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Entering an enclosed space is a potentially hazardous activity on board a vessel. A vessel’s Safety Management System (SMS) is required to contain “procedures, plans and instructions, including checklists...

Over the past two decades, the MARPOL Convention and its Annexes have undergone amendments to impose stricter restrictions and prohibitions on waste discharges from ships at sea. These changes have necessitated...

Does maritime casualty management influence the ESG performance of shipowners and their insurers and should broader ESG considerations have anything to do with managing maritime casualties, asks Nicky...

December 2015

Reference has been made in the recent 16th EU sanctions package to “EU operators”. This in relation to the notification requirement of “EU operators” for excepted cargoes under the 16th package, namely...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Members of The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) will be held on 6 July 2021 at 13.00 hours (CET).

West are carrying out essential infrastructure upgrades over this weekend. As a result, Westnet and Neptune will be unavailable.

By virtue of Executive Order 13884 issued by President Trump on 5 August 2019, the United States has significantly increased the impact of its sanctions regime against Venezuela.