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The West of England’s Defence Cover insures legal costs and other expenses in pursuing or defending claims in respect of entered vessels across a wide range of disputes. It also provides a commercially...

May 2016

In May 2012 Members were advised that the United States Ballast Water Discharge Rule would enter into force on 21 June 2012. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has recently published guidance to assist...

Directors of The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) and Advisory Committee Members.

A reminder to be vigilant against bank transfer (or wire transfer) fraud.

An entered vessel was recently fined USD 8, 500 for disposing of garbage within the Bohai Sea. Vessels sometimes assume that China’s territorial waters within the Bohai Sea extend 12 nautical miles from...

Charterers operate in an ever-increasing litigious environment where the liability exposure has become more burdensome. The West of England’s Charterers Comprehensive Cover (CCC) has been continually developed...

Ukraine - Closure of Sea Ports in Crimea Further to the our News Item of 10th July 2014, Club correspondents Dias Marine Consulting PC have provided the following helpful clarification concerning the situation...

The purpose of cargo tank coatings is to protect the mild steel construction from corrosion and provide an insulation barrier between the steel and the cargo.

On 23 June 2023 the EU Council adopted the 11th package of economic sanctions against Russia to prevent their circumvention and further erode Russia’s revenues.