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In September 2025, West renewed its landmark agreement with Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS), continuing its collaboration to deliver bunker fuel quality insights through the Club’s Neptune portal.

As reported in News Items on 8 March and 17 March 2017, President Trump's efforts to implement an Executive Order blocking nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the...

As has been widely publicised, several shipping companies have commenced interpleader actions in England in an effort to avoid paying duplicate claims arising from OW Bunker A/S’s insolvency.   The West...

In order to ease the operational and logistical burdens faced by Shipowners and their crews following the Covid-19 outbreak, the Club is implementing a programme that will allow our enhanced Pre-Employment...

In October 2012 Members were advised about the Amendments to Annex V of MARPOL that were due to enter into force on 1 January 2013. The revised MARPOL Annex V places strict controls on the disposal of...

The latest VPS bunker quality data for Oct 2022 – Mar 2023 is now accessible on Neptune.

In response to the growing number of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, several key industry organisations including the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intertanko and Intercargo have...

Iran: the 90-day wind-down period to allow any contracts entered into prior to 8 May 2019 to be concluded ended on 6 August 2019, and the sanctions are now fully in place, irrespective of the date of the...

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) Rule 1142 relating to gaseous leaks from tank vessels will continue to be enforced despite the Coronavirus pandemic.