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The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus outbreak a global emergency. Several legal issues for shipowners, operators and charterers may arise as a result of the outbreak and this article...

BIMCO’s Hull Fouling Clause for Time Charter Parties was first developed in 2013 to transfer hull cleaning obligations to charterers in certain circumstances.

On 18 July 2014 new legislation entered into force in Hong Kong regulating dark smoke emissions from vessels.   It is now an offence for any vessel within Hong Kong waters to emit smoke continuously for...

On 25 February 2023 the EU adopted its 10th package of sanctions against Russia. The relevant EU Regulations and Council Decisions can be found here but of particular significance for members is Council...

Eugenia Bourogiannopoulou is a qualified lawyer and holds an LLM in Maritime Law from the University of Southampton.  Eugenia joined West P&I in 2007 having worked at the legal  department of a Piraeus based...

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West’s market leading Charterers Comprehensive Cover to strengthen by establishing a dedicated team led by Suumit Madhu

Following regulatory approval, West’s strategic partnership with Nordic Marine Insurance is now fully operational and we are working together to offer Delay Insurance products to our Members and others....

Following the explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin in August 2015, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) concerning “Tianjin, China Explosions...