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Belgium - Time Bars Time Bars under Belgian civil law and Belgian maritime law The rules on the time bar of civil actions are laid down in Book III, Title XX of the Belgian Civil Code ("BCC").…

Argentina - Time Bars INTRODUCTION In Argentina all the matters concerning the navigation and trade by water are governed, mainly, by Argentinian Maritime Law (Nº 20,094). Where an issue it is not…

Circular 21/16: Proposed amendments to rules and Directors' remuneration OUTLINE A Special General Meeting of The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda) Limited (UKB)…

The Polar Code enters into force on 1 January 2017 News

Bodily Injury News: Winter 2016 Edition Another successful seminar This year's Bodily Injury Seminar covered a variety of important areas relevant to both US and foreign flag shipowners. Twenty-five…

Focus on Philippines: NCMB Around a third of the world's 1.2 million seafarers are Filipinos. They contribute around US$6 billion a year to the Philippine economy. Developments in the country's…

Risk Focus: Engine Room Fires The UK Club has teamed up with experts in forensic investigation, Burgoynes, to produce the latest Risk Focus on Engine Room Fires. Engine room fires are one of the most…

China ECAs Summary From 1st January 2017, all the key ports (i.e. Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan, Huanghua, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Shanghai, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Suzhou and Nantong ) within the…

New Limits Under 1996 Protocol to LLMC 1976 - In force in the UK from 30 November 2016 Members will recall that substantial increases in the liability limits set by the 1976 London Convention on…

Application Process for MLC Certificates Members are referred to Circular 16/16: Amended MLC financial requirements, advising Members that all Clubs in the International Group would shortly…