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Strong Financial Results Strengthen Capital
15 May, 2024
The Club is pleased to announce a strong financial performance for the 2023-24 financial year, achieving a 94.5% combined ratio. This is the third year in a row of improvement, a result which represents...
No.5 2025/26 - Annual General Meeting
13 Jun, 2025
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Members of The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) (hereafter “The Association”) will be held at the Hotel...
FAQ on Chinese Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)
12 Oct, 2022
The FAQs provide guidance on the implications of this law for shipowners, managers and their correspondents in the PRC.
Piracy on the Rise
28 May, 2020
Maritime piracy continues to be a major concern in many of the global shipping lanes, but this has now shifted to the Gulf of Guinea, South East Asia and most recently, the Gulf of Mexico.
Barytes - Danger of Liquefaction
09 Nov, 2022
A Member’s vessel recently called at a port in China to load a cargo of barytes. Barytes (which may also be described as barites or barium sulphate) is a principal source of barium and is commonly used...
Colombia - Drug Smuggling
23 Apr, 2024
The Club's Correspondent, A&A Multiprime Corp, has released its 2024 Colombia Drug Smuggling Report, offering a thorough analysis of the shifting challenges encountered by authorities and the maritime...
No.4 2025/26 - Class 1 and Class 2 Policy Year Balances and Financial Position at 20 February 2025
14 May, 2025
The Report and Accounts for the year ending 20 February 2025 for The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) were approved by the Board on 14 May 2025, who are pleased to...
West has started its own WeChat page
05 Jul, 2024
We are very excited to announce the recent launch, in China, of our WeChat account. We now have our own page and Chinese users of the “Super-App”, can scan the QR code to follow all the latest news.
EU give breathing room on the IHM obligations until the 30th June 2021
26 Nov, 2020
The European Union (EU) has given some support on the obligations under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation to have the IHM on board by the 31st December 2020.