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Coal is a potentially hazardous cargo and serious incidents continue to arise. In some instances it would appear that those on board were not entirely familiar with the risks, and on other occasions the...

Pre-Employment Medical Examinations

Under the BIMCO non-payment of hire clause, an owner is not entitled to withdraw his ship from charter in respect of a deduction made from a previous hire instalment. West of England’s charterer Member...

When a charterer fails to make punctual payment, the owner has a variety of remedies. He may elect to lien cargo, (sub) freight and/or (sub) hire (see our articles on these subjects). Alternatively, owners...

In an increasingly digitised and connected information environment, the maritime industry is facing unprecedented levels of threat to its cyber security.

The International Group of P&I Clubs, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO and InterManager (the “international industry organisations”) draw Members’ attention to the series of recent ship detentions...

Further to the Notice to Members No- 14 2024/25 notifying that a General Meeting of Class 1 and Class 2 Members of the Association will be held on Tuesday, 28 January 2025, notice is hereby given that...

At the November 2025 Sessions of the IOPC Funds’ Governing Bodies, the Executive Committee of the IOPC Funds approved a new footnote for inclusion in the IOPC Funds’ publication ‘Guidance for Member States...

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...