TIP 12 - Effects of Oil Pollution on Social and Economic Activities

Several factors, such as inadequate dredging, ice accumulation, or even scheduled lock maintenance, that impact one part of the system can create ripple effects throughout the maritime system as a whole, resulting in possible vessel damage or shipping bottlenecks.

When using the ECDIS, it is necessary to know specifically what the problems for navigators are; in this article Captain Sekine extracts the problems related to the use of ECDIS in regard to the current status of ships operated around the world.

The UK P&I Club’s correspondents in Egypt, Middle East Survey & Control Office (MESCO), would like to draw Members’ attention to the new Customs Law which has come into effect in Egypt.

On 17 October 2020, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (SCNPC) passed the Export Control Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “ECL”) and the same entered into force on 1st December 2020.