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The 2023 edition of the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code (IMSBC Code) is now in force and introduced a new schedule for Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) type D.

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...

The latest bunker quality data has been uploaded to Neptune. An update from MPA Singapore on Fuel Oil quality control measures suggests that the crisis when HFO was found contaminated by organic chlorides...

Tony will provide strategic support to the Singapore and Hong Kong offices and help ensure that West continues meeting its Members’ expectations for innovative products and high-quality service in this...

The Club is grateful to Peter Sloss at Murphy, Rogers, Sloss & Gambel, New Orleans for the following article: Most admiralty and maritime claims in the United States can be brought either in federal court...

On 17 March 2022 the UK Government published a General Trade Licence in part to clarify earlier amendments to the UK Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations (the “Regulation”).

West has a wealth of expertise in gas tankers providing us with an in-depth understanding of this trade, and the issues that gas tanker owners face in their day to day operations. In this article, we share...

Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 the G7 together with the European Union met in June at a summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany where the imposition of a price cap on the sale of...

The consequences of burning off-specification bunkers can be severe, possibly leading to the breakdown of the vessel’s machinery. Even where off-specification bunkers do not result in a breakdown, the...