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Shanghai MSA has issued a notice to improve vessel traffic management in Changjiangkou (CJK) and its adjacent waters, which came into force on 01 February 2023 and will be valid until 31 January 2026.

At the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meeting which took place in May 2012, several interim recommendations to enhance the safety of passenger ships were agreed following the “Costa Concordia” grounding...

The Club has experienced two claims recently where, in separate incidents, a container vessel and a tanker inexplicably lost control whilst departing port under pilotage. One vessel subsequently made contact...

Previously the Club has provided advice on the establishment of three Emission Control Areas in China. Although mandatory emission control requirements are due to enter into force at key ports within the...

In November 2010 the Club published USA – Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction Rule reminding Members to ensure their vessels complied with the seasonal speed limit restrictions in place in certain areas...

The Club has recently been made aware of an issue regarding the Qianhe Group, which provides pollution response - or “SPRO” - services as well as sludge removal in a number of ports throughout China.   Investigations...

In recent weeks the Club has experienced two cases where cargo interests in China have alleged that cargoes of Distillers Dried Grains and Solubles (DDGS) loaded in ports in Louisiana, USA, are off-specification...

Members are informed that the PRC Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) recently published new Measures of Administration on Agreement for Ship Pollution Response Regime, which will become effective on 1st March...

In 2020, approximately 17,000 fishing vessels operated in Chinese coastal waters, including the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and the South China Sea. Given the large number of fishing vessels...