The Bulgarian captain of cargo ship Tommi Ritscher (IMO 9656137) and eight of his crew, who were kidnapped along with seven other sailors by pirates off the coast of Benin last month, have been freed. The eight crew members of Tommi Ritscher containership and the captain were kidnapped by a group...
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Soybean loading operations were set to resume late on Tuesday May 26th at Brazil’s Paranaguá port after container ship Cap San Lorenzo (IMO 9622227) was ordered into quarantine following a crew member testing positive Covid-19 on a crew member, authorities said. Loading at the berth was halted...
At a meeting of the Shipowners’ Club Board on May 21st it considered the open policy years, and in particular the 2017 policy year. The 2017 policy year was currently forecast to produce a close to break-even result. Given this forecast, coupled with the accumulated surplus brought forward, the...
Jeremy Grose CEO of Standard Club’s managers Charles Taylor & Co has informed members that the board of The Standard Club UK Ltd approved its financial statements at a meeting on May 15th. For the policy year to February 20th 2020 the club recorded a breakeven or profitable underwriting results on...
The current restriction on cruise ships entering Australian waters has been extended for a further three months, until September 17th. Any cruise ship capable of carrying more than 100 passengers is prohibited from operating cruises in Australia. The restrictions included direct arrivals and Round...
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North of England Club has defined itself as “resilient in the face of large claims” after two major casualties pushed the combined ratio to above 125% for policy year 2019/20. North’s premium income grew slightly to $347m along with market share, although CEO Paul Jennings said that concerted...
The London P&I Club, in a joint live webinar with experts from The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF), Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL) and Navigate Response, will be looking at the practical details of mobilizing an oil spill response in the current world of social distancing, quarantines and travel restrictions. Based around potential…
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Surgical masks and other items began washing up onto Australian beaches on Tuesday May 26th after containership APL England (IMO 9218650) lost at least 40 containers overboard in heavy seas off the coast of Sydney (IMN May 26th 2020). The medical supplies have been found on shores between Magenta...
Nine Georgian sailors were reported to be on their way home after an April 30th kidnapping by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off Nigeria. The Georgian Maritime Transport Agency, said that 10 sailors – nine Georgians and one other – were taken on April 30th from tanker Vemahope (IMO 9477751), which...
John Passmore QC and Chirag Karia QC of Quadrant Chambers have commented on a recent case before Justice Teare in the Admiralty Court While the plain answer to the question in the title is “shipowners and salvors”, this begs the questions: What is a “shipowner”? The owner, charterer, manager or...