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December 2004

Pollution fines in Turkey have experienced another substantial increase. The pollution fine rates were revised by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change and published in the Official...

Xuanlun Cai (‘XL’) is a qualified lawyer in mainland China and a solicitor in Hong Kong SAR. He joined West’s Hong Kong office in 2013, having graduated from Shanghai Maritime University with a law degree...

December 1998

If shipping delays like the Ever Given grounding in the Suez Canal can’t be avoided, obtaining suitable cover for loss of earnings is a vital course of action for shipowners.

How does an owner or charterer handle their everyday pre- and post fixture issues if they don’t have the benefit of an in-house legal team or FD&D insurance? Mark Mathews believes the Qwest Legal service...

Crystal read English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and, after working as assistant to the partner of a leading Hong Kong law firm, joined the Hong Kong office in 2014. She handles a variety of...

Despite international regulations and monitoring efforts, fatigue among seafarers persists and is on the rise.