On 31 October 2022, the IMO updated its "List of National Operational Contact Points Responsible for the Receipt, Transmission and Processing of Urgent Reports on Incidents Involving Harmful Substances, Including Oil from Ships to Coastal States".
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) recently issued a Marine Notice to provide guidance to vessel owners, operators and masters of requirements for the use, the operation of, and steps to be taken in the event of malfunction to, Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) in Australian waters.
Let's Talk About...
03/11/2022
Noreen Arralde, Senior Claims Director, talks about the taboo subject of suicide and what resources are available to Members to help mitigate the risk.
No Suit For You (Volume II)
03/11/2022
How a Jones Act seafarer was barred from suing a London-based P&I insurer directly.
When Charterers are on the hook
03/11/2022
Matthew Johnston explores three categories where charterers may face liability for a bodily injury incident and how those incidents might be handled.
Kristin Poling, Claims Executive, looks at the Eastern District of Louisiana's decision concerning an insurer's right to recoup maintenance and cure payments.
Preventing mooring line injuries
03/11/2022
Damon Hartley looks at how mooring line incidents occur and the methods to prevent them
A Direct Order Can Cost in Court
03/11/2022
Can a crewmember who sustains an injury while following the orders of a supervisor be held responsible for their own negligence in carrying out those orders? Rosa Ostrom, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, and Jennifer Porter, the UK P&I Club, wade through the various jurisdictional takes on the Direct Order doctrine.
Dee O' Leary explains how a prompt and efficient investigation by Tom Nork, a partner at Holman, Fenwick and Willan, saved a foreign shipowner from a potential million-dollar claim
Lithium-ion Battery Shipping has become a threat that exponentially increases each year recently, serious and sometimes catastrophic incidents involving lithium-ion batteries have become more commonplace
Discover the International Group's expansive approach to the provision of cover for new vessels
31/10/2022
The International Group has launched another video explaining the working on the Productions Operation & Specialist Craft (POSC) committee.
Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention Director for the UK P&I Club, spoke with Maritime Risk International to discuss the continuing problems of incorrectly packed cargo