Maritime New Zealand is seeking $800,000 in compensation for the family of Allan Navales, a Filipino seafarer who was killed when a gas cylinder burst aboard cruise ship Emerald Princess (IMO 9333151) in 2017. An accident investigation determined that the cylinder was badly corroded and failed due...
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Markel Intl partners with European yacht insurance provider
London-based specialty Markel International partner is to partner with European yacht insurance provider Pantaenius GmbH. Hamburg, Germany-based Pantaenius has offices across Europe, the US and Australia, providing a broad range of yacht insurance and related protection for yacht owners for more...
Dealing with difficult charterers under the MYBA form
Milly Brooks, Deputy Syndicate manager at Shipowners’ Club has written on the problems that can arise for owners when dealing with difficult charterers under the MYBA Charter Agreement, which was widely used in the luxury yacht market. Brooks noted that the Club had recently assisted in several...
Half the 390 yachts in marina, dozens of superyachts, damaged in Rapallo storm
Dozens of superyachts, motorboats and sailboats were heavily damaged or sunk during a violent storm in Rapallo, east of Genoa on the Ligurian coast, on October 30th. The dam of the marina Carlo Riva was flooded. The 37.8-metre Custom Line Suegno, Silvio Berlusconi’s yacht, was among the many luxury...
Excellent had requested help of tugs ahead of Barcelona port crash
Passenger/Cargo RoRo Excellent (IMO 9143441), which crashed into the Terminal de Contenedores at the port of Barcelona early on October 31st (see yesterday’s Insurance Marine News) had entered the port under pilot’s assistance to pick up passengers and vehicles and then continue her journey from...
Megayacht involved in fatal collision
Megayacht Attessa IV (IMO 9179830) collided with 65ft sportfisher Prowler in the Pacific Ocean approximately nine miles offshore of Imperial Beach, near the US-Mexico border, during the evening of October 26th. The fishing boat had 29 people on board at the time of the incident, which occurred near...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/megayacht-involved-in-fatal-collision/
Marine accident round-up : 30th October 2018
A fire broke out in the engine room of passenger ship Cruise Ausonia (IMO 9227429) before dawn on October 28th while she was about 18 miles from Ustica, en route from Palermo to Livorno. The affected engine compartment was sealed off. The ship changed course to return to the port of Palermo at a...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/marine-accident-round-up-30th-october-2018/
La velocidad de la entrega en las cadenas de suministro
Por Ernesto Rachitoff – President @ Mafatex Agency 1. ANTECEDENTES La crisis financiera de 2008 se desató de manera directa debido al colapso de la burbuja inmobiliaria en Estados Unidos en el año 2006, que provocó aproximadamente en octubre de […]
http://logistica360.pe/2018/10/29/la-velocidad-de-la-entrega-en-las-cadenas-de-suministro/
Perú: OXXO abre su primera tienda de conveniencia en Lima
La firma mexicana FEMSA se encuentra reclutando personal en Perú para que operen sus tiendas de conveniencia Oxxo y su centro de distribución situado en el distrito de Villa El Salvador. Oxxo llega al sector retail peruano siendo este su […]
http://logistica360.pe/2018/10/29/peru-oxxo-abre-su-primera-tienda-de-conveniencia-en-lima/
Ripley Entertainment and Branson Duck Vehicles invoke 1851 law to limit liability
Orlando, Florida-based Ripley Entertainment and Branson, Missouri-based Branson Duck Vehicles, which are facing multiple lawsuits over the July 19th incident when Stretch Duck 7 sank in a sudden storm on Table Rock Lake, Branson, Missouri, resulting in the deaths of 17 people, have invoked an 1851...