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West A- rating, stable outlook re-affirmed by AM Best
26 Sep, 2024
West P&I has again been assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) by AM Best. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings)...
Breach of Contract - Late redelivery under a time charter
26 Aug, 2008
Breach of Contract Late redelivery under a time charterTransfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc – The Achilleas
The House of Lords, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court, has reviewed and re-defined...
Loss Prevention Safety Alert - The Risk of Scalding and Serious Injury when Working on Steam Systems
07 Jun, 2011
A new Loss Prevention Safety Alert has just been published:
The Risk of Scalding and Serious Injury when Working on Steam Systems
Side agreements to LOF
09 Jan, 2018
Owners and their hull and machinery (H&M) underwriters are increasingly entering into agreements that run parallel to the Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF) and Special Compensation P&I Cover clause (SCOPIC), with...
The true cost of Covid - Waypoints article
14 Apr, 2021
The true cost of COVID: We assess the impact which the coronavirus pandemic has had upon seafarers and shipping over the past year.
Essential Gas Detectors for Safe Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Transport: TC & PT Sensors Required
20 Sep, 2023
It is a requirement that all vessels carry the correct gas detection equipment onboard when carrying specific cargo; otherwise, the crew will be unable to evaluate the associated risks or hazards of the...
Low sulphur bunker regulations seminar
23 Jan, 2019
On 23 January the West of England’s London office was pleased to host a seminar about the low sulphur bunker regulations that come into effect on 1 January 2020 under Marpol Annex VI.
No.9 2022/2023 - MARIN - Roll Risk Estimator
05 Sep, 2022
The International Group is a member of the Maritime Research Institute of the Netherlands (MARIN) Top Tier project. The project has been established to examine and assess the causes of container losses...
No.10 2024/25 - Bart Mertens is appointed to Chief Underwriting Officer
10 Sep, 2024
The Managers are pleased to announce that Bart Mertens has been appointed as the new Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) with effect from 6 January 2025.
USA - Ballast Water Discharge Rule
22 May, 2012
Introduction
The final rule amending United States Coast Guard (USCG) regulations 33 CFR Part 151 concerning ballast water discharge requirements, and 46 CFR Part 162 covering the approval of ballast water...