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Further to the Club’s news article of 6 July 2011, Club Correspondent Venepandi, Caracas, have advised of a recent noticeable increase in the number of anchored vessels being subject to acts of robbery...

As digitalisation continues to shape the maritime sector, increasing attention is being paid to Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) and the terminology associated with them.

Crystal read English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and, after working as assistant to the partner of a leading Hong Kong law firm, joined the Hong Kong office in 2014. She handles a variety of...

Spyridoula Bompolaki is a qualified Greek lawyer and holds an LLM in Maritime Law from the University of Southampton. She joined West P&I in 2021 having worked in the Shipping Litigation team of two international...

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) recently held its 57th Committee meeting in Madrid, Spain. The meeting reviewed the results of various inspection campaigns and...

The Club has recently undertaken an analysis of claims involving seafarers who have deserted their vessel over the previous ten years. Although these types of claims are not common and nor are they particularly...

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published its Recommendation on Cyber Resilience (No.166).

We refer Members to our Notice to Members No.19 2023/24, setting out details of important changes to attestation requirements for Price Cap cargoes effective from 20 February 2024.

On 18 July 2014 new legislation entered into force in Hong Kong regulating dark smoke emissions from vessels.   It is now an offence for any vessel within Hong Kong waters to emit smoke continuously for...