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China Oil Pollution Compensation Fund China Oil Pollution Compensation Fund China adopted the Civil Liability Convention 1992 ("CLC") in 1999 but its accession to  the 1992 Fund Convention is…

U.S Sanctions regime - Cuba Despite the recent amendments to the U.S. Sanctions regime concerning Cuba, the prohibitions remain largely in place. However, there has been some change to the 180-day…

SOLAS VI Regulation 2: Essential guidance for ship operators on the implementation of amendment requiring the verified gross mass of packed containers The IMO has amended…

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Preliminary guidance on sanctions relief under Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action On July 31, 2015 Freehill Hogan & Mahar participated in a conference call jointly staged by the U.S. State…

Circular 10/15: Safe Carriage of Nickel Ore Outline Of the Circular Notice Members must notify the Club at the earliest opportunity if they intend to load nickel ore from Indonesian or Philippine…

Iran Sanctions - Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action The diplomatic agreement of 14 July 2015 between the E3/EU+3 and the Islamic Republic of Iran opens the way for the restoration of trade activates…

Franza causes seasickness over vicarious liability Troubling news for cruise line operators with the groundbreaking Franza ruling. Jana Byron explains what happened. In 1988, the Fifth Circuit Court…

Injuries in heavy weather Injuries in heavy weather Working on deck in heavy weather conditions is dangerous, and should only be considered if essential to the safety of the ship and crew. Linda…

Circular 9/15: US Vessel Response Plans - Western Alaska - New Alternative Planning Criteria - 1 - Call Alaska OUTLINE This Circular refers to Circular 5/15-US VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS - UPDATE RE…