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Manali graduated with a BSc in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Southampton, UK in 2010 and graduated with a Juris Doctor of Law from Singapore Management University in 2015. She is admitted...

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...

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...

Following regulatory approval, West’s strategic partnership with Nordic Marine Insurance is now fully operational and we are working together to offer Delay Insurance products to our Members and others....

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.

West has a wealth of expertise in gas tankers providing us with an in-depth understanding of this trade, and the issues that gas tanker owners face in their day to day operations. In this article, we share...

Xuanlun Cai (‘XL’) is a qualified lawyer in mainland China and a solicitor in Hong Kong SAR. He joined West’s Hong Kong office in 2013, having graduated from Shanghai Maritime University with a law degree...

In alignment with Denmark's forthcoming ban on discharging wash water from open-loop exhaust gas scrubber systems within 12 nautical miles of its coast starting 1 July 2025, Sweden has proactively decided...