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Tunisia – Major Fire Incident at Port of Bizerte Renders Crucial Bridge Immovable (Update)
28 Jul, 2023
Following the major fire incident at the Port of Bizerte, the bridge has been reopened for pedestrians and vehicles. However, it remains inoperative for marine operations, causing ongoing disruptions to...
Revised Environmental Crime Directive to come into force on 20 May 2024
15 May, 2024
The revised Environmental Crime Directive (ECD) has now been published in the Official Journal of the EU, and comes into force on 20 May 2024, replacing Directive 2008/99/EC and Directive 2009/123/EC....
Is this the Future of Claims? - Waypoints Issue 04
28 Jun, 2023
ESG is playing an increasing role in the handling
of both P&I and Defence matters. It impacts in
a number of different ways, writes Tim Davies.
Joint Industry Guidelines for the Carriage of DVB in Containers Published
14 Jan, 2019
Joint industry Guidelines for the Carriage of Divinylbenzene (DVB) in Containers have been published jointly by CINS (the Cargo Incident Notification System), the International Group of P&I Clubs and the...
New CINS/IG Guidelines for the Carriage of Charcoal and Carbon in Containers
19 Oct, 2017
New Guidelines for the Carriage of Charcoal and Carbon in Containers have been published jointly by CINS (the Cargo Incident Notification System) and the International Group of P&I Clubs.
Charcoal / carbon...
MARPOL Annex 1 Amendments Entering into Force July 2024
18 Jun, 2024
West would like to remind Members of the new regulatory requirements coming into effect from the 1st of July 2024 regarding MARPOL Annex 1. It includes the addition of a new regulation to Chapter 9 of...
Brazil - Loading and Carriage of Soya Beans
01 Apr, 2011
It has been reported that this year’s soya bean crop in some parts of Brazil has been adversely affected by heavy rains, increasing the moisture content and reducing the quality of the harvest. Soya beans...
Venezuela Sanctions: U.S. designates tankers for carriage of Venezuelan oil
03 Jun, 2020
OFAC has announced the designation of four tankers and their related owning companies for “operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy”. It is believed that these ships undertook the carriage...
Monkey’s Fists on Heaving Lines - Use of Inappropriate Weighting Material
09 Dec, 2022
In the past it was not uncommon for
seafarers to weight monkey’s fists
fitted to the end of heaving lines with
pieces of scrap metal or sand, or to
attach a heavy item such as a
shackle, so that the...
Egypt - Carriage of Weapons, Ammunition and Armed Guards - Update
22 Feb, 2012
The Club has recently been advised by Egyptian Marine Insurance Consultations and Services (EMICS), Alexandria of a further change in the regulatory requirements governing the carriage of weapons, ammunition...