On 15th and 16th February 2010, John McPhail gave a series of lectures and case studies on a number of P&I and insurance matters to 35 students of the 22nd LLM Course at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute in Malta. The students have come from various countries worldwide to attend in this intensive nine month course on Maritime Law. There were also other local participants attending the series of lectures on insurance.
The Institute was founded by the International Maritime Organisation in 1989. Since its inception, 517 students from 115 States, territories and land areas from both the developing and developed world have completed studies in the Institute's programmes and courses.
This article considers recent case studies of fires on ro-ro vessels, along with the associated safety and risk aspects that should be highlighted during operation, especially with consideration to EVs.
After two weeks of intensive and tense negotiations, the outcome of COP26 can probably be best summed up by the words of its President, Mr Alok Sharma; “Today, we can say with credibility that we have kept 1,5 degrees within reach - but, its pulse is weak”; below is an overview of the wider measures and initiatives to emerge from COP26, as well as a more detailed summary of the shipping-related elements.
As a new initiative from the UK Club Loss Prevention team and CAE, the world’s largest aviation training company, we published a new book in September 2021 featuring 12 human-element aviation incidents that cross-refer to the maritime sector, this article showcases the first of these cases.
The UK P&I Club recently held a webinar on the maintenance and proper use of mooring ropes; the webinar received an overwhelming response with attendees from more than 50 countries worldwide.
