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The Club was delighted to support our Member Anglo-Eastern Ship Management recently with the provision of training on P&I Clubs at their dedicated Maritime Training Centre in Mumbai.

Bull Marine Surveyors S.L. has advised the Club about the significantly heightened risk of persons attempting to stow away on vessels during bunker and standard calls at the port of Ceuta.

What does “cargo claims” mean in a charter party? Should the vessel remain on hire and is the charterer under an obligation to arrange security, following an arrest of the vessel for an alleged cargo shortage...

The Gulf of Aden, Somalia, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean have recently witnessed a surge in maritime security concerns, particularly in the form of piracy and hijacking incidents. In a stark turn of events,...

The Club is delighted to confirm that 99% of Members renewed with mutual tonnage increasing to 100 million GT due to a combination of strong organic growth and selective new business transferring to West....

The Club’s Benin correspondents, TCI Africa, have advised that vessels carrying bagged parboiled rice to Cotonou are experiencing serious berthing delays. In January 2013 the Nigerian government raised...

The Club’s U.S. attorneys Freehill Hogan & Mahar have recently updated their advice on the sanctions risk relating to the carriage of oil and petroleum products that involve Venezuela.

We are delighted to announce that the popular event is returning for 2024. It will comprise a week of lectures and workshops presented by West staff and external speakers, covering all aspects of P&I insurance...

Under the BIMCO non-payment of hire clause, an owner is not entitled to withdraw his ship from charter in respect of a deduction made from a previous hire instalment. West of England’s charterer Member...