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Case Study: Primary Delay Insurance for Fire Damage
08 Dec, 2021
A bulk carrier arrived at a port during the evening hours of the day to discharge a cargo of wood chips destined for a paper mill. Upon opening of the cargo holds, cargo light clusters were lowered into...
Djibouti - Port Authorities Crackdown on Air Pollution from Vessels
15 Dec, 2023
In their advisory notice, the Club's local correspondent, McLeans, highlighted that the Djibouti Port Authorities have recently escalated their efforts to combat air pollution by imposing substantial fines...
BIMCO - New Asian Gypsy Moth Clause for Time Charter Parties
23 Jan, 2015
The Asian Gypsy Moth is a destructive forest pest found in the Far East where there is a risk of vessels being infested with the moth’s larvae during the female moth’s flight season. A number of countries...
Argentina - Customs Fines in Parana River Ports
20 Dec, 2013
In February 2013 the Club advised Members in a news article entitled Argentina – Customs Fines in San Nicolas that the customs authorities in San Nicolas, Argentina were rigorously enforcing the Argentinean...
Group Reinsurance Rates 2025/26
20 Dec, 2024
The arrangements for the renewal of the International Group General Excess of Loss (GXL) reinsurance contract and the Hydra reinsurance programme for 2025/26 have now been finalised. These include the...
Increasing ships' efficiency and decreasing underperformance claims - a “virtuous circle”
08 May, 2024
Underperformance claims, where a vessel is alleged to consume more bunkers and/or to steam more slowly than is warranted in the charter party, are one of the most common types of Defence claim that the...
USA: California Air Resources Board 2014 Amendments to the Ocean Going Vessels Fuel Rule
25 Nov, 2013
Members are reminded that from 1 January 2014 the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Ocean Going Vessels (OGV) Fuel Rule Phase II fuel requirements will enter in to force. The maximum permitted sulphur...
Intercargo Guide for the Safe Loading of Nickel Ore
13 Feb, 2012
The sinking of “Vinalines Queen” in December 2011 while on passage from Morowali, Indonesia to Ningde, China was a tragic reminder of the risks associated with the carriage of nickel ore. Within the space...
Coronavirus - Legal Issues Arising From The Coronavirus Outbreak
08 Apr, 2020
The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus outbreak a global emergency. Several legal issues for shipowners, operators and charterers may arise as a result of the outbreak and this article...
A Culture of Compassion
06 Apr, 2022
West Member Wallenius Wilhelmsen has a strong reputation for supporting its crew members. Waypoints takes a closer look at the company’s crew welfare policies.