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Hull Coatings - A Slippery Subject
11 Aug, 2020
As far back as Roman times, lead sheathing was being used to protect ship hulls from biofouling. The practice was then revived in the 17th century, but copper sheathing was subsequently found to be more...
UKHO Admiralty Maritime Security Planning Charts
05 Sep, 2012
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has published chart Q6099 Anti-Piracy Planning Chart – Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea for a number of years. This chart has now been incorporated into...
West A- rating, stable outlook re-affirmed by AM Best
26 Sep, 2024
West P&I has again been assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) by AM Best. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings)...
Piracy - Revised IMO Guidance on the use of Armed Security Personnel in the High Risk Area
04 Oct, 2011
The IMO has recently published MSC. 1/Circ. 1405/Rev. 1 “Revised Interim Guidance to Shipowners, Ship Operators, and Shipmasters on the use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) on Board...
New ABS NOx Guidelines Launched
02 Jul, 2020
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has published two sets of guidelines to provide ship owners with best practice for IMO Tier III Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) compliance for new build and retrofitted ships.
No. 13 2020/2021: U.S Oil Pollution California - increased criminal penalties for oil spill offences
09 Oct, 2020
Members are advised that new fines will be applicable in California from 1st January 2021 for ship sourced oil pollution damage in Californian State waters.