Groundings

Dr Aleka Mandaraka-Sheppard on Legal Shipping Challenges: an interview with John Faraclas

Dr Aleka Mandaraka-Sheppard* on Legal Shipping Challenges: an interview with John Faraclas

I was more than privileged twenty years ago to receive a copy of her Modern Admiralty Law in her UCL office, an unforgettable day – it happened to be her birthday! – when I got to learn more about this formidable sea-maiden dealing with the Laws of the Waves. Lady Luck was all the way with me as I have been able to follow closely her distinguished career in founding the London Shipping Law Centre of which...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/25/dr-aleka-mandaraka-sheppard-on-legal-shipping-challenges-an-interview-with-john-faraclas/

STS Incident Investigation Webinar

STS Incident Investigation Webinar

Following from DNAMARINe:

Dear Friends,

Next Wednesday (24th of February), the new webinar by DYNAMARINe takes place!

Our STS webinar this month is about STS Incident Investigation. Most incident investigations end to the level of preparedness, in line with OCIMF STS guidelines and the STS plan.

This webinar will be extremely useful for you since reverse engineering will be presented on HOW an STS incident is being investigated!

In this webinar, a practical...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/19/sts-incident-investigation-webinar/

“M/V Wakashio grounding and the environmental tragedy in Mauritius”

“M/V Wakashio grounding and the environmental tragedy in Mauritius”

“M/V Wakashio grounding and the environmental tragedy in Mauritius” INTERCARGO would like to express its sympathy to the people of Mauritius as they face the state of environmental emergency declared as a result of the grounding of the M/V Wakashio.

No doubt once the facts are known, there will be valuable lessons to be learned from the grounding of the 203,000-dwt bulker off the coast of Mauritius, with the resulting damage to...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/08/19/mv-wakashio-grounding-and-the-environmental-tragedy-in-mauritius/

IMO helping to mitigate the impacts of MV Wakashio oil spill in Mauritius

The “Wakashio

IMO helping to mitigate the impacts of MV Wakashio oil spill in Mauritius

IMO continues to support international efforts to respond to the oil spill in Mauritius, following the break up of the MV Wakashio. IMO and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) have jointly deployed an expert, who is advising the Government of Mauritius on the mitigation of the impacts on the environment and coastal communities.

The oil spill response expert has been on the...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/08/17/imo-helping-to-mitigate-the-impacts-of-mv-wakashio-oil-spill-in-mauritius/

The Panama Maritime Authority regrets the bulk carrier “Wakashio”‘s grounding and fuel spill

The “Wakashio” grounded

The Panama Maritime Authority regrets the bulk carrier “Wakashio”‘s grounding and fuel spill

PANAMA – AUGUST 12, 2020—- The Panama Ship Registry deeply regrets the fuel spill on the coast of Mauritius as a result of the serious maritime accident of the vessel Wakashio owned by the Japanese company Nagashiki Shipping Co. Ltd. (Nagashiki Kisen KK).

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said that this accident has caused a state of environmental emergency also occurring at a...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/08/12/the-panama-maritime-authority-regrets-the-bulk-carrier-wakashios-grounding-and-fuel-spill/

IMO assisting in MV Wakashio oil spill response

IMO assisting in MV Wakashio oil spill response

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has joined international efforts to assist the Government of Mauritius, following an oil leak from the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, which ran aground on 25 July off Pointe d’Esny natural area, south-eastern coast of Mauritius. 

IMO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Joint Environment Unit have jointly deployed an oil...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/08/11/imo-assisting-in-mv-wakashio-oil-spill-response/

CMA CGM LIBRA – Live streaming of Court of Appeal hearing

CMA CGM LIBRA – Live streaming of Court of Appeal hearing

At a Glance…
On 8 March 2019 Justice Teare handed down judgment in the case of the CMA CGM LIBRA (Alize 1954 & another v. Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG & others) which, in 2011, grounded on an uncharted shoal in the approaches to Xiamen in China, giving rise to salvage and claims for general average contribution. Numerous allegations of unseaworthiness were raised, all but one of which were either abandoned before trial or found in...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/02/17/cma-cgm-libra-live-streaming-of-court-of-appeal-hearing/

Risk specialist joins Navigate Response as Crisis Response Manager

Tom Adams

Risk specialist joins Navigate Response as Crisis Response Manager

Navigate Response, the global maritime crisis communication consultancy, announced today that Tom Adams has joined its expanding London team as a Crisis Response Manager.

Tom joins Navigate Response from the security sector where he assisted clients in preparing for special risk incidents including active assailant, kidnap and piracy events. With the maritime sector facing ever greater security and geopolitical...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/30/risk-specialist-joins-navigate-response-as-crisis-response-manager/

Grupo Stier celebrates its 25th anniversary with reception in the City of London

Ida Stier greeting captain Chris Adams

Grupo Stier celebrates its 25th anniversary with reception in the City of London

by James Brewer.

Ida Stier, founder and chief executive of Grupo Stier, welcomed guests from many sectors of the maritime industry to a reception in London to mark the 25th anniversary of the group that carries her name.

The business is involved in an extensive range of shipping services – from training, to its role as P&I (protection and indemnity) correspondents, to ship agency,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/26/grupo-stier-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary-with-reception-in-the-city-of-london/

INTERCARGO on Bulk Carrier Casualties reporting

INTERCARGO on Bulk Carrier Casualties reporting

INTERCARGO’s Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2018 provides an analysis of reported bulk carrier losses during the period from 2009 to 2018, when 188 lives were lost and 48 bulk carriers over 10,000 dwt were identified as total losses.

Although there has been no reported loss of a bulk carrier in 2018 and the ten-year trends in annual average numbers of lives and dry cargo ships lost show positive signs of safety improvement, there is no room for...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/24/intercargo-on-bulk-carrier-casualties-reporting/

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