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19 February 2019

Indonesia: Vessel detentions

There has been an increase of incidents where vessels anchored in the waters around the island of Bintan, in the Eastern portion of the Singapore Straits, have been detained.

15 February 2019

INSIGHT: Venezuela Sanctions

General information about Venezuela sanctions is provided in this section of the website.

12 February 2019

The "PACIFIC VOYAGER" - Court of Appeal decision

A case concerning the circumstances in which an owner under a voyage charter is under an absolute obligation to proceed to the loadport by a certain date.

5 February 2019

Manual handling: an ever-present risk

Despite continued industry awareness and guidance published on manual handling, numerous musculoskeletal injuries are reported to the Club every year.

30 January 2019

Liability Regimes in offshore contracts

The Field January 2019.

29 January 2019

Turkey: Pollution fines and criminal proceedings

Fines are imposed on vessels for causing pollution in Turkish waters through discharge of petroleum products, dirty ballast, garbage and sewage.

24 January 2019

Safer through self-reflection

The most valuable and often overlooked evaluation of an individual may be by themselves. How can seafarer’s self-reflection of own performance contribute to safety at sea?

21 January 2019

Welcome Skuld Marine Agency (SMA)

We are happy to announce that Skuld Marine Agency (SMA) has now moved into the premises of Skuld Oslo.

17 January 2019

Ban on discharging wash water from open loop scrubbers in part of China ECAs as of 1 January 2019

The new MSA Notice (2018) 555 issued on 29 December 2018 bans discharging washing water from open loop scrubbers in part of China ECAs as of 1 January 2019.

14 January 2019

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Enforcement of UN, US and EU Sanctions

Circular issued by International Group clubs

11 January 2019

Carriage of Divinylbenzene (DVB) in containers

Circular issued by International Group clubs

11 January 2019

Notice of arbitration - sender beware

In two recent cases concerning service of notices of arbitration the outcomes were very different: in the former, the court found that service by email on a person in a company which was not even the respondent party was effective; by contrast, in the latter, the court found that service by email on an actual employee of the respondent party was not effective.