The fall of a suspended load, resulting in injuries to two crewmen on board general cargo vessel ZEA Servant (IMO 9741126) in Campbeltown, Scotland on March 2nd 2019 has led the managers of the vessel to undertake a number of actions to prevent a reoccurrence, and as a result the Marine Accident...
Marine Liability
Tai Prize: Tendering a “Clean On Board” Bill of Lading
Clyde & Co Partners Ian Woods and Simon Culhane have reported on Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd v Noble Chartering Inc. [2020] EWHC 127 (Comm), a case that was an appeal from a London arbitration award relating to loss and/or damage to a cargo of 63,366.15 metric tons of Brazilian soya beans...
Delivery of P&O Cruises’ Iona is postponed
P&O Cruises will not take delivery of its latest newbuild, Iona, until at least August Meyer Werft Shipyard has revealed in a video update. Bernard Meyer revealed the delivery of IONA to the cruise line had been postponed. The company said it hoped it could deliver the ship at the end of...
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Singapore Harbour Pilots request masters and crew’s help in fight against Covid 19
Singapore Harbour Pilots has sent out a letter to interested parties noting that its pilots and staff had been taking precautionary measures against Covid-19, including monitoring daily temperature, wearing masks, etc. They have encouraged all ship masters/crew to join them in their efforts to fight Covid-19 by adopting the following practices when pilots board ships:…
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Portuguese waste disposal regulations sees 186 waste containers held up
The current regulatory framework for disposing waste in Portugal is blocking 150 waste containers at Sines and 36 waste containers at Leixoes ports, reports Standard Club. It noted that carriage of waste by sea was regulated by regional, national and international legislation that decide how to...
Cargo vessel boarded by pirates
Cargo vessel Kota Budi (IMO 9638630) was reported boarded by armed pirates off Benin, West Africa. Maritime security consultancy Dryad Global said that five Chinese national crew members were kidnapped from the vessel. According to Dryad the vessel could be seen to have been drifting at the time of...
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Philippines sets up ‘green lane’ to ensure safe ship crew changes
The Philippines government has said that it was establishing a “green lane” that would enable speedy and safe travel for seafarers. The plan would be to facilitate speedy disembarkation during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. A joint circular for the “Philippine Green Lane” was signed Thursday July...
Car carrier Höegh Xiamen declared a CTL
Car carrier Höegh Xiamen (IMO 9431848), which caught fire early last month off Jacksonville, Florida, has been declared a constructive total loss (CTL). The vessel is owned by Ocean Yield and is on a bareboat contract to Höegh Autoliners. The fire broke out on June 4th (IMN, June 8th) on deck...
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Loss prevention at Steamship, events last year
Chris Adams, Head of Loss Prevention at Steamship Mutual, wrote an extensive piece for the mutual’s annual management report, detailing the incidents that led to losses at Steamship Mutual last year. In terms of passenger injury claims, there were noteworthy incidents involving falls into or from...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/loss-prevention-at-steamship-events-last-year/
Offshore processing ship attacked off Bonny Island
A group of armed men attacked offshore processing ship Sendje Berge (IMO 7360057) about 30nm southwest of Bonny Island in the Gulf of Guinea on July 2nd. A number of its crew members, were kidnapped, said UK-based security firm Dryad Global. The incident was confirmed by BW Offshore, the operator...