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China - Pollution Response - Qianhe Group
21 Apr, 2015
The Club has recently been made aware of an issue regarding the Qianhe Group, which provides pollution response - or “SPRO” - services as well as sludge removal in a number of ports throughout China.
Investigations...
USA – Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule – Update
12 Dec, 2013
In November 2010 the Club published USA – Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule reminding Members to ensure their vessels complied with the seasonal speed limit restrictions in place in certain areas...
Ship Lay-Up During the Coronavirus Pandemic
06 May, 2020
In light of volatile global markets and the impact of Coronavirus, Members may be considering taking a ship out of service until demand rises again.
China: New Regulations for the Management of the Collection and Disposal of Pollutants, Tank Cleanin
10 Feb, 2011
On 1 January 2011 new rules came into force regulating the collection and disposal of pollutant residues, tank cleaning and oil transfers within the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration...
China: MSA Issues Safety Guidelines to Prevent Collisions with Fishing Vessels
17 Jun, 2021
In 2020, approximately 17,000 fishing vessels operated in Chinese coastal waters, including the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and the South China Sea. Given the large number of fishing vessels...
China - Adjustment of Shipping Routes for Zhejiang Province Coastal Waters
09 Sep, 2021
Huatai Insurance Agency and Consultancy Service Ltd have advised the Club that the main shipping routes off the coastline of Zhenjiang Province have undergone adjustments by the Zhenjiang Maritime Safety...
China - Distillers Dried Grains and Solubles
21 Oct, 2015
In recent weeks the Club has experienced two cases where cargo interests in China have alleged that cargoes of Distillers Dried Grains and Solubles (DDGS) loaded in ports in Louisiana, USA, are off-specification...
Arrived ship, NORs and demurrage time bars: Owners beware
02 Sep, 2021
A recent unpublished LMAA arbitration award* for one of the Club’s owner Members has concluded that, where a vessel tenders NOR too early, namely at the end of sea passage before she has reached customary...
China - New Regulation on Data Collection for Energy Consumption of Ships calling at Chinese Ports
16 Jan, 2019
It has come to the attention of the Club that new regulatory requirements concerning the reporting of energy consumption from ships have been introduced for vessels calling at ports in China, with effect...
China – Restrictions on the Importation of Low Grade Iron Ore
25 Jun, 2010
The International Group has recently been advised by Hai Tong & Partners, Beijing of a problem concerning the importation of low grade iron ore into China.
In April 2010 the China Chamber of Commerce...