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The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) Report and Accounts for the year ended 20 February 2008 are now available on our web site: 2008 Reports and Accounts

Following further consultation with industry, the third edition of  "Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and in the Arabian Sea Area” (BMP3) has now been published. The amendments...

CanadaAn Introduction to Ship Source Oil Pollution Regulations in Canada

Following a recent incident where armed guards on board a tanker off the Indian Coast mistakenly fired at a fishing vessel, the Indian Director General of Shipping has published Merchant Shipping Notice...

Earlier this month a supramax bulk carrier sailed for Lianyungang, China after loading a cargo of nickel ore at Surigao, Philippines. The nickel ore in two of the vessel’s cargo holds liquefied when heavy...

The risk of introducing harmful pests and diseases is an inherent hazard in the global movement of goods. Insects are one of the major concerns for ships as they can cause significant damage to the cargo...

EU sanctions – clarification published on the carriage of certain Russian cargoes including coal and fertilisers

Shipping, one of the most energy-efficient modes of transportation of most commodities, also remains a focus of international efforts to reduce human impact on the environment through the fuel used for...

The West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) Report and Accounts for the year ended 20 February 2009 are now available on our web site:2009 Report & Accounts

Exercising a right to cancel a charterparty terminates the charterparty along with all contractual obligations resulting in parties no longer being bound to one another.