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The Risk of Scalding and Serious Injury when Working on Steam Systems
07 Dec, 2022
Crewmembers can be badly scalded while working on steam systems. The following examples illustrate how personnel have
been injured as a result of either not following the correct procedures or abiding...
FuelEU Maritime Regulation - BIMCO's Time Charter Clause is Published
04 Feb, 2025
Unsurprisingly, the clause follows the structure of the FuelEU Maritime Regulation and applies or “translates” the responsibilities that the Regulation applies to “companies” (ie the shipowner or, if a...
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...
BIMCO revises War Risks clauses for time and voyage charter parties
25 Apr, 2025
BIMCO has recently taken the opportunity to revise its most widely used War Risks clauses for time and voyage charter parties and an overview of the main changes compared with the 2013 clauses is set out...
West are proud to sponsor the Graig 100 cycle ride
17 Aug, 2022
West are proud to be the lead sponsor of the Graig 100, a challenging cycle ride in support of The Mission to Seafarers.
The Dangers of Working at Height on Scaffolds
26 Mar, 2025
Scaffolds are versatile working platforms that play a crucial role in various shipboard operations, enabling crew members to perform critical maintenance operations in hard to access areas on board.
Sanctions - OFAC issues new licence for carriage of LPG to Venezuela
15 Jul, 2021
OFAC issued General Licence 40 (“GL40”) on 12 July 2021 which permits certain transactions relating to the exportation or re-exportation of LPG to Venezuela until 8 July 2022.
No.15 2022/2023 - (UPDATED) Sanctions - The Price Cap on Russian Oil
10 Feb, 2023
Trade sanctions aimed at Russia have been in place since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
In the months preceding the current crisis the EU, G7 and other countries warned of an unprecedented programme...
West P&I Bills of Lading Deck Cargo Clause
03 Jul, 2019
Members are reminded that in order to ensure that liabilities for the carriage of cargo on deck fall within Club cover, the contract of carriage must contain an appropriate liberty or be endorsed with...
Clarification On Time Bars For Demurrage Claims
04 Oct, 2021
Where a charter party states that “Owners shall notify Charterers within 30 days after completion of discharge if demurrage has been incurred” and completion of discharge is in one time zone and owners’...