In a report that highlighted the obesity problems in the UK today, Energy Voice has found that more than a third of North Sea workers were now too heavy to fit safely in the lifeboats installed on UK oil and gas platforms. Data obtained from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) via a Freedom of…
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The average price of Russian oil delivered to India in October rose to $84.20 in October. According to preliminary data from the Indian government. That would be the highest price paid since the $60 per barrel price cap was imposed by the G7 group in December 2021. In September the average price...
Bulk grain shippers taking crops from the US Gulf Coast to Asia could be sailing via longer routes and paying higher freight costs well into 2024 in order to avoid waiting around for weeks to get through the Panama Canal vessel congestion and record-high transit fees in the drought-hit Panama...
Anchoring a vessel within a state’s territorial waters without the necessary permits is a breach of good navigation and seamanship, which enabled a specific defence to be used in a legal case, reports Trudy Pisani Cerulli, Claims Manager, West P&I. In Mercuria Energy Trading PTE V Raphael Cotoner...
Dr Neil Sanders – Burgoynes Consulting Scientists and Engineers, has written an article on the fire and explosion risks during the carriage of scrap metal. Scrap iron and steel in bulk can be of one or more grades, which are sometimes loaded together into the same holds. The IMSBC Code has two...
Three ship officers stuck who have been detained in Taiwan for five months since their container ship sank have appealed to the president for their “release”. The 20-year-old feeder ship Angel (IMO 9256406) was anchored 2.8nm outside Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on July 20th when it suffered water ingress...
The UK has sanctioned four UAE entities for conducting business that supports the Russian military in the transport sector. The operators of “shadow fleet” vessels were, it was claimed, “used by Russia to soften the blow of oil-related sanctions imposed by the UK alongside G7 partners.” The move...
Thomas Miller Law and Davies Johnson have rebranded as Shearwater Law. The comprehensive transformation encompasses a new name, brand identity and website. Jessica Maitra, Head of Legal Services at Shearwater Law, said that “by building a new identity that reflects the way the business has...
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Richard Tomlin, the former Atrium marine underwriter accused by Lloyd’s of bullying and discrimination as “Employee A”, has won his misconduct appeal against the Corporation, reports The Insurer, citing unnamed sources. Container ship Aurora (IMO 9234989) suffered a propulsion failure during the...
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Recent US actions against companies alleged to have been carrying oil at above the $60 a barrel price cap for crude, plus a general easing in global oil prices, could see India boost imports from Russia, a senior Indian government official, speaking on a condition of anonymity, told Reuters on...