981 - 07/14 - Asian Gypsy Moth - Australia
16/07/2014
The Club has been advised that the Australian Department of Agriculture has begun its annual heightened surveillance regime in respect of international vessels arriving in Australia.
The UK Club, together with the UK Defence Club, are sponsoring first ever Asian Maritime Law and Arbitration Conference from 10 to 11 April 2014 in Singapore, in conjunction with the Singapore Maritime Week 2014 and organised by the Maritime Law Association of Singapore (MLAS), jointly with the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA).
...addressed to the Secretary of Labor and Employment, Rosalinda Baldoz and Undersecretary, Danilo Cruz
IG's position paper discussing the recognition of escrow as a viable mode for executing NLRC judgment awards
"The issue of garnishment in the Philippines is an issue that the Council firmly believes is of detriment to the employment of Filipino seafarers,....."
"...the conditional obligation that 'no payment shall be given to the claimant/s during the pendency of the case before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court' requires legislative enactment..."
Australian policy makers have a very low tolerance for pollution of the sea
Risk Management - The Future: Café-style
07/06/2013
The UK Club's Asia team set out to answer the question "What is the Club doing to help Members reduce claims and premium?"
OUTLINE: The Group has revised its recommended pollution indemnity clause for charterparties. The revised clause has two amendments in respect of legal & defence costs and indemnity in the event of contributory fault. The clause was originally prompted by recent Australian legislation ( See our "Legal Briefing - Australia
OUTLINE: This circular refers to the earlier Circular 17/12 "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution from Ships"; A revised set of FAQs is attached to this circular taking account of the revised Detailed Rules although the further MSA Notice anticipated in circular 17/12 has not yet been published; If a new MSA Notice requires amendments of these attached FAQs a new set of FAQs will be issued in a future circular; The IG spill response contract issued with circular 17/12 has been revised further and is also attached to his circular.
The Australian Government has moved to increase the maximum value of monetary fines for federal criminal offences across the board. This increase comes on top of recent very substantial increases in fines for pollution offences in particular
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a Marine Notice concerning the carriage, compliance and usage of ECDIS onboard ships calling in Australian ports.
Sub-marine fish farm installations are becoming more common in the waters off the Chinese coast. The large fishing nets in these farms are expensive and pose a significant risk to marine traffic in the area.
New Commonwealth laws have come into effect which extend strict liability for oil pollution to Charterers and increase penalties fortyfold.
In order to reduce the risk of collision between vessels and any subsequent
environmental damage off the North-western Australian coast, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority have established a network of marine fairways.
Members must notify the Club at the earliest opportunity if they intend to load nickel ore from Indonesian or Philippine ports, and may prejudice cover if they fail to do so; This circular details the information that needs to be advised to the Club; This information is being compiled to identify those areas, ports & shippers that present particular difficulties, e.g. inaccurate cargo declarations; It remains the Members responsibility to ensure full compliance with the IMSBC Code; Mandatory notification applies only to cargoes of Nickel Ore to be loaded in Indonesia and the Philippines, and not to any other bulk cargoes
826 - 05/12 - Cappuccino Bunkers - Singapore
25/05/2012