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The Club has experienced a number of cases recently where dry bulk products stowed inside barges made fast to the ship have been damaged by ballast water. Incidents of this type may lead to significant...

In May 2014, IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted the amendments to the IMDG Code contained in Resolution MSC. 372(93) Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. Contracting...

When a vessel changes ownership and/or manager, it can take some considerable time before the new crew and management are fully familiar with the vessel. Familiarisation starts as soon as ship’s staff...

We are pleased to announce that both of the Club’s rating agencies have reaffirmed their financial strength ratings of the Club.

The Club has seen an increase in Covid outbreaks occurring on our Members’ vessels. Below are a series of questions that members can use as an aide de memoir, which will assist in the analysis of the COVID...

Mental health concerns are often characterised as being at “crisis point” worldwide and continue to increase. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least 264 million people suffer from...

The dust has settled on another successful Member Training Week here at West P&I! We’d like to thank our wonderful Members who joined us in London for what was a jam-packed week of presentations and activities....

Further to previous notifications in April 2012 , April 2014, and March 2019, the Club has been notified by local correspondent, Budd Senegal, of further enhanced customs checks and tightened border controls...

The Managers are pleased to announce the launch of a series of Claims Guides available via the Club’s website. Intended as short, concise guides to issues typically encountered by Members, these include...

On January 16, 2015 the U. S. Office of Foreign Asset Control issued amendments to the U. S. Cuban Asset Control Regulations.   As a useful Client Alert from the Club's US attorneys Freehill Hogan & Mahar...