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At West, we are seeing an increase of incidents which we feel would not have occurred if a Toolbox meeting, also known as a safety brief or tailgate meeting, had been held. These are short, informal meetings...

The Club would like to draw Member’s attention to statistics recently published by Inter-manager, an NGO representing ship and crew managers, who recently submitted an analysis document to the IMO concerning...

West of England P&I Club (West) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexis Wildman as Head of Products, reporting to Chief Underwriting Officer Bart Mertens, as the Club continues to develop its...

Members are reminded that in order to ensure that liabilities for the carriage of cargo on deck fall within Club cover, the contract of carriage must contain an appropriate liberty or be endorsed with...

Ballast water management has become an increasingly important aspect of maritime operations, particularly in the context of environmental protection and the prevention of invasive species. For the West...

Trade sanctions aimed at Russia have been in place since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. In the months preceding the current crisis the EU, G7 and other countries warned of an unprecedented programme...

OFAC issued General Licence 40 (“GL40”) on 12 July 2021 which permits certain transactions relating to the exportation or re-exportation of LPG to Venezuela until 8 July 2022.

Where a charter party states that “Owners shall notify Charterers within 30 days after completion of discharge if demurrage has been incurred” and completion of discharge is in one time zone and owners’...

In a significant move to regulate the export of non-basmati rice, the Government of India, through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), has issued Notification No. 20/2023. The notification,...

Claims for damage to cargoes of soya beans in bulk are often encountered by the Club, as well as occasional claims for shortage.  The nature of the product, as well as the reasons why soya beans may deteriorate...