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The United Nations "High Seas Treaty" is an international agreement aimed at regulating the use and exploitation of the world's oceans beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.

In June 2014 IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted amendments to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code which are due to enter into force on 1 January 2015. The changes, as detailed in Resolution...

Over the past two decades, the MARPOL Convention and its Annexes have undergone amendments to impose stricter restrictions and prohibitions on waste discharges from ships at sea. These changes have necessitated...

The implementation of the global 0.500%m/m sulphur cap on 1st January 2020 presented the industry with a new set of challenges, but these were rapidly overtaken by the impacts of the global Coronavirus...

The key regulations that have been highlighted for 2023 are for targeting the ship's efficiency and carbon emissions.

On 14 May 2020 the U.S. issued a Global Maritime Advisory (“Guidance”) aimed at a range of industry sectors, including marine insurers such as P&I Clubs and shipowners and charterers.

BIMCO’s GENCON charter was first developed in 1922. It has been considered BIMCO’s flagship contract and it is the most widely used voyage charter party in the dry bulk sector.

Extended Crew Cover protects a Member from uninsured liabilities for crew and other personnel on board of an entered vessel.

President Trump announced on 8 May 2018 that the United States will terminate its participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that was agreed with Iran in July 2015 and will re-impose...

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