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Following further consultation with industry, the third edition of  "Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and in the Arabian Sea Area” (BMP3) has now been published. The amendments...

As in previous years and in accordance with International Group practice, the Club is required to carry out condition surveys of seagoing tankers aged 10 years or more if they carried heavy fuel oil (HFO)...

Following a recent incident where armed guards on board a tanker off the Indian Coast mistakenly fired at a fishing vessel, the Indian Director General of Shipping has published Merchant Shipping Notice...

CanadaAn Introduction to Ship Source Oil Pollution Regulations in Canada

The Board met on 12 May 2020 to approve the Report and Accounts for the year ending 20 February 2020 for The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) and are pleased to report...

Earlier this month a supramax bulk carrier sailed for Lianyungang, China after loading a cargo of nickel ore at Surigao, Philippines. The nickel ore in two of the vessel’s cargo holds liquefied when heavy...

The P&I insurance offered by the Clubs of the International Group is a commercial bargain realisable only through the buying power of 90% of the world’s ocean-going tonnage. How are you, the Charterer...

The risk of introducing harmful pests and diseases is an inherent hazard in the global movement of goods. Insects are one of the major concerns for ships as they can cause significant damage to the cargo...

Exercising a right to cancel a charterparty terminates the charterparty along with all contractual obligations resulting in parties no longer being bound to one another.

The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) Report and Accounts for the year ended 20 February 2009 are now available on our web site:2009 Report & Accounts