QCR Winter 2020: Collision action - Convoy of eight vessels transiting Suez Canal - Five-ship Casualty - 100% Liability for collisions
Egypt - New Customs Law
17/12/2020
The UK P&I Club's correspondents in Egypt, Middle East Survey & Control Office (MESCO), would like to draw Members' attention to the new Customs Law which has come into effect in Egypt.
Signing on and off procedures for Crew
07/09/2020
The Club's correspondents in Egypt MESCO (Middle East Survey & Control Office) have provided the below update on the topic of the signing on and off procedures for crew, Egyptian and other nationalities
The Club have received the following update from EMICS regarding vessels' power supplies when berthing in Egypt's Damietta port.
The UK Club has received a number of updates from its correspondent network regarding the decision of a number of countries to cut diplomatic ties to Qatar.
Re-escalation of Piracy: Gulf of Aden
06/04/2017
Members will be aware that since the end of March there has been a reescalation in the number of suspicious approaches around the Southern Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb & Gulf of Aden.
Egypt - Time Bars
18/01/2017
Understand Egypt's legal time bars
Unrest in Egypt, Libya and the Middle East
02/03/2011
The recent civil unrest and unexpected political changes in Tunisia and Egypt have now spread to Libya and are being felt in Bahrain, Yemen and other countries in the Middle East. Libya is the first major oil exporter to be affected, and has seen the most violent repression of public protests. The situation there is changing rapidly and the outcome remains uncertain.