcoal inside one of the containers caught...
No.3 2023/24 - Class 1 and Class 2 Policy Year Balances and Financial Position at 20 February 2023
16 May, 2023
The Report and Accounts for the year ending 20 February 2023 for The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) were approved, on 10 May 2023, by the Board.
Port State Control: Paris and Tokyo MOUs - Concentrated Inspection Campaign on STCW Hours of Rest
04 Aug, 2014
The 45 maritime authorities of the Paris and Tokyo MOUs on Port State Control (PSC) have announced that they will be running a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) from 1 September 2014 until 30...
Crew Familiarisation is critical when taking over a vessel
21 Jul, 2022
When a vessel changes ownership and/or manager, it can take some considerable time before the new crew and management are fully familiar with the vessel. Familiarisation starts as soon as ship’s staff...
Testing of Refrigerant Gas to Detect Chlorine Contamination
08 Dec, 2011
Following the Club’s news article Explosions involving Refrigerated Containers Serviced in Vietnam advising that a number of refrigerated containers have exploded due to the use of contaminated refrigerant...