“It was so bad and so dark, we really thought we were going to die.”
A crew, shipwrecked by a cyclone in the Indian Ocean, has thanked Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network for helping them through their trauma.
The vessel, which appeared to have engine failure just as Cyclone Batsirai hit, was shipwrecked – dashed onto the rocky coast of Réunion Island.
Speaking...
Suez Canal blockage raises many questions about future claims modelling, says NI webinar
The Ever Given case is another reminder of the fragility of global supply chains and the importance of shipping but it raises some important questions about the challenges facing insurers when modelling for such claims, delegates attending a Nautical Institute webinar were told.
While the initial claim by the Suez Canal Authority was in the region of $900m it could end up being substantially lower, and...
American Club member Alert (December 22, 2021) re – Good Catch update: Workload distraction results in a grounding
| DECEMBER 22, 2021 GOOD CATCH UPDATE:WORKLOAD DISTRACTION RESULTS IN A GROUNDING |
| Your Managers are pleased to present the latest instalment of the Club’s Good Catch initiative: |
| Workload Distraction Results in a Grounding in English and new and traditional Mandarin. |
| As a reminder, all Good Catch alerts and animations are posted at the Club’s website at: |
Marasco’s Risk Prevention Platform
The MM Risk Prevention Platform was set up in 18th October 2019, on the initiative of Marasco Marine’s founder and President, Mr. Anastasios Maraslis. This unique, special purpose and interest committee, which consists the Marasco Marine Ltd advisor’s board, has now grown its team further. On the 19th November...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/16/marascos-risk-prevention-platform/
IMO celebrates bravery at sea
A search and rescue officer from Viet Nam, who repeatedly risked his own life to save 12 others in a daring three-day long sea rescue, has received the 2021 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.
Mr. Tran Van Khoi was honoured during the annual IMO Awards ceremony (6 December). Mr. Khoi, a Search and Rescue Officer of the Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center No.II, Viet Nam Maritime Administration, was nominated for the award by Viet Nam.
During...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/09/imo-celebrates-bravery-at-sea/
American Club Member Alert (November 24, 2021) re – Good Catch updates: Voyage Planning Problems lead to grounding and loss of ship
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
GOOD CATCH UPDATES: VOYAGE PLANNING PROBLEMS LEAD TO GROUNDING AND LOSS OF SHIP
Your Managers are pleased to present the latest instalment of the Club’s Good Catch initiative:
Voyage Planning Problems Lead to Grounding and Loss of Ship in English, new and traditional Mandarin
As a reminder, all Good Catch alerts and animations are posted at the Club’s...
Ancient Greeks: Science and Wisdom par excellence
What a way to start your day that was this morning at the Science Museum in London where we had the chance and privilege of a press and media preview of a historic exhibition!
It was indeed a re-discovery of how Greece’s ancient civilisation questioned, contemplated and debated the natural world of Planet Ocean. For us in the shipping industry an unforgettable exhibition on all counts.
I am sure thousands will...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/16/ancient-greeks-science-and-wisdom-par-excellence/
Q3 2021 Tsavliris Activities
M/V “NAVIOS AMARYLLIS”
On 19 August 2021, the craned Bulk Carrier M/V “NAVIOS AMARYLLIS” (GT 32,415 – DWT 58,735), grounded on Rasfari Reef in the North Male Atoll, Maldives. The vessel was on a voyage from Tuticorin, India to Saldanha Bay, South Africa, in ballast.
On the same day, Tsavliris mobilised tugs, namely the AHTS “VIRGO” (BHP 13,500 – BP 155) and “‘MAHA WEWA” (BHP 3,148 – BP 45) from Sri Lanka to her assistance. The salvage services developed into a major...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/15/q3-2021-tsavliris-activities/
Clyde & Co secures win for clients in high-profile Supreme Court judgment
London, 10 November 2021: Global law firm Clyde & Co has successfully represented cargo interests in a Supreme Court dispute over claims for General Average with the Shipowners of the “CMA CGM LIBRA” in relation to a ship grounding.
The Supreme Court has upheld the decisions of both the High Court and the Court of Appeal and confirmed that a defective passage plan will render a vessel unseaworthy. All nine judges involved...
North P&I Club appoints Michael Asherson as Claims Director
North P&I Club has announced the appointment of Michael Asherson as Claims Director, in a return to the Club for one of shipping’s leading experts in maritime and insurance law after three years in private practice in his native South Africa.
Michael, who spent 18 years with North in the period up to 2018, returns to North’s Newcastle head office from 2 November to focus primarily on charter claims. The senior appointment...